look to the market rates currently “prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation.” See Gierlinger v. Gleason, 160 F.3d 858, 882 (2d Cir.1998). Since this case was brought in the Southern District of New York, the relevant community to which the Court should look is Manhattan civil rights attorneys. See Moon v. Kwon, 2002 WL 31512816, at *1-2, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21775, at *4-5 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 8, 2002) (considering rates for civil rights attorneys in a Fair Labor Standards Act case) citing Marisol A. v. Giuliani, 111 F.Supp.2d 381, 386 (S.D.N.Y.2000). This is true even though this particular case was litigated in the White Plains courthouse. See Stewart v. Barclay’s Business Credit, 860 F.Supp. 150 (S.D.N.Y.1994) (<HOLDING>). In this case, Plaintiffs attorneys are
recognizing forum selection clause providing that no such claim shall be commenced prosecuted or continued in any forum other than the courts of the state of new york located in the city and county of new york or in the united states district court for the southern district of new york as clear and unambiguous expression of parties selection of exclusive forum in affirming district courts dismissal of action commenced in united states district court for the district of new jersey recognizing the time honored practice of applying new york city rates in calculating attorneys fees throughout the southern district of new york including in counties north of the city holding that judge in southern district of new york could authorize wiretap in maryland holding that the magistrate judge did not abuse her discretion in considering the prevailing hourly rates in the southern district of new york when awarding attorneys fees holding that new york city agencies cannot be sued