I guess I read it into the sentence about DIY'rs parked with the SUV's in the parking lot.
And, let's face it...that is the anthithesis to urban living in the Upper West Side, eh?
Well, then we can blame Renee DeGross of the Atlanta Constitution for bringing up SUVs (though I don't see how mentioning suburban parking lots with SUVs could be seen as "looking down their noses").