A ride on the Staten Island Ferry
How much would you expect to pay for an iconic boat ride with spectacular views of lower Manhattan, Ellis Island, and the Statue of Liberty? If you want to pay, there are vendors who will… More
How much would you expect to pay for an iconic boat ride with spectacular views of lower Manhattan, Ellis Island, and the Statue of Liberty? If you want to pay, there are vendors who will… More
Income inequality is in the news. The Democrats blame the Republicans for it, and the Republicans blame the Democrats. There is a long article about it in this week’s New Yorker. What seems beyond dispute is… More
In today’s Internet economy, information belongs to the public. This creates a particular sort of confusion for many people. Does access to one hundred medical websites make you a diagnostician? Does access to case law enable… More
Standards for measuring NYC apartments would be a boon to the industry. It’s a subject I’ve broached before, and one that merits re-consideration. Without uniform guidelines, the challenge of computing accurate square footage in order to… More
I love to teach. Last week I had a wonderful time leading a pricing and negotiation class for a large group of veteran agents. I was reminded, as I often am when teaching, about the rapidity… More
What’s the first word that pops into your mind when you think of the Lower East Side of Manhattan? Tenements? Immigration? Delis? Nightlife? All of those would be correct associations, but we can now add gastropubs,… More
The New York Times series, published last week, about foreign money at the Time Warner Center has raised a lot of eyebrows. Does this foreign money, frequently emanating, according to The Times, from sources which are… More
This past week-end my wife and I saw the movie “Selma”. It continues days later to vibrate in my head. Watching that terrible legacy of disenfranchisement and brutalization reminded me of other systematic stories of terror… More
Before Tribeca (TRIangle BElow CAnal), Dumbo (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass), Nolita (North of Little ITAly), or Nomad (North of MADison Square Park), there was SoHo (South of Houston Street). Although London’s Soho isn’t a shortened… More
When I was a teenager, most of my wardrobe was purple. I wore a purple fringed suede vest, ruffled satin shirts, clogs, and bell bottom blue jeans I bought at The Different Drummer, the first hippie/head… More