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The World's tallest Ferris Wheel opening New Years Eve 2015 in New York City rendering courtesy of nyc.gov Real estate is local. In Manhattan it can even be neighborhood, block and building specific. Some hold value better than others. I've represented sellers that bought during the peak that so...

Tatzu Nishi: Discovering Christopher Columbus | Columbus Circle,  New York City A few weeks ago at Columbus Circle, I noticed that the monument to Christopher Columbus is shrouded in scaffolding. This has been built for a dual purpose -- beginning in November, it will be used so that conservators...

Sapacious and Affordable 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath Prewar Home in Hell's Kitchen     OverviewMapsPhotosFeaturesDescriptionNeighborhoodOpen House $499,000 HDFC Coop Maintenance: $818 Financing Allowed 90% Main Features 2 Bedroom1 Bathroom18 UnitsInterior: 1,000 +/- sqft Location 517 West 48th Street (bet...

  iPhone photo courtesy of ©Mitchell Hall NYC murders way down in 2012. Homicides in city are down 18% from 2011. While 3 months remain in 2012 records show murder rate among the lowest seen since World War II. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly is scheduled today to tell a meeting of international poli...

On 42nd Street In the heart of little old New York, You'll find a thoroughfare. It's the part of little old New York That runs into Times Square. Forty-Second Street. Where the underworld can meet the elite, Forty-Second Street.

       At 2,200 acres, Freshkills Park will be almost three times the size of Central Park and the largest park developed in New York City in over 100 years. The transformation of what was formerly the world’s largest garbage dump landfill into a productive and beautiful cultural destination wil...

Elected officials, led by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, have introduced a bi-partisan bill, the Interstate Land Sales Disclosure Act Update 2012, to give condominium developers and their lenders some clarity about federal disclosure requirements as the economy continues to recover. Enacted in 19...

A broken clock gets the time right twice a day... Gary Shilling, a broken record has never been right. This week the media had numerous articles about the "so-called" famous economist Gary Shilling not ready to call the national housing market a bottom yet. In fact, he expects prices to drop anot...

Shana Tova Umetukah! May It Be A Sweet Year! Wishing my clients, colleagues, friends, neighbors and family a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!   Yamim Nora’im 5773 - High Holy Days 2012 ("Days of Awe" or "Awesome Days")   ROSH HASHANAH  Sunday, Sept. 16 First Evening          Monday, Sept. ...

Open House Sunday 9/16 from 1:30 - 3:00 PM East Village Mint Prewar 3 Bedroom 1.5 Bath Home Overview Maps Photos Description Neighborhood $550,000 Maintenance $700 Main Features 3 Bedrooms1 Bathroom1 Partial Bathroom12 UnitsInterior: 800 sqft Location 268 E 4th Street5CD - HDFC CoopNew York, NY 1...