Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on July 19th, 2014 It is just a matter of time before the sidewalks of New York will be lined with charging stations for electric vehicles: I have always resisted the urge to get a car and driver as the thought of a car idling in front of… [Read More]
THE SOLUTION TO MIDDLE EAST PROBLEMS?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 15th, 2014 Yesterday while touring the magnificent HUDSON WOODS development in the Catskills, a simply beautiful 130-acre development of DWELL-editorial-quality homes designed by Drew Lang and represented by James Cox and Frank Giordano of URBAN COMPASS, I spotted something that could be part of the solution to the turmoil that… [Read More]
CITY POLLUTION: 10 REASONS WHY NEW YORK POLLUTION WILL IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY.
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on January 6th, 2012 The Chinese government announced to-day that they will start to report pollution levles more accurately: if you thought Los Angeles or Denver were bad, you should see Beijing! The explosive 10%+ per year growth combined with 20 million inhabitants and antiquated technologies is producing one of the world’s… [Read More]
THE ERA OF TRIMMING FAT
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on April 22, 2011 I have noticed all around us a distinct trend: fat is being trimmed in the biggest way in all arenas of our lives, including real estate. Here are my observations: 1) The New York Times reported yesterday how the desire for less bloated homes across the country… [Read More]
ENERGY SAVING NOW: DON'T WAIT FOR THE GOVERNMENT!
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on April17, 2011 New York City is a city large enough to showcase how smart business, common sense and critical mass can impact huge shifts in our daily lives: and now the focus turns to energy savings. While the world waits for ‘government’ to come up with some new invention to… [Read More]
MAYBE NOW WE KNOW WHY RUSH MOVED FROM NEW YORK?
So you felt sluggish through the Summer heat because of the heat? Think again. A city Department of Health study on summer air quality released yesterday showed a troubling finding: Even quieter neighborhoods that don’t have New York’s infamous crowds, traffic and skyscrapers suffer from high levels of smog…..and this bad air quality contributes greatly… [Read More]