Posted by Leonard Steinberg of Urban Compass on January 16th, 2015 As New York City tax coffers swell to record-level surpluses, it was announced that real estate taxes are about to rise dramatically……of course with a characteristically un-American sense of un-equalness that has become the hallmark of our messed up New York real estate tax… [Read More]
NEW YORK GARBAGE DISGRACE
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on February 15th, 2014 This week we were again reminded how antiquated the garbage collection system is in our GLOBAL CENTER, New York City: Its truly outrageous. The endless snows have slowed garbage collection to a grind, with sidewalks piling up with garbage bags. Worse, when the trucks eventually roll around… [Read More]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR WHOM?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on February 11th, 2014 The gorgeous building housing CITY HALL restaurant at 131 Duane Street just sold for over $18 million: this sale highlights an issue that Mayor De Blasio needs to address related to AFFORDABLE HOUSING: The building houses 6 rent stabilized tenants who are supposedly paying an average of… [Read More]