THE COST OF OBESITY

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on February 26th, 2014 So many New Yorkers were outraged by Mayor Bloomberg’s efforts to curb obesity by posting nutritional and caloric content with all foods sold (now a world-wide trend), limiting the size of sugary sodas, banning trans-fats, etc. They said he was being too invasive with people’s ‘rights’, yet… [Read More]

AFFORDABLE MICRO-APARTMENTS BECOMING REALITY?

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on January 22nd, 2013 As New York real estate becomes less and less affordable for most, the City is announcing today the winner of its “micro-apartment” contest, which challenged architects to create affordable homes for single New Yorkers — some as small as 250 square feet. The Museum of the City of… [Read More]