Posted on June 4th, 2014 by Leonard Steinberg After the horrific stabbing of 2 young kids in the public housing buildings Boulevard Houses, Mayor De Blasio spoke up about the inefficiency of government to install cameras which are an outstanding deterrent and effective tool to capture perpetrators of such awful crimes. A $500,000 contract for… [Read More]
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ELEVATOR DOESN’T STAY IN THE ELEVATOR!
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on May 13th, 2014 The recently released TMZ video clip of a heated Jerry-Springer-style altercation in the elevator of the Standard Hotel between Solange Knowles (sister of Beyonce) and Jay-Z highlight an element to daily New York life that many forget……we are being watched, especially in elevators. In my building every… [Read More]
MASS SURVEILLANCE: MASS STUPIDITY?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on October 26th, 2013 The world is AGHAST at the revelations that the US has been monitoring phone calls and e-mails across the globe, as if spying and intelligence gathering were something very new to our planet. The Germans (with their deep history of isolation?)are especially perturbed about this subject: really???… [Read More]
THE NEXT BIG BUILDING AMENITY: ULTRA-SECURITY?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on September 28th, 2011 With the development of new high end residential buildings such as Extel’s One 57, 150 Charles Street, the Rudin’s St. Vincent’s buildings, One Madison Park, 212 West 18th Street, etc roaring back to life in Manhattan, the question always arises at the marketing meetings: what is the… [Read More]