BROOKLYN HOUSING ‘AFFORDABLE’, BUT INFRASTRUCTURE IS WEAK

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on April 10th, 2014 Brooklyn continues its climb in desirability with both rent and sale prices rising consistently.  Inventories have dropped to a six-year low. Brooklyn apartment rents rose to a record in March and new leases more than doubled, extending a surge in housing demand that was once seen as a… [Read More]

MOLDY SUBWAY CEILINGS UNDER FIFTH AVENUE!

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on August 14th, 2013 This is what the ceilings of the subway station on Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street look like….not very chic I would say! What is more shocking are the thousands of New Yorkers who pass under this every single day and never look up to see whats lurking above… [Read More]

THE REALLY, REALLY STUPID MTA…… REALLY!

How stupid is the MTA? Well, just when you thought they were as stupid as stupid gets, we are reminded how much more stupid stupid can be….. As we all know by now, the MTA is building an extension to the #7 subway line from Midtown all the way over west  to a new stop… [Read More]