Customer Service for NYC Public Schools: Children First - 05/31/07 09:03 PM
FIRST-EVER CITYWIDE SURVEY TO LEARN ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
More Than 1.8 Million Parents, Teachers, and Students were sent surveys this month to Weigh In On Schools' Performance and Environment. Each school is going to be graded and the surveys are being factored in to each schools progress report.
"For any successful organization, finding out what customers and users think works - or needs work - is key to improvement," said Mayor Bloomberg.
Bloomberg along with his appointment of Chancelor Joel Klein has already made changes to the school system and has improved the schools dramatically. 
About 1.8 million people have received one of these questionnaires … (5 comments)

NYC Yellow Taxis "Green" by 2012 - 05/28/07 06:18 AM
(photo Edward Reed)
Mayor Bloomberg: Taxi Fleet to Be Fully Hybrid by 2012
PlaNYC Goal for Greener Taxis Will Reduce Emissions from Cabs By 50% in the Next DecadeYahoo! Donates 10 Hybrid Taxis Which Will Replace Existing Gas-only Powered Cabs
Mayor Bloomberg announced the other day as part of PlaNYC, the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will implement new emissions and mileage standards for yellow taxicabs that will lead to a fully hybrid fleet by 2012
The largest, cleanest fleet of taxis on the planet. The new standards will be phased in over a four-year period and will reduce the carbon … (8 comments)

Welcome Fleet Week to New York City - 05/23/07 06:07 PM
Thousands of Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and international navy ships will participate in Fleet Week NYC this week.
Seven ships sailed up the Hudson River this morning to moorings in Manhattan and Staten Island. All, ships paid honor to the world trade center site by calling  for a hand salute of all sailors topside as the ships passed the site.

Hosted every year Memorial Day week, Fleet Week New York is the City's celebration of the sea services. This annual event also provides an opportunity for the citizens of New York City and the surrounding … (7 comments)

1st REBNY Five Borough NYC Residential Market Report - 05/15/07 05:41 PM
REBNY Issues  New York City Wide Five-Bourough Residential Sales Report

In a five-borough residential report released by the Real Estate Board of New York, the average price of an apartment jumped 23 percent, while each borough recorded a higher average price for one- to three-family dwellings in the last 12 months.
According to the quarterly report, the average price for New York City apartments rose 23 percent, to $745,000, in the first quarter of 2007, compared to a year earlier, while the median price for city units rose 20 percent, to $450,000.
At $1,107,000, Manhattan had the highest average, with Brooklyn second, at … (8 comments)

ORANGE! The New “GREEN” Environmentally Safe Insecticide - 05/14/07 02:57 PM

I recently had lunch with a friend and former colleague Pat Rod Jennings. Pat and I both worked at The Hollywood Reporter for many years. Pat was Director of International Editions and I was the New York Manager and Director of East Coast Sales and Marketing.
Pat has always loved real estate, loves discussing it and since I've been a REALTOR® she has referred clients to me. Pat is considering becoming a real estate agent. While I usually don't encourage friends to go into real estate, I know Pat will be a fabulous agent and I would love to work with … (5 comments)

REBNY to launch ResidentialNYC.com in September - 05/10/07 09:56 AM

 
REBNY  to Launch ResidentialNYC.com in September
 
 
A new web portal for REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York) members to market exclusive listings directly to the public will be launched in September. According to REBNY the purpose is to drive consumer traffic directly to the broker.
Inclusion in this new venture is being offered exclusively to REBNY Listing Service (RLS) firms at a cost and is voluntary.  REBNY will be aggressively marketing ResidentailNYC.com to the public.
I first wrote about this in a blog back in November Web portal for public still no MLS for Brokers when it was first announced by REBNY. … (7 comments)

Manhattan Residential Architecture: From Townhouses to Apartments - 05/06/07 09:25 AM
Manhattan Residential Architecture from the 19th Century to the 21st Century:
New Yorkers lived in townhouses during the 19th century.
 19th Century Single Family Townhouses were made of Brownstone and Limestone.
 
The luxury apartment house was actually invented in New York in the late 19th century. Upper-class New Yorkers lived in townhouses and single-family mansions during the 19th century. By 1930, 90% percent of Manhattanites lived in apartments. To lure potential tenants, developers borrowed the word "apartment" from the French to make the new buildings sound more fashionable. The word and the lifestyle stuck.
In 1890 The Dakota was the first luxury apartment building … (6 comments)

May is Open House Month - 05/04/07 12:30 AM
              
To reinforce spring as the home buying and selling season, Coldwell Banker has declared May as Coldwell Banker® Open House Month.
As part of its Open House Month, Coldwell Banker will partner with Drexel Heritage to host an Open House Month sweepstakes throughout May. The grand-prize winner will receive $20,000 in Drexel Heritage furniture and a free consultation with an interior designer.
Coldwell Banker will support the promotion with a television commercial that will air throughout May on such popular shows as "Extreme Makeover Home Edition," "The Amazing Race" and "Medium." The company will also drive awareness of the event through a … (0 comments)

 
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