Play Me, I am Yours! - 06/29/10 12:32 AM
 
Jerry McCombs wrote a great blog about a cool non profit in NYC that placed 60 pianos painted by local artists all over NYC. Check out her blog it has a You Tube of one of the Piano's and a link for a map with all the locations.
Enjoy Play Me, I am Yours at a location near you!
Thanks Jerry. Very cool!
 
Via Jerri McCombs (Keller Williams Realty Mtn Prtnrs):
The Play Me, I'm Yours! project in NYC is the best story I have heard in a long time with all of the political fighting and enviromental destruction. Have … (5 comments)

NY High Court Overturns Ruling: OK's Columbia U's Eminent Domain Use - 06/27/10 12:45 PM

 


Back in December I reported that the New York State Supreme Court awarded two small businesses a big victory over Columbia University, ruling that property owners can't be forced to give up land the school needs for an expansion project.
The court ruled that the Empire State Development Corporation a state agency tried to stack the deck in Columbia’s favor and called the project a "Scheme". The court said that NY state "colluded" with Columbia to produce the very conditions that would then allow ESDC to seize property. The court ruling said "taking the properties to benefit … (9 comments)

Real Estate Consumer Evolution: The Times They Are A Changing! - 06/22/10 10:35 PM
In 1981 The Corcoran Report started covering New York City real estate market trends. The market reports became widely quoted in the media and established Corcoran as the residential experts. The quarterly reports are considered the "bible" of market statistics and trends in the city.
In 1995 Corcoran.com was the first Manhattan real estate firm on the web.
In 2008 Corcoran began annual Consumer Reports from a series of survey questions on corcoran.com - a kind of window into the psychology of the market. Results of consumers thoughts on a variety of real estate and lifestyle-related topics are compiled in the … (35 comments)

Speechless Sunday: Keeping "Lafayette and Washington" Clean - 06/20/10 11:02 AM

 
Kudos to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for keeping our monuments clean. While standing in front of my listing at The Monterey waiting for a buyer, I watched a woman from NYC parks and recreation clean "Lafayette and Washington" the monument at Lafayette Square. Hopefully she was able to get out the blue graffitti stain on the monument's base. The spray didn't seem to do the job so it looked like they patched it and covered with tape.
I'm having an Open House at The Monterey (directly opposite the monument) today from 12:30 - 2:00 … (8 comments)

Solar Energy: New York City's Future As A Sustainable City - 06/13/10 11:11 AM
While our country confronts the enviromental disaster in the Gulf Coast, we're reminded yet again of the need to transition to clean energy sources. New York City and State is taking the lead by constructing the ‘Solar Pipeline’, which includes a Solar Map and Solar Empowerment Zones that will integrate solar energy into our nation’s largest city and most complex grid.
New York City and Sustainable CUNY have created three Solar Empowerment Zones, strategically selected areas where solar power systems are most beneficial and technically viable, and where development of solar power will be encouraged. Solar power is a reliable, renewable … (17 comments)

Speechless Sunday: Historic Townhouse to "Sliver Building" Not So Fast! - 06/06/10 10:07 AM

Existing Building
330 West 86th Street between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue

17 story 20 foot wide building
The West 80s Neighborhood Association, the Coalition for a Livable West Side, the West End Preservation Society (WEPS), and LANDMARK WEST! will be co-hosting a community meeting Tuesday
June 8th at 6:30 PM at The Church of Saint Paul and Saint Andrew at 236 West 86th Street.
State Senator Eric Schneiderman, Assembly member Linda Rosenthal, Council member Gale Brewer and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, community board 7 and the community will be attending this important meeting about the … (27 comments)

 
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