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2010 

Sunday, November 7, 2010 The premier event of New York Road Runners, the ING New York City Marathon is one of the world's great road races, drawing more than 100,000 applicants annually. The race attracts many world-class professional athletes, not only for the more than $600,000 in prize money, ...
10/31/2010
    New Yorkers will vote on new voting machines this year. This year New Yorkers will be voting via a paper ballot and an optical scanner. Say Goodbye to the old lever machines. VOTERS CALL 311 OR TWEET #NYCVOTES ON ELECTION DAY TO REPORT ANY PROBLEMS AT THE POLLS Mayor Bloomberg announced via ...
10/29/2010
What's better than a spooktacular event for the whole family? One that's FREE! On Saturday, October 30th, NYC Parks will host Pumpkin Festival in Central Park, an annual event that celebrates the fall harvest season. Pumpkin Festival will feature a ghoulishly scary Circus Berzerkus Haunted House...
10/28/2010
Update: 2/2011 REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York) saves Flip Tax The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing a guidance (rule) that would restrict Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks from investing in mortgages in buildings with a Flip Tax (private transfer fee ...
10/27/2010
A Broadway Musical and the World's Greatest Halloween Parade! Halloween Doesn't Get Better Than This! The Addams Family A New Musical | Official Landing Page THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story. It's every parent's nightmare. Your little girl has suddenly become a young woman, and what's...
10/21/2010
Mayor Bloomberg and City council speaker Christine Quinn launched the Love Love. Hate Hate. public service advertising campaign to celebrate diversity and condemn hate crimes in New York City. Starting October 22nd, print ads will be placed at 100 bus shelters and 100 phone kiosks throughout the ...
10/15/2010
A seller recently asked what is the price differential for each floor of the same line in a Manhattan apartment building.   In Manhattan there are many variables in determining the price differential for each floor. A beautifully renovated apartment on a lower floor can easily sell for a higher p...
10/08/2010
Living Landmarks Celebration 2010 Every year, the Conservancy honors distinguished New Yorkers as “Living Landmarks” for their contributions to New York City. This year the spectacular event will take place Wednesday, November 3, at the Plaza Hotel at Fifth Avenue, New York City. Some 500 guests ...
10/08/2010
Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, an awesome landmark in Morningside Heights. Located at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10025 (between West 110th Street, which is also known as "Cathedral Parkway", and 113 Street) in Manhattan's Morningside Heights, the cathedral is claimed to be th...
10/03/2010
There have been many posts lately about the media's coverage of real estate. We all know the media likes a negative spin. Here are 8 articles in today's local and national media about the Manhattan real estate market. All positive. It's hard to put a negative spin on our current data. Every quart...
10/01/2010