With debate constantly swirling about the condition of the Manhattan, New York residential real estate market, here are some facts! From April 2015 to May 2015… FOR COOPS Average sales price increased to $1,328,430 from $1,306,695 Median sales price increased to $900,000 from $732,500 Discount from Original Asking Price decreased to 4.0% from 4.2% Discount […]
If you think that the economy is not quite as strong as it could be or should be you wouldn’t know it from the average price of a Rangers-Capitals Game 7 ticket! Tomorrow night Madison Square Garden in New York City will be hosting Game 7 of the New York Rangers-Washington Capitals series after the Rangers […]
Whenever asked what my favorite food is the answer will always be the cheeseburger, medium rare! And, to be perfectly honest, I don’t think that I’m alone on that score. But for anyone living, working or simply visiting New York City, the challenge can often be finding the restaurants that serve the best ones. Because […]
While a title insurance company’s blog is primarily a venue for business news and ideas, not politics, the fact of the matter is that for better or for worse the two are often inextricably linked! For the purposes of this article my politics do not matter (they say that politics is one of the primary topics […]
Have you ever wondered what the boroughs of New York City would look like if you happened to live in a multi-million dollar penthouse or, if they were videoed by aerial photography taken from a drone? Well wonder no more as this video by Bronx-based photographer Victor Chu has accomplished this feat and has included views from […]
The 2014 List Of The Top 10 New Restaurants in NYC Courtesy Of New York Times Restaurant Critic Pete Wells! If you are wondering where to eat come 2015 when it’s time to celebrate after a New York City real estate closing, here are the 2014 Top 10 restaurants courtesy of the New York Times […]
In New York City the competition from yellow cab alternatives like Uber has eroded the value of taxi medallions! And, as with most ‘revolutionary’ ideas, the sudden change in the way the taxi industry does business has led to unintended consequences, this time in the investment arena. Using a loose analogy to the hand-held phone […]
For all of you Seinfeld fans out there, New Yorkers may never again have to deal with fighting over a parking spot (see video) the way that George Costanza did! And at the same time, for anyone with the money and/or inclination, paying upwards of $1 million to secure and own permanent parking would also […]
A CDC report titled ‘Surveillance and Preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease — New York City, 2014’! Missing word? Prevention! While it’s true that there has been an extremely limited number of confirmed cases of Ebola that actually were caught in the United States (2), it is also true that we have discovered that our nations […]
Secrets of New York! This basement, located below one of the most iconic landmarks in Manhattan, was critical to our war effort in World War 2 and as such a target of the Nazis! This video shows what it was, where it was located and why it was so strategically important! __________________________________________ Written by Michael […]
