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ING NYC Marathon 2008 Runs Through Long Island City (LIC): Hunters Point - Vernon Blvd - Queens Plaza Route
(post by Dee) The ING NYC Marathon 2008 is now over but along its route numerous neighborhoods welcomed runners from all over the world. From Staten Island through Brooklyn, Queens, then Bronx and finally Manhattan’s Central Park (the finish line), this massive annual event draws cheerleaders and casual observers from every neighborhood it intersects. This [...]
3Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Broker Tales’ 5 Best New Lower East Harlem (LEH) Restaurants of 2008’
Broker Tales’ 5 Best New Lower East Harlem (LEH) Restaurants of 2008’:
1. La Galette Café opened summer of 2008 on 177 East 100th St (100th between 3rd and Lexington) and is a unique fusion of French and Senegalese food. They make a killer croque monsieur and some of the most flavorful lamb and red snapper [...]
Best New Restaurants of 2008 in Lower East Harlem – LEH
(post by Ardie) What does a French-Senegal Cafe, a Middle Eastern Pitza joint, a Jersey Diner, and a 1950’s Burger Bar all have in common? They all just opened up in Lower East Harlem. Continuing our posts about the rapid development of Lower East Harlem (LEH) we turn our focus to the retail growth in [...]
29Sep2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Maspeth, NY Short Sale Goes Through. Mortgage Relief Not Needed
(post by Dee) A couple of our posts were devoted to a short sale transaction in Maspeth, Queens, NYC. The family, going through a divorce and financial hardship (of their own doing, no doubt), has two school-age kids. The first buyer backed out of the sale angering us and discouraging the sellers, who at that [...]
15Aug2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Stupid Brokers Part 1: Property Advertising Sign for Sale
(post by BT) It seems the longer I am in this business, the stranger the people I run into. This is what 2 moronic brokers asked me today: “Can we put our sign on your commercial listing and take yours down?” This is how it went. I get a call for a corner property / [...]
2Jun2008 | | 0 comments | ContinuedProperty Seller: No English. Buyer: No English, No Manners.
(post by BT) I have a listing with a seller that speaks no English, Spanish only. A Realtor from another office called me to set up an appointment. He said (in good English) that someone else would come to show the property. The agent who arrives, just like his buyer speaks 2 words of English: [...]
21May2008 | | 0 comments | ContinuedReal Estate Segragation. What America Do You Live In?
(post by BT) Today my office received a call regarding an apartment for rent that one of my agents has. The apartment happens to be in a neighborhood heavily populated by Asian community. The listing agent, who is Eastern European, got the listing via a referral from an Asian-American client whom he serviced [...]
7Apr2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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