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Queens Plaza, Long Island City – Real Estate Development Stubbornly Moves On
(post by Dee) Queens Plaza, an area underneath and around the Queensborough Bridge (built in 1909) will celebrate 100 years in 2009. It’s come a long way in the past few years, but it wasn’t supposed to take this long for this gateway to Manhattan. From the poor city politics to a bankrupt city [...]
28Oct2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Another Terrible, Discriminatory Craig’s List Ad of the Month
(post by BT) You can’t make this stuff up. The style, the grammar, the detail, the run-ons, the discriminatory statements! Check out this terrible for rent by owner ad we’ve found the other day on Craig’s List in NYC:
“4 family home 1 bedrm for rent available oct 1st 1150 rent heat hot water included express [...]
NYC Property Sellers Keeping NY Real Estate Market Stable
(post by BT) I think that our real estate market has remained relatively stable due to the fact that our local NYC sellers are the most ignorant and stubborn sellers in the world! I am sure every real estate agent can vouch for this! Here, in many neighborhoods, sellers don’t seem to give a crap [...]
22Oct2008 | | 1 comment | ContinuedEconomic Crisis or Clean-up? President’s Scare Tactics Again!
(Post by BT) Crisis or clean-up? That’s the real question here. I think it’s more about a clean up. Unfortunately, I wasted my precious time to hear president Bush “speak to the nation” and the “American people” the other day, and it was all too familiar. I began to reminisce a time not too long [...]
16Oct2008 | | 1 comment | ContinuedBad Craig’s List Real Estate Ad of the Month: ABC’s of Selling House Online - Funny, too
(post by BT) As a Realtor who always look to pounce on a helpless seller who just can’t do without me, I scan Craig’s List daily for leads. I’d like to start sharing with you some of the funnier or more ridiculous Craig’s List real estate posts I come across. Well, here is one from [...]
10Oct2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Pros and Cons of 5SL: New Pictures & Opinions on 5th Street Lofts at 5-09 48th Ave in LIC
(post by Dee) I recently went back to 5SL condo for a listing (yes, we got it). Although I have seen model apartments on both sides of the building (there are two entrances), and several finished occupied units at 5-26 47th Road (the smaller, 20-plus unit building), I have not had an opportunity to review [...]
7Oct2008 | | 0 comments | ContinuedIs Your Favorite Restaurant Sanitary and Clean? Check on NYC Dept of Health’s Website!
(post by BT) Have a favorite food spot or a restaurant in NYC? Eat there often?
After you see the report from NYC’s Department of Health, you may change your mind. Inspections performed by Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation (BFSCS), looks for these risk factors
Improper personal hygiene practices and poor food-worker health.
Improper hand [...]
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