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December 2008 Vol. 28, No. 12


The December 2008 issue of The Cooperator newspaper focuses on Safety & Security.

In this issue, you can read about building doormen as security, fire safety and prevention, avoiding toxins, safety during construction and security technology.

Visit our archives to see other articles that were published in 2008.

News Briefs

  • 01.06.09 For those New Yorkers who wondered what the Manhattan real estate market might be like without the ever-rising bonuses of Wall Street’s elite, the answer is now emerging: an abrupt decline in transactions, tottering prices and buyers who are still looking but unwilling to sign a contract. Those are some of the conclusions in a series of market reports on the fourth quarter of 2008 released on Monday by brokerage firms, appraisers and other real estate analysts.[NY Times]
  • 01.02.09 Enter the lobby of the Platinum — a sparkling glass-and-steel popsicle of a condominium that rises 43 stories above the circus lights of Eighth Avenue — and you may think you’ve stumbled into the lair of James Bond’s latest big-screen foe.[NY Times]
  • 12.19.08 With the recession taking firm hold and the number of jobs lost in New York City expected to grow by as many as 150,000, co-op boards across the city are doing what they can to help keep costs down for shareholders. [NY Times]
  • 12.19.08 With sales of co-ops and condominiums in New York City slowing to a virtual trickle in recent weeks, many brokers suspect that would-be buyers are sitting back and hoping to time their apartment purchases to coincide with the exact moment that the real estate market finally hits bottom. [NY Times]
  • 12.15.08 NO one in New York has any privacy. But would you be willing to share a bathroom with that guy down the hall to save a buck? [NY Times]
  • 12.12.08 Rent-to-own options, which come in many variations, have become increasingly common for developers in areas where home foreclosures are high, like Nevada, California and Florida. [NY Times]
  • 11.24.08 The Federation of New York Housing Cooperatives & Condominiums is having a free educational workshop, Wed., Jan. 13th, 2009, on group rates for health insurance, pollution coverage and the insurance industry crisis, at 6 pm, SHIRO of Japan, Atlas Park, 80-40 Cooper Ave., Glendale, NY. A light dinner will be served; parking is free. RSVP since space is limited.  Call Mona Shyman at 718-423-4438.

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