Tag: Brooklyn

Board Operations If it Ain't Fixed-Float it
2006 Sep If it Ain't Fixed-Float it

Purchasing a building’s heating oil is one of the most important decisions a board has to make. And in this era of ever-rising fuel costs, it’s also one of the most frustrating. When deciding how to pay for their buildings’ heating oil, …

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Law & Legislation Action in Albany and Manhattan
2005 Jun Action in Albany and Manhattan

As the legislative session in Albany winds down, with the Legislature passing the budget on time for the first time in two decades and the City Council continuing with its business, now is a good time to take a look at some of the housing-r…

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Neighborhoods Building Boom in Brooklyn
2005 Mar Building Boom in Brooklyn

For a long time, Brooklyn, the fourth largest city in the U.S. with 2.5 million people, has labored in the shadow of Manhattan; often seen as the "other borough," far away from the hustle and bustle of Midtown. But Downtown Brooklyn …

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Neighborhoods Queens Gets the Royal Treatment
2005 Mar Queens Gets the Royal Treatment

While Manhattan and Brooklyn are usually the darlings of real estate brokers' end-of-the-year reviews and forecasts, there's a lot more to New York City than just those two boroughs. Things are percolating nicely across the East River in Q…

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Neighborhoods A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
2005 Feb A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Park Slope has long been one of Brooklyn's most desirable residential neighborhoods. Windsor Terrace, south of the Slope, and Prospect Park South are also much in demand, and the part of Eastern Parkway near Grand Army Plaza has also been …

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