Feb 24th 2010 4:15PM
Renter life hack, priority number one: eliminate or reduce your time and cost commuting to your job. You already know that there are costs involved with either a car or public transit commute. Most people assume the only way to reduce this is through ridesharing or carpooling. Great start, but also consider an even... Continue Reading »
Feb 2nd 2010 3:30PM
One group of New Yorkers is doing something that millions of others might like to try: suing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. But the residents at 233 East 69th St., left, have a very specific reason, according to last week's report in The Real Deal. The Upper East Siders argue that the MTA illegally changed... Continue Reading »
Dec 18th 2009 3:00PM
There is a "full symphony of pain" in store for New York State in 2010, according to Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky. And alarm bells certainly sounded this week, with the approval of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's "Doomsday Plan" to slice service routes and nix programs providing schoolchildren with... Continue Reading »
Dec 15th 2009 4:00PM
Is graffiti art or urban blight? That's long been the question in New York City, a graffiti hub since the 1960s, that's recently seen some beloved institutions fall. In 2006, it was announced that 11 Spring Street – a 19th century NoLiTa building whose exterior bore two decades of spray paint and wheat paste... Continue Reading »
Dec 10th 2009 12:00PM
Living near public transportation is traditionally considered a boon. But talk to New Yorkers who live above bus stops, and you'll likely hear horror stories of round-the-clock beeping, braking, rumbling and honking. They're not imagining it. Researchers from Columbia University and the University of Washington found... Continue Reading »
Nov 25th 2009 12:54PM
A familiar routine: Roll out of bed. Shower. Get dressed. Run downstairs and hop on the subway. Forget it. Now bring the subway doors right inside your apartment. New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is now offering actual subway doors for sale. At just $175 a set they are sure to get snapped up quickly by people who... Continue Reading »
Billionaire David Siegel's Unfinished 'Versailles' Mansion in Florida to Resume Construction
Read More »
