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Shades of Green UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on May 01, 2008

Saving energy, saving money, and improving the quality of life are just a few of the reasons ... around green right now,” says Griperay. “But green is not just about energy conservation. It’s about

"It’s Embarrassing How Much Money We Save": An Everyday Co-op Goes Solar

River Arts Co-op, 15900 Riverside Drive West, Washington Heights

"It's really just about the budget and the goals and if it makes good financial sense to do it ... must have a large roof in good condition and, above all, gets ample sun: A building with too much shade ... too daunting, too expensive, too pie-in-the-sky? Not for one thoroughly typical, middle-class co ... "It’s Embarrassing How Much Money We Save": An Everyday Co-op Goes Solar

Developers Flex Muscles, Pied-a-Terre Tax Dies

New York City

City real estate industry flexed its muscles. Then, over the past weekend, the pied-a-terre tax ... is one of the biggest investments you'll every make. This purchase is more than just buying a home, it ... “Real estate has driven politics, really, forever.”

Election Season UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Richard Siegler and Dale J. Degenshein on June 01, 2015

Contested elections. Sometimes you just can’t avoid them. In a matter with twists and turns worthy ... Contested elections. Sometimes you just can’t avoid them.

It’s Really a Lovely Board UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on December 01, 2014

a lovely board. We all get along; we all have different skill sets. There are six of us on the board. (It ... It’s Really a Lovely Board

Borrow It! UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Lisa Prevost on January 25, 2018

rate. “I thought, what’s the catch?” Mueller says. “It just seemed too good to be true.” It wasn ... Borrow It!

It’s All About the Vote UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on May 01, 2013

, it’s just one more fee that you are paying in all of the costs that you are involved with for selling ... It’s All About the Vote

Lawsuit Seeks to Fix City’s Broken Tax Assessment System

New York City

. But every effort at reforming the archaic, 36-year-old system has met with failure. The issue has proven too ... -ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how ... After years of frustration trying to arrive at a political fix to the city's skewed property tax

Re: Our too generous sublet policy

Putting too many and putting too few (or no) restrictions on subletting can both cause ... Re: Our too generous sublet policy

When Email Turns Toxic UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on June 01, 2010

Board members are relying too much on the ease and speed of email, and not staying aware of just ... are just a few of the corporate giants that have had damaging e-mails come back to bite them. While it’s

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