Got problems? Call the Fixer 09/15/07 To find Kenneth Fisher, look into the eye of a real estate storm. A
former City Councilman, Fisher is a fixer who has emerged as a go-to
guy for real estate clients embroiled ...
Got Problems? Call the Fixer: Ken Fisher, Attorney 09/15/07 The country's mortgage crisis has left prospective buyers and real estate watchdogs wondering how hard it will hit the Manhattan residential real estate market. The second ha...
School's in for real estate pros 07/18/07 Applicants for Real Estate Salesperson licenses in New York State will have to hit the books -- or their computer screens -- for a longer time when a new curriculum goes into ef...
Rent-stabilization bill considered 07/12/07 Though the annual circus surrounding the Rent Guidelines Board hearings has passed--and rent-stabilized tenants will, as expected, face hikes when it comes time to renew their l...
Developer rises in Harlem 07/02/07 Sporting a goatee, half smile and furrowed brow, Henry Vargas gazes from a billboard at the intersection of 145th Street and the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. The messag...
Sounding off on noise control 05/18/07 From the May issue: Despite frequent auditory assaults by construction projects, sirens, loud stereos and 3 a.m. garbage pickups, New York until rather recently had the country'...
Upstate more like another state 05/14/07 From the May issue: Hardcore New York City denizens who think upstate begins at 96th Street forget that there are two New Yorks: the city and its 8 million residents, and the re...
DOB beefs up site monitoring 05/10/07 Builder beware: The city's Department of Buildings is slowly turning the battleship around. As of April 2, instead of largely reacting to complaints, the department instituted a...
421-a retool not a done deal 03/06/07 From the March issue: An amendment to the city's 421-a tax break program signed into law by the mayor last December may cut into the pace of market-rate housing construction, an...
Long Beach Superblock develops 01/02/07 Plans to redevelop a Long Beach waterfront parcel known as the Superblock are finally gaining momentum after being stalled for nearly two decades. Long Beach City Council's arch...
New handbook aims to make zoning accessible 03/30/06 Detailed description of zoning is one of the planet's most eye-glazing topics. The Department of City Planning understands, which is why it stresses the user-friendliness and pl...
