Train Tracks

A pool in the living room

In Manhattan, you’re lucky to find a home with parking much less a swimming pool. But if you look hard enough, you will find one in Chelsea. Yes, a home with a one of a kind and no longer permitted ……

The crisscross entrance to Penn Station

The 8th Avenue entrance to Penn Station confounds me. I’m not sure if it’s some sort of anti-terrorist measure or just some really bad planning. If you enter on the 8th Avenue and 33rd Street corner,…

Justin Bieber rocks, and so do you!

Back in March, I asked if you could help make a dream come true for a girl in North Carolina. The daughters of a former co-worker made a video for their friend and neighbor, Ashley – a HUGE Justin…

It could have been Anne Hathaway’s house

There are many homes in Manhattan that I’m sure we could afford to buy, but this isn’t one of them. In fact, the mark-up on this house in Greenwich Village may not even worth a wealthy man’s dime….

The smoking diet

A woman on the radio asked if she would quit smoking because of the graphic new cigarette warning labels says “No. If I quit, I’ll get fatter than I already am. Plus, I’m pregnant, so I don’t want to…

The $51-million condo

Coming on the heels of the housing price index report, which showed prices sinking back to 2006 levels, we have the most absurd condo sale ever. What gets me is the headline on the listing: “Today,…

The Sloane mansion

Back in 2008 when we were all richer than rich, at least in our imaginations, the Sloane mansion went on the market for a mere $64-million dollars. The small price to pay for one of New York City’s…

Rap music from Texas

Woman on the train: “The best rap music is in Texas. They ain’t got sh#t up here.” Man: “Baby, when I’m high, it all sounds good to me.”

Light for the tunnel project

Looks like the Hudson River tunnel project still has life. Amtrak has applied for nearly $1.3 billion to start planning two new tunnels, plus replace a century-old Hackensack River bridge in Hudson…