In Honor of My Dad’s Birthday

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A story about him that he would like me to share with all of you For my dad's birthday, please gather round for a Lawton Family story my dad has requested I write and that I dearly hope will someday go viral.  If you haven't had the pleasure of meeting Rick, he can best be described as a very cuddly version of Park and … [Read more...]

These are a few of my favorite things

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Where do cocktails fall in the food pyramid? A bit ago, I went on a few dates with a guy who lives in Queens. While there were many legitimate reasons to end that situation, one seemingly irrational yet very real reason was that Queens is another continent from Manhattan.  He could've lived in the back woods of Mongolia; six of one, half … [Read more...]

In case you’ve been bored enough to question this…

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How did the neighborhoods & boroughs get their names? For an island that's a mere 24 square miles, there's quite the handful of neighborhoods. Some names are obvious - solving the meanings behind the Lower East Side and Midtown are on par with decoding any of the clues in Dora the Explorer - however many neighborhoods must come with a … [Read more...]

Real Estate Questions I Get Asked At Inopportune Times

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Maintenance charges between coops vary so much...what gives?? Sometimes I feel like adding up the carrying cost of ownership is like going to Sweetgreen for what you think is just going to be a normal salad.  You walk in thinking, eh, this chain restaurant, to-go style, standard salad...should logically come out to $10, maybe $12. You go … [Read more...]

RealEstateSnacks

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Digestible Real Estate News We're keeping this recurring piece to do a bit more for those genuinely interested in New York real estate, not just food porn, and give my LinkedIn designation a little luster.  Taking a note from the easy to absorb nuggets of information in MarketSnacks' newsletter (blanketed with this unshakable food theme), here … [Read more...]