So how do tax abatements work? The Lawton Family on the whole has an extremely hard time sitting still for more than 15 minutes; however growing up, we would watch TV some nights and switch the channel every 5 minutes - probably explains a lot. While extremely annoying, there was always a consistency to that change - the History Channel, a show … [Read more...]

594 6th Avenue, Apt #3.   Price: $995,000.   2 bedroom, 2 bathroom Condo in Park Slope.   Common Charges: $361.   Monthly Taxes: $18 *421 abatement expires in 2031 What's the deal: this 1,150 square foot duplex penthouse comes with three outdoor spaces and is a stones throw to Prospect Park   932 President Street, Apt … [Read more...]

Is this the beginning of a major East Village face lift? For anyone who has tried to lure me out of my apartment, free food and a promise written in blood not go to meatpacking are the best shots at getting me out of the confines of Alphabet City. Give me an I-Hear-Banjos, Encore from the Wayland and an Entire Bird from Root & Bone and I can … [Read more...]

104 West 87th Street Apt #3FR. Two Bedroom, Two Bathroom UWS Brownstone Floor-through for $1,350,000. Monthly home owner's association fees: $1,891.00. Transportation nearby: 1 train two blocks west, the B and C trains two blocks east and the M86. Apartment features: 10-and-a-half-foot ceilings; double crown moldings; original oak shutters … [Read more...]

What the heck is this city rezoning thing? So last week I was stretching before this drill class from legitimate hell and made small talk with someone to distract the fact that I was going to be physically destroyed over the next hour and then probably go eat an entire rotisserie chicken. Because apparently we are our professions, the conversation … [Read more...]