During the past few BuildingsNY conferences held in the Javits center, a few booths always grabbed my attention. Whether it was the flash of the presentation, the product or the snacks and free stuff (come …

Living and Landlording in NYC is tough enough without factoring in less than pristine air conditions. Here are some devices I’m using to improve things a little.

It has been nearly three years since I hit Home Depot to replace a few older inexpensive plastic toilet seats with Bemis’ model 25CH molded wood seats.
The molded wood versions seemed like a better fit, …

It’s been two years since the wooden railings that surround a second floor terrace had been stripped, sanded, resealed and painted and unfortunately, it shows.
The solution — called Mr. Handyman of N.E. Queens for the …

It started as just a project to re-paint the railings surrounding a 2nd floor deck. Now, the estimate will probably include sanding and repainting one fence, anchoring another and possibly installing an off-air antenna for free HDTV.

The 4.1 cubic feet offered by the ‘fridge just doesn’t cut it anymore (thanks Costco, family gatherings, holiday dinners and ice cream cakes), so I’ve started doing some research on chest freezers and discovered a suprising …

After having the heating systems taken offline for the summer to conserve energy, I called Mr. Rooter to do a “pre-firing” inspection of the boilers and associated components. Throughout the past 3 years Mr. Rooter …

PFNC stands for “Por Fin Nuestra Casa.” Translated in English this simply means “Finally, a home of our own.” These words are the foundation of PFNC, whose goal is to provide housing to those who …

For me, developing an online portal has been a gradual process of evolution. Layout creation/modification, images, additional description pages, content, links and promoting the site have taken more than a year of taking 20-30 minutes …

This is really to help my memory than a functional post that explains functionality. 
From time to time, it’s a good idea to flush the heating system – not only will this reduce (or temporarily eliminate) the amount …

Just a note that RoofMaster, one of the companies listed on “Contractors Used and Recommended” started a process of a reorganization in late 2007 (before Oct) and might be focusing on green and solar roofing in the …

As of October 25th, I will no longer be the Director of Information Services for a small Manhattan based publisher, nor will I be able to enjoy this view:

Now down to just two fields (financial publishing …

Didn’t know such things existed until I stumbled across the Forbes article “Stunning Solar Powered Homes.” As it turns out there’s a company called LivingHomes (livinghomes.net) that designs, manufactures and assembles eco friendly homes that are LEED …

The hype:
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