You are, if you’re on the board of your building. Yes, I’ve taken to task over weaning board members who drink too deeply from the draught of power. But just as problematic are those at the other extreme, who don’t drink deeply enough, and allow their management company to usurp their role. Read more »

OK, it’s been two months since Senator Schumer announced to the press that he was proposing legislation that would protect residents in New York, and across the country, from sex offender supers, after a convicted rapist who was a super for three small buildings on the Upper West Side was found to have traded sex for rent reductions withresidents. Only it turns out the issue was raised weeks before by New York State Assemblyman Michah Kellner.So where do things stand now? Read more »

Frankly, it’s not a question I thought about – till now. Join Facebook or any social networking service and you may be turning over control of mounds of personal information as the price for using sites that put you in touch with the world. Information has gotten so valuable that you can’t buy a loaf of bread without being asked to fork over your phone number or email. Home was a relative safe haven. But that’s all changing. Read more »