My poor hubby. No sooner did the partner and I decide to delay plans for a storefront than I started searching for a fixer upper to make my own. I just have to get him on board. He’ll come around. But in the meantime, maybe you’re ready to show some love for one of these beauties?

See that baby in the photo above? Big Indian 3 bedrooms with a 2 bedroom apartment over the separate garage. One acre. Guess how much? Go on, guess. It’s down to $85k. With 10% down plus upstate closing costs, you can just about do it with that $20k you have sitting under your mattress. Save some pennies for the renovation though!

Don’t ask where Newport, NY is (actually, it’s near The Adirondacks) but this old farmhouse plus barn on 21 acres is only $59,900. The problem is, with a 4 hour drive, will you want to go up every weekend and will the driving costs be a deal killer?

When we had our crappy modular home near Kingston we always envied the people with the stone houses in nearby Stone Ridge. I could swear those homes cost around $500k back then. This one is up for sale for the first time in 50 years for the low, low price of $179,900! Dude, that’s good. The bad news is that it’s situated right on Rt 209. The good news is that it’s probably zoned as commercial.

Ooh, this is lovely. Ornate Victorian in Catskill, NY within walking distance to everything. 16 rooms! That’s cray-cray. It reminds me of my old Beacon house, only the asking price is nearly $100k less. $274,900. Going once? Going twice?

January. New York saw the largest nationally coordinated organized crime takedown in the FBI’s history. Members of New York’s infamous Five Families—the Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Luchese crime organizations were rounded up and arrested.

February. Maksim Gelman committed a 28-hour killing spree that lasted from February 11 to 12. It included the stabbing and killing of four people and the wounding of at least five others.

March. A cobra went missing from The Bronx Zoo and went on a Twitter frenzy. The famous Bronx Zoo Cobra was later found….at the zoo.

April. Land’s End, the house rumored to be the inspiration behind The Great Gatsby was demolished. Wanna get upset? Watch the video.

May. Just a few months before the 10th anniversary of September 11th, Osama Bin Laden was captured and killed. International news story? Yes. But it hit home in NYC.

June. New York politician and liberal idol Anthony Weiner admits to photographing his wiener and resigns. He will always be this liberal blogger’s idol.

June. On the heels of the Weiner scandal, the most awesomest story for New York, perhaps for the decade, was that gay marriage became legal in our state! Proving that you win some, you lose some.

July. The search for a missing eight year old Boro Park boy ended badly when police discovered his dismembered remains in a refrigerator and garbage bin. Leiby Kletzky was a member of the Hasidic community and murderer Levi Aron is orthodox. The community came together to search for the boy.

August. Hurricane Irene was over hyped in the city but devastated parts of Upstate, NY and Long Island. Whether you got hit by it or not, it was the talk of the town that weekend in August.

August. If you blinked you missed it, but yes, New York did have an earthquake. Mother Nature wasn’t happy with us that month.

September. What started in Zuccati Park became an international movement in no time. Occupy Wall Street protests began in downtown NYC only 3 months ago.

September. Ten years after the most devastating event in New York history, the 9/11 Memorial opens to the public.

October. Nothing spectacular, but we saw a freak autumn snow storm.

November.  Tragedy struck in Park Slope on Thanksgiving Day when a home caught fire injuring five people. Among them, an infant who went into cardiac arrest and was revived at the scene.

December.  Old enough to remember Bernhard Goetz? The subway vigilante came to fame in 1984 when he shot four teens who approached him asking for money. Hero to some, nut job to others. Well, one of his shooting victims, James Ramseur died of a drug overdose on the 27th anniversary of the event. Turns out he was kind of a bad seed after all.

 

Beacon 1900 three bedroom home on 0.09 acre. Needs work. Not much to look  at. The price? $99k “present all offers”. I’d say it’s well worth consideration.

Yeah, it’s a mobile home. But hear me out! It’s a 1950’s mobile home. On a lake. In Rhinebeck. With almost 1/2 an acre of it’s own. For….drum roll please…..$99k.

Hmm, a small, nothing house with a hideous renovation for $169k? What has it got going for it? Well, it sits on .78 acre within walking distance to the Village of Rhinebeck. Now, that ain’t half bad.

This is my favorite! Look at the historic farmhouse interior! Very sweet! Located on Main Street in Hyde Park, the asking price is $195k. Hyde Park is home to the Culinary Institute, FDR mansion, a drive-in movie theater and a great antiques mall. It’s also a good jump off location for the Upper Hudson Valley.

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On November 13th, there’s a collaborative pop-up shop curated by Apt No.7 and The Brooklyn Good Guys. In an effort to raise awareness and funds for Freebrook Academy, the two agencies created “Re:Purpose”, a vintage clothing, antique furniture and home goods pop-up shop on the grounds of the school.

Freebrook is a democratic community committed to supporting students’ potential to be successful and their ability to define their own futures. Through a progressive approach, and a community, cultural, and social justice foundation, they enable students to explore their world and challenge themselves, while simultaneously encouraging them to challenge injustices, think independently and critically, develop their talents, love learning, and become innovative adults.

Sample Sale today!! Trove, maker of nature-inspired wallpapers, printed wood veneers, photographic carpets and window films is having a sale today at their Flatiron showroom. Wallpaper regularly $13-16 per square foot is $3! Go for it!

Friday November 4
9:00am- 5:00pm

54 West 21 Street #507
New York, NY 10010

 

Forgive me if I’m heavy on the Dutchess County listings. It’s the only agent MLS system I can get into with my mac. Anyhoo, I was just sitting here wondering what the most expensive property is up there. Well, here it is: a 145 acres estate in Millbrook.

The 9000 square foot main house was built in 1988 (pooh) and has a 15 room count, including a library and a nanny suite. It’s not clear whether the other interior amenities are within the main building or you have to schlep across the property. Let’s see, what else have we got here? A theater, a basketball court, a spa.

The equestrian facilities are to die for. You have 145 acres, you need some horses! There’s also an inground pool, tennis courts and an ice rink.

The price? $27m. The taxes? $95k. But imagine the parties you could have!

 

 

Increasing pollution and contamination is causing threat to human population and natural resources. The only way to save the resources so that they can be passed on to the future generations is to conserve them, preserve them. Various companies and organizations have come up with awareness campaigns and ideas to create a new consciousness about the issues associated with the environment. Further adding to the efforts of these organizations, online sources such as websites and blogs try to spread ideas that could help in protecting the nature. 

Casinos of earlier times were equipped with lots of glitter with pomp and show in their machines, tables and games. The usage of bright lights became more intense with incorporation of restaurants, bars and hotels. All these lead to lot of carbon-di-oxide emission surrounded by artificiality.  However, these days casinos are deliberately designed so that the usage of electricity can be decreased reducing any threat to the environment. The approach initiated with many people raising questions for the effectiveness for environment and carbon footprints.

Online casinos and lottery agencies can still make its players happy by being all the same but land based casinos have worked enough to support a greener environment. One of the most convenient approaches of improving on carbon footprints is by establishing solar panels as these are competent enough to form environment friendly casinos. These casinos and online lottery sites are not only capable of cutting down on electricity bills but primarily focus on recycled materials too. They endeavour towards a decreased usage of plastic using more of paper.

Las Vegas is listed on top in the list of brightness, ambience, décor and electricity consumption, however, many of the casinos have started replacing their old fittings with cost effective and environment friendly LED lights. All these have assisted them in getting the same glaring effect cutting successfully on emissions. Same goes with the lottery agencies. By following such environment- friendly approaches and ideas one can certainly contribute to a great extent in saving the nature and ites resources. Log into lotteryplanet.org to know more about how online lottery agencies operate.