Year: 2017
MoviePass Wants to Save Moviegoing—If Theaters Will Let It
The average movie ticket costs $8.95. In major metropolitan areas, you can easily spend twice that. So the economics behind subscription service MoviePass’s new plan—$10 per month, for as many movie trips as you can stomach—seem at least halfway insane. Dig a little deeper, though, and you’ll find a scheme that doesn’t just potentially save… (more…)
What Time To Watch The Solar Eclipse, So You Get The Best Show The Skies Can Offer
On Aug. 21, people in the United States will be able to see the sun disappear behind the moon in a total solar eclipse. That’s just a few weeks away, and it’s as good a time as any to start preparing for the very rare event. But depending on where you are, you may be… (more…)
OUR TAKE: A Summer Well Spent – Fordham Prep’s Summer Immersion Program
This summer, Fordham Prep staff and students volunteered in Camden, NJ, the Appalachia Mountain Region of Tennessee, and Quito, Ecuador, living in the community and providing material assistance to residents in need. They performed much-needed building and home repairs for people who are not able to do or afford the work themselves. (more…)
Quick Tips – Maintaining Common Restrooms in Your Commercial Property
Restroom maintenance is critical for the health and safety of customers and tenants. Daily maintenance is necessary, but there are many products such as faucets and fixtures as well as dispensers and dryers that can be installed to reduce maintenance time. (more…)
OUR TAKE: Summertime means ice cream to us!
Bluebird Homemade Ice Cream in Cross River is THE PLACE for ice cream. Perusing the menu of 20 to 25 rotating flavors, including Salted Caramel, Chocolate Chocolate Chunk, Triple Berry and Stumptown Coffee – creates delicious decisions. (more…)
OUR TAKE: Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel has been recreated at Oculus, World Trade Center, NYC
We spent a lovely two hours viewing these magnificent (enlarged, digital photographs) frescos up close and personal. Having previously experienced the 15 minute hustle in at the Sistine Chapel this leisurely viewing at ground level was awe inspiring. (more…)
5 Things You Should Never Do on a Conference Call
Proper etiquette is crucial in all walks of life, but there’s no place where good manners are more important than on a conference call. Conference calls present participants with a field of awkward landmines which can detonate with the slightest misstep and destroy the meeting. (more…)
SOLD! T Square Properties Announces the Sale of Harrison Property
T Square Properties is pleased to announce the sale of the office building located at 84 Calvert Street in Harrison. Robert Brake of T Square Properties represented the Purchasers in the transaction. This was an intriguing deal with many moving parts which took a circuitous route to come to a conclusion. (more…)
Will Westchester Ban Uber?
As launch date nears, doubt looms over Uber’s expansion into the county. Mega-ride-hailing service Uber will officially expand operations into New York State on Thursday. The deal, hammered out by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature over six years, allows individual cities and counties of more than 100,000 people to opt-out. On Wednesday, the… (more…)
23rd Annual Albert Palancia Memorial Golf Tournament
Gray skies and an impending storm didn’t keep these golfers away! The golfers came out in full force on Monday to participate in the Annual Albert Palancia Memorial Golf Tournament held each year at the beautiful Mahopac Golf & Beach Club. (more…)