1999 Jul/Aug
Focus on... Law and Legislation

1999 Jul/Aug Y2K Seminar: Preparing Your Building For The Millennium By Judy Grover

When the clock strikes 12 on January 1 of next year, what will happen? Many warn of impending chaos as microchips failing to recognize the date bring us back to the beginning of the century. If you're overwhelmed by Y2K gloom and doom, it m…

1999 Jul/Aug Cover Story: Real Estate Indictments: 1999 By Jean E. Herskowitz

After Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau handed down indictments against dozens of New York property managers in 1994 for taking kickbacks from contractors, New Yorkers, including the D.A.'s office, thought there would be at l…

1999 Jul/Aug Electric Deregulation Has Come By Mitra J. Malek

Electric deregulation is fast becoming a reality in New York. Adhering to the historic 1996 decision of the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC), utility companies throughout the state such as Con Edison, LILCO, Central Hudson and…

1999 Jul/Aug Renovated Masterpiece By Judy Grover

Successfully combining her talents as an artist, architectural and interior designer, Rebecca Alston, president of Rebecca Alston Inc., a design firm in Manhattan, recently renovated a 3,600-square-foot loft condo in Tribeca. Her clients, a…