September 10, 2008 – 10:11 am
After a bit of a hiatus on the real estate front, we’re back to our core…um…competency. Fannie and Freddie are bankrupt. Foreclosures on the rise. Dogs and cats…living together. Mass hysteria!
I got this graph from Matt Ygelesias.
Home loan troubles break records again
The Mortgage Bankers Association said Friday that more than 4 million American homeowners [...]
September 8, 2008 – 2:33 pm
A three car crash at 3:30 AM this morning sent three people to hospital. From Newsday
Daniel Brock, 19, of West Babylon, was driving a 2006 Cadillac CTS north on Fire Island Avenue at about 3:30 a.m. when he tried to pass a 2001 Infiniti in a no-passing zone, police said.
The cars, which were going above [...]
September 6, 2008 – 10:36 am
From Wikipedia:
In the late 1960s the site of Hawley’s Pond was in a rundown state, being unkempt and dilapidated. When Route 231 was being built, Hawley’s Lake Park lost all hope of being repaired and restored to its former glory: the routes northern and southern terminus were run directly through the estate. Some sources even [...]
September 5, 2008 – 10:26 pm
Just a few random things from my bookmark file.
40 Houses for $400,000
A nice little photo gallery on Newsday’s site. Forty homes all around Long Island priced at $400,00
More on the hoax robbery in Babylon
Video from WCBS, featuring some interviews with a few Babylonians about all the commotion. Cesar Ramirez should have found some other [...]
September 5, 2008 – 10:00 am
Cablevision has rolled out its new Optimum WiFi service.
Optimum Wi-Fi, as the service is called, is now available to customers in Nassau County and parts of Suffolk County Long Island. The network, which is expected to be completed in less than two years, will be available for free to Cablevision’s 2.4 million Internet service customers.
Most [...]