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GROUND FLOOR IS THE NEW BLACK By Olga Bidun and Keith Marder, The OKTeam at Halstead Property When searching for a new home, there’s, oh, so much, to consider – location, proximity to parks and transportation, closet space, price, maintenance costs, etc. Many people get...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

HOW I MET BABE RUTH’S APARTMENT We’re proud to announce the sale of the former Upper West Side home of the late Yankees baseball legend Babe Ruth for $1.25 million, breaking the building record by more than $300k. The proud new owners of the prewar, seventh...
Thursday, August 25, 2016

According to a 1940s film and subsequent television series there are Eight million stories in the “Naked City.” Well, we don’t have room for all of them. How about five? Read on to be enlightened with Five Fascinating Facts about Manhattan.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

More than 200,000 people call the Upper West Side home and people know a lot about the neighborhood. Let’s see how many of the following fascinating facts you know.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

We recently hosted a walking tour of Harlem. Led by our amazing tour guide, John Reddick, we expected to learn about Harlem’s role past and present as an entertainment Mecca. However, we were blown away by some details of the area’s glorious past. Here they are five...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

THE BRITISH INVASION By Olga Bidun and Keith Marder, The OKTeam at Halstead Property In Britain, Big Ben is the nickname for the bell inside the Palace of Westminster, not the quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers; they play football, not soccer, and ‘cheerio’ is a...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Imagine you leave your house and – gasp – you forget your smartphone, or the battery has died on you. Now picture yourself trying to find an address you have never been to before. Don’t worry, here are 10 general rules of thumb about Manhattan streets and addresses...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Many of my out of town friends ask me, “Isn’t it hard to raise a child in NYC?” I laugh. It’s just the opposite. We live on the Upper West Side and our daughter, a precocious 8-year-old, was born at one of the best hospitals in the country – Roosevelt...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

BIG FLAVORS, LITTLE KITCHEN By: Olga Bidun , Licensed Associate Real Estate  Salesperson  Halstead Property Westside Office. If you are into Global food, entertaining without a sweat, or simply have a small kitchen but like...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

In August I was fortunate to visit the country of my birth – Belarus - to visit my family and friends, and to relax from the hustle and bustle of New York City. Belarus is one of the former Soviet Republics. It is nestled between Russia, Poland and...
Sunday, September 14, 2014