April 4, 2025    3 min read

Opportunity Zones 3.0 A Completely Different Plan

This is about Opportunity Zones and a completely different way of thinking about them.  Let’s start with the former Opportunity Zone program, which I will refer to as OZ-1.  The concept was wonderful; I mean, how could anyone argue against rich people investing in poor areas? However, there were some problems with it that limited its efficacy.

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March 7, 2025    3 min read

Where (More) Good Ideas Come From

A few years ago, I wrote an article for Above the Law entitled, Where Good Ideas Come From.  It was from a book I read that caught my fancy when I was browsing in a bookstore called Where Good Ideas Come From, written by Steven Johnson.   I took a chance and read it and was quite impressed.  

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February 12, 2025    3 min read

NYC Office Shortage? Any Day Now

I predicted a year or so ago that there was going to be a shortage of office space in NYC coming, and it is looking like I am going to be proven right. More and more articles are showing the fear has turned to greed in the office markets. Investors are looking at buying and the space available is shrinking.

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