Steve Leigh

9/11/2001 – I remember I was on the phone being interviewed for a job out of state, and I had the Today Show playing in the background. I looked up at one point and noticed the surreal scene that was the beginning of what ultimately played out before all our eyes. I told the client […]

This video was made by the Rauch Foundation, a local think tank based here in Garden City. The video speaks for itself. (This would be a good time to click play if you haven’t done so already). Here’s their mission statement for Long Island, right off their website: Our overarching goal on Long Island is […]

I can’t say enough about Ragnar. We met at a Crafts Fair many years ago when I was studying at Pratt, and over the years my wife and I have made a number of (but not nearly enough) pilgrimages to his studio in Brooklyn. It’s worth the trip for sure. His website is here, at […]

As a builder, even a high-end custom builder, I spend a good deal of time dealing in the mundane. So when I see something like this actually get built, I have to sit back and spend some time taking it all in. Believe me when I tell you it takes a unique combination of client, […]

Shadow Inventory (homes over 90 days past due plus homes in foreclosure). In December, First American estimated that at the then current sales rate, it would take about 3-1/2 months to run through the shadow. In May, Morgan Stanley said the shadow inventory of homes with delinquent mortgages yet to move through the foreclosure process […]

I have a thing for Frank Lloyd Wright, I know, so it’s a little hard to be objective sometimes. But have you ever seen anything like this? Really. This fixture was originally designed in 1902 by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Dana-Thomas House. That’s 6 years before the first Model T Ford. Anyway, today it’s […]

According to restructuring plans proposed this week, the UAW will have more than half the stock in Chrysler and a third of General Motors, meaning it will have tremendous influence, with the government, in determining the future of the companies. This scenario was the subject of a book by Jeremy Rifkin and Randy Barber written […]