Tremble, All Ye Oppressors Of The World!

As The Industry Has Matured, Real Estate Has Become A Very Accepted Investment. Institutions Have Used Core Investments To Get Comfortable With Real Estate As An Asset Class, And Now That They're Comfortable They're Moving Up The Risk Spectrum.

If You're Writing A Book That Takes Place In New York In The Moment, You Can't Not Write About 9-11; You Can't Not Integrate It. My Main Character's View Is The Statue Of Liberty And The Trade Center. It Doesn't Have To Take Over, But It Has To Be Acknowledged.

The Bigger The Issue, The Smaller You Write.

I Think The Definition Of An Artist Is Not Necessarily Tied Into Excellence Or Talent; An Artist Is Somebody Who, If You Took Away Their Freedom To Make Art, Would Lose Their Mind.

I Don't Write Police Stories, Per Se, But I Usually Write About Areas That Are Very Panoramic, Like Harlem, Or The Lower East Side, Or A Small Urban City Like Jersey City.