Good morning Tom...that's a common misconception...Vizzini is actually played by Wallace Shawn who was only "acting" like a prick...our good friend, Bruce, does not act...

This thread is absolutely ridiculous.

Bruce Dorskind is a troll. You guys keep feeding him. Let him go back to his meaningless life.

This thread should have been locked 150 posts ago. That it wasn't speaks volumes.

-Al

Matt
 

Dear Matt

Thanks for the note. We are not in competition with you, nor do we have anything to prove.

Would be happy to meet you at a Yankee game. Unfortunately, we share our seats with two friends (as stated earlier) and they must have the tickets for
that evening.

We will be at the game today (with a close friend) hopefully watching Derek
make history.

Enjoy the sunshine. I am sure our paths will cross at some future date.

Bruce

I'll bet the dog ate your homework a lot back when you were in school...par for the course.

I have been in emails with Bruce this morning. I have let him know that if the argumentative issues continue, with him involved, then he won't be able to post on the board. That means he will probably have to change the way he writes on the board. For those that say this should have been locked already.....thanks for your opinion. I disagree. I would rather let things play out for a while. Bruce emailed me first this morning and then we had a nice conversation about his postings. So, we shall see. And still no locked thread :).

why? (just out of curiosity)

If everything were censored quickly then I don't think you get to know the real person. Would it be better to squelch people so we can't make an accurate judgement? Just curious. What's the right answer? Everyone would probably handle these situations a bit differently and in their own manner...

I don't think you'll get to know the real person from any of the posts in this train-wreck of a thread, but I see what you're saying.

Jeff,
you're like Jeter; two away from a milestone!

Going to retire at 999.

Bruce,
Just disgusting the comment about children.

A few things...the first amendment does not protect your right to say whatever you want...may want to use that ivy league education to read the consitution one day.

Please answer Adam's question about the museum. I am interested.

You continue to prove that you do not belong with society.

Now that we know where Bruce sits at the Yankee game with clients, wouldn't be fun for someone to drop by and show a printout of is thread to said clients. See who they are doing business with. If you are so concerned about the privacy of your business, I certainly would not post stuff like this on a public forum where anybody doing a google search on Bruce Dorskind, Dorskind Group, etc. might stumble on it.

I think I am going to agree with David today...nothing but a blowhard and possibly a liar (more likely just a bully who blows up his accomplishments to make him sound better and feel better about himself).

Joshua

I do admit that upwards of $ 3500-5500 in rent for a place on 72nd is rather pricey so Bruce must make some money...if you all want to pop by and see his collection he is located at 72nd. He will have to let you in though...no walk ins :).

over the top
 

I missed part of this post earlier...This post concerning pre-teens, just got you the boot from posting on the board anymore. That pretty much made me puke...

Thanks
 

Thanks Leon. It was only a matter of time.

Me too, awesome Leon. Justice prevails!!

Hey Leon...I guess you conversations with Bruce have resulted in a change to his approach...got a wonderful PM from him this morning and it looks like he's rather engage me directly than in a public forum. If that means that the rest of you don't have to read his schlock, then it's a cross I'm happy to bear. It's obvious he brings nothing to the table and my only purpose in going back and forth with him was to bring out the true Bruce for all to see.

I am not a trouble maker and I've accomplished what I set out to accomplish here. I am through with my end of this thread and appreciate your tolerance while this played out. I can assure you I won't be a p.i.t.a. moving forward and I'm just looking forward getting back to the FUN part of this forum which is talking about baseball, making trades/purchases and sharing new pickups.

To everyone out there on the board who's suffered through this long and admittedly pointless thread, I apologize for sinking to the level of the Bruces...I hope you won't hold it against me and understand that I was just trying to right a wrong. He is what he is and I know nothing I say, do or think will change that. Best wishes to all of you and hoping we can help each other out at some point in the future...

Lastly, to the couple guys who sent me nice notes of support (you know who you are), thanks for doing so and here's hoping we never have to see this kind of immaturity again...take care...

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

How much ya wanna bet the apartment is rent controlled?

Sadly, $3500-$5500 for an apartment on the UES is nothing. Maybe a decent one bedroom. Crazy how expensive Manhattan is. And I believe that an apartment can't be rent controlled once it's rent is 2K a month and the renter earns more than 175K a year.

Thank Leon. That comment about kids was truly disturbing.

Who says the renter earns more than $175k/year? ;) I'll lay odds it's rent controlled.

I remember that Alastair Cooke was still living in his rent-controlled apartment on Park Avenue when he died. He was paying some outrageously low rent. Wouldn't you think he was making more than $175k?

David- my apartment is rent stabilized, and I've had it for 37 years.

Rent stabilization and rent control are two different things.

Shows you what I know! (We own.) However it happens, though, I'm willing to bet Bruce is not paying market rates. (And, for all we know, it may be a one-bedroom, too.)

Bruce has a two bedroom in a high end building. I've been there many times.

Of course it's a high-end building. Are there any other kind on E. 72nd? He still ain't paying market rates, though.

Tell me, Barry, when you where there, did you run into any of his staff?

Actually I did, he does have a secretary or assistant and I've seen her at least once. Don't know any details though.

No butler? Cook? Valet? Live-in housekeeper? Chauffeur?

Nope...no butlers or cooks.

I really don't think posting someone's address here is cool...ever.

Agreed
 

Yeah, against the rules and fixed

A two bedroom on East 72 by the river could be had for 5K. And for rent control, you can make more than 175K a year but not for two years in a row (once the rent exceeds 2K). Lots of renters delay income until the following year to purposely keep their income lower in the year following their 175K+ income year.

In a building like mine, which has some rent stabilized and some market value apartments, if I were to move the apartment would destabilize and the next tenant would be charged full market rate. Income has nothing to do with it.

You can make death threats to people on this site but then get your panties in a bunch about me giving you a jab to your big mouth? Amazing. You really do have some disturbing thoughts. But them to actually write them out or verbalize them is even worse. The thoughts you have of young children is just weird. Enough said.

Awesome! Now we can get back to learning about and sharing in this awesome hobby. I know I have contributed to Bruce getting all worked up, but I just couldn't stand the way he talked down to people on this message board. Anyway, it's over. I have to admit, it was getting old.

I agree 100%.

I think that's a difference between rent stabilization and rent control.

That is one of the differences. Also, the rent stabilization board meets once a year, in June, to set the new increases for one and two year leases. When you see clips of landlords and tenants screaming at each other, those are owners and tenants in stabilized buildings. I don't believe rent controlled apartments ever have increases.

That's true.

Also, it's amazing the concept of rent control...it's like in just a few cities in America.

Sorry Leon about the address but it was found by using the white pages...

So I'm guessing that landlords of rent controlled apartments also get a break in their property taxes?

In NYC, landlords of rent-controlled apartments are entitled to 7&1/2 % increases, every year. However, before being granted that raise, they must pay a filing fee for each rent-controlled apartment AND certify that their buildings are free of violations. That's why many rent controlled tenants never see their rents go up, as some landlords don't see it as worth their while.

I suppose but the landlords in NYC are insanely crazy about rent control laws because obviously it makes it impossible for them to maximize their rents. Which is why so many landlords torture their rent controlled tenants in an effort to get them to move out.

That would have made for a good Seinfeld episode.

We have a terrific landlady who is good to us despite the fact we pay hardly any rent for a three bedroom apartment in a very desirable neighborhood. We have the heat at something like 74 degrees all winter long and she is fine with it. Sometimes she brings us spaghetti sauce when she stops by. We may be the luckiest rent stabilized tenants in Brooklyn.

Sounds to me like a system that perhaps was well-intentioned at the outset but has created all sorts of perverse situations and is in need of serious reform.

I agree entirely Peter, it's a bad system. It was instituted after WWII to help returning soldiers secure affordable housing. It's been pointless for decades and a burden to building owners, but no politician has ever been willing to touch it. Kicking old people out of apartments they lived in for most of their lives is political suicide.

The laws basically provide an incentive to work less, to earn less, for some.

The goon has now sent me a personal email. Anyone else get an odd contact of the like?

he missed you

I always enjoy when the Bruces post. I wish there were more Pauls working on my collection. That must be nice.

Well, when you build two billion dollar companies (cough cough) you can have as many Pauls as you want.

I am feeling left out. I want a personalized email....

Happy to forward you "their" parting shot to me...don't want you feeling left out...;)

Was it something like: "to the last we grapple with thee; from hell's heart we stab at thee; for hate's sake we spit our last breath at thee. Whilst"?

wow what a train wreck lol