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The Bay Club is a 1,037-family residential condominium apartment complex in the New York City borough of Queens. Located in the neighborhood of Bayside, and managed by John B. Lovett & Associates, the building overlooks the Throggs Neck and Whitestone Bridges, Long Island Sound and the Manhattan skyline. An Olympic-size swimming pool is protected by… Read more >>

Residential security is a growing concern for home builders, homeowners, property managers and board members. Talk about crime, vandalism and such illicit activities and they will give you a list of severe concerns about crime, vandalism, property damage and criminal activities including theft. People, who are involved in managing or running community associations, deal with… Read more >>

For years, when I used the term “PTZ” outside of industry circles, I got a reply of “A PT what?” Due to a hefty price tag, monstrous size and complicated use, PTZ cameras have traditionally been one of the least known types of security cameras to the general public. Today, however, PTZs are fast becoming… Read more >>

For centuries the criminal justice system has worked in a very simple manner: take away the “criminals” and put them behind gates and walls segregated from the rest of the population. This method holds true today, except now people are voluntarily surrounding themselves with concrete and metal fences to escape the so-called “criminals” of society…. Read more >>

35% of burglars come through open windows and doors, having an alarm system scares away these opportunistic burglars Burglars spend less than 7 minutes in the home scanning quickly for expensive items, potentially costing you thousands in replacement expenses, which means having a home security system not only protects your family but protects your home’s… Read more >>

Two Technologies Briefly speaking, there are 2 generations of technology for video surveillance systems. They are the older analog based system and the modern Internet Protocol (IP) based system respectively. The demarcation criterion of what constitute analog and IP is not clear cut and this article attempts to clear the confusion. The biggest confusion is… Read more >>