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The Fighting Has Ended and New York Will Get One MLS

NEW YORK CITY-A press conference was held today at REBNY to announce the creation of the new unified MLS.

By Anthony Garritano | Updated on October 31, 2000

NEW YORK CITY-The battle between the two home teams in the World Series has ended and the New York real estate world has followed suit. A press conference was held at REBNY to announce that the NY residential real estate world has come together to create one MLS.

“In the beginning everyone was emotional,” recounts Marilyn Harra Kaye, president of the Prudential MLB Kaye International Realty. “It was like the energy put into a new baby and there was a sharing of information that created the Taskforce. But as we were working to get our site up, we were also negotiating to get the industry together.”

“You just can’t turn on a light and expect people to come together,” asserts Neil Binder, principal of Bellmarc Realty, in reference to the goals of the rival side. “You just can’t build a good structure without having this gestation period.”

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