Mark Pine

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  • Opinion: Email to Baruch College about being put on probation for one semester.

    Greetings,

    Thank you for the information. As per our discussion, I’m not going to submit any more student grievances under any circumstances.

    I’m not contacting public safety under any circumstances. The only time I will interact with public safety is to say hi or thank you as I’m walking on and off-campus. I am always very polite to the public safety officers. They are very nice.

    There is nothing that can happen at Baruch College that would ever make me submit another student grievance or contact public safety again after receiving a probation letter.

    I’m going to continue to keep to myself in regards to students. I will continue to treat all staff, professors, students, etc. with the utmost respect at all times anytime I interact with anyone.

    If someone pours a can of paint over my head, I will say thank you and then go wash it off. I’m not kidding. I love Baruch College, I want to stay.

    I look forward to another successful semester at Baruch College.

    I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t have a criminal record. I don’t do anything illegal. I’ve stayed out of trouble for 45 years, even with being street homeless for the last five years.

    I’m glad to follow the rules at Baruch College and CUNY.

    Just to clarify this letter of probation is for submitting two student grievances:

    A student tried to purposely crash into me in clear view of a security camera at Baruch College.

    I suggested that more security cameras at Baruch College might make the school safer for students. I also suggested students have access to their attendance record in CUNY First.

    I have the utmost respect for you and everyone at CUNY, although I don’t necessarily agree that I deserve to be on probation and I look forward to next semester when I’m off probation. I will be very cautious about how I proceed moving forward at Baruch College.

    I assume there is nothing I can do to appeal this decision?

    I am literally now walking on eggshells at Baruch College. I earned a 3.975 GPA at LaGuardia Community College. I have a 4.0 GPA at Baruch College. Now I’m one misstep away from being thrown out of school.

    I’m going to continue to steer clear of interacting with students because that is where the majority of complaints come from at colleges. That is unless I’m working for RF CUNY.

    I’m not sure how being on probation might affect my eligibility to work for RF CUNY, so I might not have to worry about that until next semester. I’ll lose money although it’s a small price to pay. The most important thing is to get back on track and off probation.

    I will continue to treat all my professors and the staff with the utmost professionalism and respect. The staff at CUNY are doing a fantastic job of providing the absolute best opportunity for students. The City University of New York is a New York City treasure.

    I’m hoping to start generating money and get off welfare before I graduate.

    If anyone looks at the emails I have sent to professors (I give all CUNY staff permission to look into my Baruch College email account) since I started at CUNY years ago, I go above and beyond to be courteous at all times. I take the high road in all situations.

    I am going to use the opportunity provided by Baruch College to elevate my standing in life.

    Thank you again.

    I’m back to my studies. Today is non-stop Grammar lessons.

    Have a great day.

    Ever upward,

    Mark Pine

  • Opinion: NYC law enforcement has the NYPD 911 operators whisper when I call to harass me.

    People I know pay members of New York City law enforcement to harass me every day.

    I call NYPD 911 everyday when the police send people in plain clothes to tease me, harass me, shove their phones in my face, attack me, cut me off, and crash into me.

    I contacted the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the Department of Investigations, Internal Affairs, and many others. They aren’t helping me.

    If you have an emergency call 911. This is my experience, hopefully it won’t be yours.

    When I call NYPD 911, the NYPD has the 911 operators harass me on the phone.

    1. The NYPD 911 operators yell hello and sir so I can’t report what the police are doing to me.
    2. The NYPD has the 911 operators whisper when they pick up the phone to harass me. I say to the NYPD 911 operators, why are you whispering on a recorded law enforcement phone call? Are the police telling you to harass me? NYC law enforcement is going to turn around and say the audio of me asking why the NYPD 911 operators are whispering was directed to people at Baruch College.
    3. The NYPD has people that work for Baruch College and CUNY pick up NYPD 911 and pretend they are 911 operators. Then they try and pick fights with me on the phone so they can say the call happened at school.

    I’m under attack from New York City law enforcement.

    They have threated to murder me with drugs.

    They use incapacitating agents on me and cut me when I’m sleeping. They especially like to cut my arms, hands, and feet.

    NYC law enforcement is trying to get me kicked out of Baruch College.

    NYC law enforcement is friends with a lot of people at Baruch College and The City University of New York. I suspect in addition to the audio scams, NYC law enforcement is going to try and get a few people at Baruch College to lie and say we have some chance encounter somewhere in the city and I did something bad.

  • Opinion: NYC law enforcement just had someone chasing me around a restaurant, saying he worked there when he didn’t and recording me with his phone. September 15, 2021.

    People I know pay New York City law enforcement to harass me every day. NYC law enforcement sends people in plain clothes to try and pick fights with me and sabotage me one after the next. They harass me in the subway, in the streets, and in stores. I have reported it to various government agencies thousands of times.

    I was just in a restaurant on 6 Avenue in New York City. I was minding my own business, waiting to pay for my food.

    Someone who was not in any type of uniform starts yelling at me and chasing me around the restaurant. The person was recording me with his phone.

    When he first started talking to me I said I’m waiting in line to pay. After he started getting agressive with me, I ignored the person. Also, I don’t think the person even worked there.

    The man left the restaurant and came back in with two police officers a few minutes later. The police officers said come outside. I said I’m waiting to pay. I’m standing in line not saying a word to anyone. What did I do wrong?

    The police officer again said some outside. I said, I already started eating the sandwich, I have to pay for it. Plus I’m standing here minding my own business. Not saying a word to anyone. What’s the issue?

    The police officer said, I’m recording you. I said, OK, I’m not doing anything wrong and I don’t have a criminal record.

    The cops finally agreed to let me pay. I paid and went outside with the two police officers.

    We had a quck conversation and that was it.

    I suspect the whole thing was a usual set up by New York City law enforcement. The person who said he worked at the restaurant probably is connected with my college, The City University of New York, or the gym I go to or something like that.

    The police run scams on me like this every day.

    If you have an emergency call 911. This is my opinion. Verify everything yourself.

  • Opinion: Email to Baruch College about a disciplinary meeting. September 14, 2021.

    Greetings, 

    Thank you for the information. 

    First and foremost, I’m never going to use the student grievance form again under any circumstances. 

    You are making it very clear you don’t want me using the student grievance form and I want to be in great standing with the staff at Baruch College.   

    The whole staff at Baruch College and CUNY are doing a fantastic job running the school. CUNY is the best opportunity ever.

    I wanted to point out that I understand your doing your job. I have the utmost respect for you. 

    I have no idea what goes on behind the scenes at Baruch College. 

    I don’t blame you for the disciplinary action because there is no way for me to know who is behind this.

    I hold you in the highest regard. 

    As I stated, I will not use the student grievance form again even though every student grievance I made was about situations at Baruch College that I believe was appropriate. 

    In the past week, I submitted two student grievances. 

    I submitted a student grievance that I believe there should be more security cameras inside Baruch College buildings. 

    In the same student grievance, I requested real-time access for CUNY students to their attendance records. 

    If the professors are taking attendance electronically, I thought it might be easy to make the information sharable for each student. That way everyone knows where they stand during the semester from an attendance standpoint. 

    The other student grievance I submitted was about a student that I felt purposely tried to crash into me. 

    All CUNY websites say enough is enough in regards to harassment. I felt like I was being harassed. 

    There was a security camera in clear view of the incident. Were you able to view the video? I provided the time, date, and location. All classes were canceled that day so the school was 99% empty. 

    Both student grievances were a few sentences in length in total. 

    The opportunity that The City University of New York is beyond the best opportunity ever. 

    During the mandatory meeting, I’m not going to be doing too much talking. 

    I’m going to be respectfully answering your questions and listening to your instructions. 

    I’m going on the record right now that I have had people go into my CUNY email accounts that are on double verification and erase a bunch of emails. 

    I have also had issues with people sabotaging my social media accounts and other web-based accounts that are all on double verification. 

    The reason I mention that is if a student grievance is submitted with my name on it in the future it was not me. 

    This is a very serious warning. We are on the same page.

    I’m street homeless and on welfare. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t party. I don’t do anything illegal. I don’t have a criminal record. 

    I want to stay out of trouble and get a roof over my head. I don’t want to be homeless forever. 

    I do not want to jeopardize the opportunity I have received from Baruch College. 

    I’m 45 years young. I know that there are always factors regarding the inner workings of organizations that no one on the outside can have the slightest knowledge about unless they work there. 

    I have a feeling that this proceeding was not initiated by you.

    If it was that’s OK too, although I don’t think it was. 

    I hope to make you proud of me one day. There have been remarkable success stories from individuals who have graduated from CUNY. I would like to be one of those stories.

    I’m working on ideas about how to create a nonprofit to help people living in poverty like myself. 

    Being a student at Baruch College gives me the credibility and resources I need to take my situation to the next level. Specifically, I didn’t even have a laptop before I joined CUNY. 

    There are a lot of productive homeless people just like me. Homeless people have a bad reputation. There are a lot of us that work and go to school.

    I have an eviction on my record and bad credit. No one is renting me an apartment and I don’t have the money anyway. Thanks to Baruch College I’m working on changing that. 

    This semester, I have the best professors and schedule. The staff at the CUNY Edge office is amazing. 

    I don’t care if someone crashes into me, pours a can of paint over my head, and snaps my laptop in half. I’m never submitting another student grievance. 

    I would like to put this behind me and prove to you and everyone at Baruch College/CUNY what a gift CUNY is for New York City. I would like to use the platform to gain an education and go from homeless to home. 

    Will you be recording the meeting? 

    Am I allowed to record the meeting?

    If you say no, I won’t. 

    One last thing I would like to include is about student groups and student privacy. 

    Every time I respectfully ask to be excused from having to get into small groups and pairs with students and work on my own, I’m told no. 

    I can only imagine what would happen if a student made an unsubstantiated claim against me because of a class group.

    I have been repeatedly harassed by students since my first semester at LaGuardia Community College and at Baruch College. 

    I have no idea who any of the people that harassed me are. I never said a word or reacted to any of them. I just reported it. 

    I read there are thousands of complaints in New York Colleges from students against students every year. 

    I read that CUNY is spending a lot of money on lawyers to defend staff and professors from allegations and lawsuits brought on by student accusations. 

    I would like to be my own group or pair the few times it happens in my classes. Student interaction is a small percentage of the work for most classes. 

    There are several mainstream news articles that the complaints from students against students at colleges is out of control. One of the articles has a professor from CUNY confirming it. 

    I submitted a student grievance about wanting to maintain my privacy from students and not having to get into groups and pairs with students. No one ever responded to me about the student grievance. 

    I’m a people person. I like people, although I prefer to network outside of Baruch College because there are too many complaints from students against students every year. 

    If a student made any type of unsubstantiated claim against me, I couldn’t even imagine how big of a distraction that would be. 

    Why are student groups mandatory when there are so many issues arising from student interaction? If a student wants to maintain their privacy, it’s such a small part of the class, I don’t see why that can’t be an option. 

    That goes double for me. If I’m in a small group or pair with a student and the student makes an accusation about me, who is anyone going to side with? I’m homeless. 

    Another issue I can see arising is if a student in a small class group or pair ran into me outside of school and made a claim about me. 

    I’m available anytime tomorrow or Thursday. 

    Please advise. 

    Thank you and have a great day.

    Ever upward,

    Mark Pine

  • Opinion: Emails to Baruch College about being thrown out of school. September 13, 2021.

    Greetings,

    Thank you for the information. 

    This week I made two student grievances. 

    1. A few sentences about attendance being included in CUNY first so students know what their attendance record is. Also, I mentioned that I believe there should be more security cameras inside Baruch College. 
    2. The second student grievance was a few sentences about a student purposely trying to crash into me on a day the school was almost empty, and there were no classes. 

    That’s grounds for being thrown out of Baruch College?  

    I 100% respect you. I will always treat you with the utmost respect at all times. Regardless if we agree with each other or not. 

    Regardless of what happens, I don’t blame you. I know there are a lot of other factors involved. 

    I’m a model and respectful student. The only time I ever get reprimanded is for reporting things at school. It’s never for my behavior.

    I always treat everyone at CUNY with the utmost respect at all times. That includes professors, students, security guards, and staff. 

    I’m making the best out of the situation like always, and hopefully, I won’t be expelled from school for respectfully reporting issues at school.

    I just read that a disciplinary sanction means you’re trying to have me thrown out of school for reporting that I’m being harassed. 

    I have no animosity towards you or anyone at Baruch College. With that being said I am going to take this up with the 

    NEW YORK STATE COURT OF CLAIMS. 

    Hopefully, I’ll have time to sue before I’m kicked out of school. I only want to be treated fairly and have someone from the courts look at the claims against me and clear my record because I don’t believe I ever did anything wrong. 

    I’ve had excellent experiences with judges in my life, and the only time I hear from CUNY is to tell me I’m doing something wrong when reporting that I’m being harassed. 

    Last semester the police arrested me and charged me with a misdemeanor. 

    The police took audio of me and edited it into new conversations, exactly like the movie “Tango and Cash” from 1989. 

    The police proceeded to buy a phone with cash and call Nassau County Police Headquarters. The police had the civilians at Nassau County Police Headquarters sign sworn statements saying the calls were real. 

    Long story short, I respectfully and thoughtfully navigated the case so well that the judge let me go with a violation. 

    I could have been completely exonerated, but the police were playing so dirty that I didn’t want to take any chances. I took the vio and ran. Needless to say, I haven’t been back to Nassau County. 

    Right before the case started the police went into both of my CUNY emails that were on double verification, Baruch College and LaGuardia Community College, and erased dozens or hundreds of emails that would have helped my case. 

    They also erased emails between LaGuardia Community College security and me discussing times when I was harassed at LaGuardia Community by students. 

    Additional emails erased were between the Nassau County Executive’s Office and me. I was reporting that the police won’t stop harassing me. 

    I understand you are just doing your job. 

    I don’t hold you responsible for any of this. I still hope to make you proud of me one day. 

    I’m 45 years old. I’m smart enough to know that I have no idea what’s happening behind the scenes at Baruch College and CUNY. For all I know, you might be my biggest ally and supporter.

    I’ll stop using the sg form forever. 

    You told me to stop contacting anyone at CUNY about people I grew up with paying NYC law enforcement to harass me, and I did. 

    I was in the emergency room of two hospitals three times this week. Nothing COVID-related or contagious. 

    The police were harassing me like usual.

    In the meantime, I’ll stop using the sg form forever under any circumstances.  

    I’m not sure what sg I ever submitted that wasn’t pertaining to Baruch College, although I’m sure I’ll find out.

    I never heard any feedback from any of the sg forms I filled out.  

    I’m in jeopardy of being out of school for respectfully reporting that I’m being harassed and other things pertaining to what’s going on at school.

    I still have never been shown one email or sg that didn’t pertain to CUNY or that was inappropriate after respectfully asking a few times. I’ve only been threatened. 

    Since the start of this semester, I’ve already started to turn in homework that isn’t due until October and November in September. 

    Currently, I’m spending 10 or 12 hours per day on schoolwork. 

    One more time, I don’t blame you or anyone at Baruch College for any of this. I blame a few high-ranking members of NYC law enforcement and the people I grew up with who pay them to sabotage me. 

    I’m a fan and respect everyone at Baruch College.

    I look forward to respectfully clearing my name and succeeding at Baruch College. 

    I hope I don’t get kicked out of Baruch College. If I do, I’m going to cold call every professional investment company in America and any other country T Mobile will allow me to call for free 15 hours per day until someone invests in one of my startups. 

    If by some miracle a professional investor gives me six or seven figures as an investment that would be turning lemons into lemonade.

    There is no point in complaining because everyone has their own issues. 

    If I do raise the money, you’re going to be the first person I email and I know you will be proud of me knowing that I’ve been street homeless for five years while earning all As at CUNY. 

    I’m not going to contact anyone to try and mediate this inside CUNY. I’m going to file a lawsuit with the New York State Court of Claims. There is no animosity attached to the lawsuit. I just want a judge to look at all this and try to have my record cleared because I want to attend Baruch College and the CUNY journalism school. 

    Whatever I have to do, please let me know. Hopefully, I get another chance. 

    Thank you and have a great day. 

    Ever upward,

    Mark Pine

    Next email.

    Greetings,

    If you see my email signature at school doesn’t have anything about the police in it anymore. 

    I was just looking at the email I sent you and in my email signature was information about the police.

    I’m not even going to speculate how it got in there. I removed it. 

    There has not been any mention of the police in my email signature this whole semester in any emails I’ve sent at Baruch College. 

    The only email that included information about the police in my email signature was the email I just sent you because I didn’t realize it was in there. 

    Thank you and have a great day.  

    Ever upward, 

    Mark Pine

  • Opinion: NYC law enforcement is editing audio of me reporting them into new conversations.

    People I know are paying New York City law enforcement to try and ruin my life.

    New York City law enforcement is editing audio of me reporting them to various government agencies.

    NYC law enforcement is going to claim my words were directed towards professors, students, and staff at Baruch College.

    NYC law enforcement already did the same thing to me several times before.

    The same audio scam was used in the movie “Tango and Cash” from 1989. Can you imagine the technology they have today, compared with then?

    New York City law enforcement will also have all the witnesses they need to back up their lies. I’m confident they will have video to go with their audio. Especially because I wear a mask the majority of the time.

    New York City law enforcement has their plain-clothes sabotage team shove their phones in my face every day.

    I’m always polite to the police when I see them in person. The members of NYC law enforcement that people I know pay the harass me aren’t interacting with the public. They are behind the scenes.

    Use this information at your own risk. Verify everything yourself. If you have an emergency call 911. This is my opinion.

    YouTube video: Opinion: NYC law enforcement is editing audio of me reporting them into new conversations.

  • Opinion: My new email signature at Baruch College. September 8, 2021.

    Thank you and have a great day.  

    Ever upward, 

    Mark Pine 

    I always treat everyone at Baruch College with the utmost respect at all times.  

    That includes staff, professors, security guards, and students.  

    Treating people respectfully is more important than anything.  

    I never participate in controversial conversations at Baruch College out of respect for people’s feelings.  

    I love Baruch College and The City University of New York.  

    It’s the best opportunity ever.  

    My goal is to attend Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY or another CUNY graduate school after I graduate from Baruch College.  

    In my spare time, I’m working on charitable and entrepreneurial ventures.  

    I am working on raising money from professional accredited investors to create a nonprofit that will help people obtain state-issued licenses.

    For example, a real estate salesperson’s license. I have to consult with attornies and make sure it’s legal.  

    I’m also working on trying to create several entertainment and media-based projects.

    For example, a broadway show, television, and movie project about digital identity theft.  

    For example, people editing audio of innocent victims into new conversations to get them in trouble.  

    People editing videos of innocent victims to set them up.  

    People using video cameras to sabotage victims.  

    People erasing evidence.  

    People impersonating others with email and social media.  

    It’s all about the ways people are using digital technologies to sabotage innocent victims. 

    I would like to create awareness to try and help save people’s lives. 

  • Opinion: Email to Baruch College staff about maintaining my privacy at school. September 7, 2021.

    Greetings,

    I just got out of the emergency room at the hospital about an hour ago. Nothing COVID-related or contagious, something else. 

    This semester I’m taking three writing classes total. One is about grammar. I am very excited to improve my skills as a writer. 

    Thank you for the information. 

    I sent you the assignment due on September 20, 2021. The television show project is fantastic and a lot of fun to work on.

    I’ve already begun work on homework for the class that isn’t due until October and November. 

    It’s not a question about putting in the work. It’s a question about safety and respect for others. 

    I would think many students wouldn’t want to be in pairs with homeless people. The same goes for their parents. 

    I live in the street and subway. I have been homeless for five years. 

    I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t party. I don’t have a criminal record. 

    I have a place to shower and keep clean clothes. 

    I’m optimistic I’ll have a roof over my head one day soon with the resources and opportunities provided for me by HRA and CUNY. 

    As a 45-year-old street homeless person, I don’t think it’s a good idea to mix with students. 

    All I need is a D average to stay at Baruch College. So far I have a 4.0 and 3.975 after 4 full-time semesters. 

    I’d be happy with a D. If I deserve an F, I’ll take an F. I’d prefer a D :-)

    It looks to me like student interaction is only about 5 to 10 percent of the total grade. If I receive a zero on those assignments I should be able to earn a C or D overall. 

    I respect your position and understand that I’ll receive a zero on those assignments. 

    I love Baruch College. I’m actually at school right now studying even though all classes are canceled this week. 

    I’m going to spend seven days a week at school every day until the end of the semester, so I can have all my schoolwork turned in on time or early. That and I don’t have anywhere else to charge my devices. 

    After I graduate from Baruch College, my goal is to attend Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. 

    You have always been very helpful to me. I have the maximum amount of respect for you and all my professors. That is in addition to all the staff at Baruch College. This college is remarkable.

    Baruch College is the best opportunity ever, especially for me. 

    I don’t want to waste your time with a long email, so I will keep this email brief. 

    Before I started at Baruch College, I had nothing. Now I have a smartphone, laptop, winter coat, shoes, a place to shower, food, etc. 

    In the meantime, I’m contacting members of the city council and people who work for the federal, state, and city governments trying to get a new rule set for students that want to maintain their privacy at schools. 

    Thank you and have a great day. 

    Ever upward,

    Mark Pine

    450 Lexington Avenue #1375

    New York, NY 10163

    I always treat everyone at Baruch College with the utmost respect at all times. 

    That includes staff, professors, security guards, and students. 

    Treating people respectfully is more important than anything. 

    I never participate in controversial conversations at Baruch College out of respect for people’s feelings. 

    I love Baruch College and The City University of New York. It’s the best opportunity ever.

  • My email signature at Baruch College.

    Thank you and have a great day.

    Ever upward,

    Mark Pine

    450 Lexington Avene #1375

    New York, NY 10163

    I always treat everyone at Baruch College with the utmost respect at all times. That includes staff, professors, security guards, and students.

    Treating people respectfully is more important than anything.

    I never participate in controversial conversations at Baruch College out of respect for peoples feelings.

    I’m a people person. I enjoy meeting new people outside of school.

    I never socialize with students because there are thousands of complaints submitted each year at New York colleges from students against students. I don’t want to be in a position where a student can make a claim against me.

    Baruch College is too important to my future to get caught up in any drama.

    I love Baruch College and The City University of New York. It’s the best opportunity ever.

  • Opinion: Email to Baruch College about avoiding controversial conversations at school. August 22, 2021.

    Greetings Baruch College,

    I always treat everyone at Baruch College with the utmost respect at all times.

    That includes staff, professors, security guards, and students.

    Treating people respectfully is more important than anything.

    I love Baruch College and The City University of New York.

    It’s the best opportunity ever.

    I wanted to follow up about the warning letter I received last semester. I’m not sure how the process works.

    I requested to see a copy of one email I sent to anyone at Baruch College that was inappropriate.

    In regards to not emailing the security office, the Baruch College President, and the CUNY Chancellor, of course, I immediately stopped after receiving the warning letter.

    No matter what type of dangerous behavior I witness going forward I will not report it to campus security. I might email the Dean or I will report it to law enforcement outside of school.

    No one at Baruch College is responsible for the drama I’m dealing with that I was reporting. I’m making the best of it.

    A perfect example of not talking about police drama at school is an assignment I just received for one of my classes. One of my professors just posted the assignments for this semester.

    The first or second assignment is about someone who is being tortured by the police. Of course, the NYPD has thousands of hours of audio of me talking about all of these subjects.

    I have called law enforcement and government agencies thousands of times including several times today.

    I will not be sharing any of my personal experiences about people I know paying New York City law enforcement to torture me with any of my classes, professors, students, Baruch College staff, etc.

    The issues between the police and myself only have one solution and that’s money. I need money so I’m not such an easy mark for them. I need to figure out how to earn money outside of school.

    I don’t need to get kicked out of Baruch College for talking or emailing about the police and their civilian team harassing me every day. I contact government agencies outside of school every day. There are appropriate places to discuss these topics and that is only outside of school.

    When the assignment regarding this article is discussed in my class, I’m not going to say one negative word about the police. Moreover, I’m not going to say one word about people I grew up with in NYC, Nassau County, and Suffolk County paying New York City law enforcement to harass me every day including today.

    Even with all the drama, I’m making the best of it. I’m looking forward to seeing what doors Baruch College can open up for me.

    In my spare time, I’m working on startups and non profits. With a little luck, I’ll have a roof over my head one of these days and I’ll owe all my success to Baruch College.

    Getting thrown out of school will keep me homeless forever. That’s not my idea of a good time.

    Please advise regarding a copy of an inappropriate email when you are available.

    Thank you and have a great day.

    Ever upward,

    Mark Pine

    450 Lexington Avene #1375

    New York, NY 10163