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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
BUNGE LTD COM G16962105 240 3,500 SH   SOLE   3,500 0 0
TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP COM Y8565J101 36 15,500 SH   SOLE   0 15,500 0
FRANKLIN NEW YORK TAX FREE COM 354130106 203 18,938 SH   SOLE   0 18,938 0
AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS COM COM 00771V108 2,062 33,500 SH   SOLE   0 33,500 0
ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD SPONSOR COM 01609w102 418 2,540 SH   SOLE   0 2,540 0
ALLY FINANCIAL INC COM 02005N100 278 10,500 SH   SOLE   10,500 0 0
ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C COM 02079k107 1,695 1,420 SH   SOLE   500 920 0
ALTABA INC COM COM 021346101 204 3,000 SH   SOLE   3,000 0 0
AMAZON COM INC COM COM 023135106 385 192 SH   SOLE   0 192 0
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP COM 026874784 266 5,000 SH   SOLE   4,000 1,000 0
AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO COM 00206R102 1,881 56,019 SH   SOLE   0 56,019 0
ANNALY MTG MGMT INC COM COM 035710409 286 28,000 SH   SOLE   0 28,000 0
APPLE COMPUTER INC W/RTS COM 037833100 9,076 40,206 SH   SOLE   750 39,356 100
APPLIED DNA SCIENCES I COM NEW COM 03815U201 74 50,000 SH   SOLE   0 50,000 0
ARBOR RLTY TR INC COM COM 038923108 4,706 409,969 SH   SOLE   0 409,969 0
AVNET INC COM 053807103 1,030 23,000 SH   SOLE   2,500 19,900 600
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM 084670108 3,520 11 SH   SOLE   0 11 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-DEL COM 084670702 492 2,300 SH   SOLE   0 2,300 0
BIOSIG TECH INC COM NEW COM 09073n201 89 16,000 SH   SOLE   0 16,000 0
BK TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 09180a100 6,001 1,481,748 SH   SOLE   0 1,481,748 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 2,418 38,950 SH   SOLE   3,500 34,650 800
CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNE COM UNI COM Y11082107 120 43,280 SH   SOLE   0 43,280 0
CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 274 1,800 SH   SOLE   0 1,800 0
CBS CORP NEW CL B COM 124857202 333 5,800 SH   SOLE   0 5,800 0
CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS I COM COM 15117b103 24 53,400 SH   SOLE   0 53,400 0
CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS IN COM NEW COM 163572209 1,056 100,535 SH   SOLE   41,000 56,035 3,500
CHIMERA INVT CORP COM NEW COM 16934q208 1,666 91,910 SH   SOLE   0 89,710 2,200
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967424 2,061 28,725 SH   SOLE   6,000 22,525 200
COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTNS CL A COM 192446102 405 5,250 SH   SOLE   0 5,250 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 201 3,000 SH   SOLE   0 3,000 0
COLONY CAP INC NEW CL A COM COM 19626G108 996 163,614 SH   SOLE   0 160,329 3,285
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A COM 20030N101 806 22,775 SH   SOLE   0 22,775 0
CONOCO PHILLIPS COM 20825C104 747 9,650 SH   SOLE   0 9,650 0
CORENERGY INFRASTRUCTU COM NEW COM 21870u502 1,160 30,868 SH   SOLE   0 29,968 900
CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC COM NEW COM 125919308 335 40,100 SH   SOLE   0 40,100 0
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC COM CL V COM 24703l103 291 3,000 SH   SOLE   3,000 0 0
DELTA AIR LINES INC DE COM NEW COM 247361702 2,102 36,350 SH   SOLE   0 35,850 500
DEVON ENERGY CORP COM 25179M103 1,550 38,803 SH   SOLE   3,000 35,203 600
FACEBOOK INC CL A COM 30303M102 1,410 8,575 SH   SOLE   1,500 6,975 100
FALCON MINERALS CORP CL A COM COM 30607b109 1,122 102,000 SH   SOLE   0 102,000 0
FEDEX CORP COM 31428X106 277 1,150 SH   SOLE   0 1,150 0
GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC COM 363225202 1,338 222,700 SH   SOLE   0 222,700 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 891 78,925 SH   SOLE   0 78,925 0
GENERAL MOTORS CO COM 37045V100 3,454 102,593 SH   SOLE   9,000 92,293 1,300
GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC SHS A COM y27183105 50 45,350 SH   SOLE   0 45,350 0
HC2 HLDGS INC COM COM 404139107 245 40,000 SH   SOLE   40,000 0 0
HCP INC COM COM 40414L109 445 16,900 SH   SOLE   0 16,900 0
HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH COM 427096508 3,145 239,017 SH   SOLE   25,000 212,128 1,889
HOUSTON AMERN ENERGY C COM COM 44183U100 343 1,558,959 SH   SOLE   0 1,558,959 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 828 17,500 SH   SOLE   0 17,500 0
INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADE AEROSPA COM 46137v100 283 4,600 SH   SOLE   0 4,600 0
INVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 COM 46090e103 389 2,095 SH   SOLE   0 2,095 0
ISHARES TR DJ US INDEX FD COM 464287846 210 1,440 SH   SOLE   0 1,440 0
ISHARES TR S&P 100 IDX FD COM 464287101 398 3,070 SH   SOLE   0 3,070 0
ISTAR FINANCIAL INC COM 45031U101 436 39,050 SH   SOLE   0 38,550 500
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 988 7,148 SH   SOLE   0 7,148 0
KENNEDY - WILSON HOLDINGS INC. COM 489398107 731 34,000 SH   SOLE   34,000 0 0
KKR & CO INC CL A COM 48251w104 4,827 177,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 158,900 3,100
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP COM 535919500 291 12,500 SH   SOLE   12,500 0 0
MACYS INC COM COM 55616p104 1,907 54,900 SH   SOLE   5,500 48,900 500
MEDICAL PPTYS TR INC COM COM 58463J304 3,160 211,950 SH   SOLE   0 210,750 1,200
MEDTRONIC PLC SHS COM g5960l103 1,144 11,625 SH   SOLE   0 11,625 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 58933Y105 1,813 25,550 SH   SOLE   0 25,550 0
METRO GOLDWYN MAYER COM COM 552953101 279 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
MFA FINANCIAL INC COM 55272X102 380 51,700 SH   SOLE   0 51,700 0
MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST-SBI COM 552727109 250 32,250 SH   SOLE   0 31,750 500
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 4,542 39,715 SH   SOLE   11,000 27,715 1,000
MONDELEZ INTL INC CL A COM 609207105 1,655 38,523 SH   SOLE   0 37,423 1,100
MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVT CORP COM 609720107 1,445 86,400 SH   SOLE   0 85,500 900
NETFLIX INC COM COM 64110l106 1,088 2,907 SH   SOLE   0 2,907 0
NEWELL CO COM 651229106 2,154 106,110 SH   SOLE   10,000 94,110 2,000
NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL SHS COM 67091k302 398 35,758 SH   SOLE   0 35,758 0
OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVS COM COM 681936100 581 17,725 SH   SOLE   0 17,725 0
PEPSICO INC. COM 713448108 246 2,200 SH   SOLE   0 2,200 0
PFIZER INC. COM 717081103 3,928 89,125 SH   SOLE   7,500 79,325 2,300
PICO HOLDINGS INC COM 693366205 263 20,957 SH   SOLE   20,957 0 0
PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRO COM COM 72766q105 156 12,500 SH   SOLE   12,500 0 0
PPL CORP COM COM 69351T106 219 7,500 SH   SOLE   0 7,500 0
PRESIDENTIAL RLTY NEW CL B COM 741004204 1 74,000 SH   SOLE   0 74,000 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 832 10,000 SH   SOLE   0 10,000 0
READING INTERNATINAL CL A COM 755408101 491 31,100 SH   SOLE   18,500 12,600 0
RED LION HOTELS CORP COM 756764106 2,694 215,547 SH   SOLE   79,500 132,147 3,900
REDWOOD TR INC COM COM 758075402 568 34,966 SH   SOLE   0 33,966 1,000
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMEN COM 76131N101 355 19,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 9,000 0
ROYAL GOLD INC COM 780287108 478 6,200 SH   SOLE   1,000 5,200 0
SANOFI SPONSORED ADR COM 80105n105 415 9,300 SH   SOLE   0 9,300 0
SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS I COM COM 803607100 646 4,000 SH   SOLE   0 4,000 0
SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-ENERGY COM 81369Y506 403 5,318 SH   SOLE   0 5,318 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI HEAL COM 81369y209 249 2,620 SH   SOLE   0 2,620 0
SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS COM 78463v107 338 3,000 SH   SOLE   3,000 0 0
SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD UNIT COM 85207H104 2,458 257,371 SH   SOLE   0 249,971 7,400
STONEMOR PARTNERS L P COM UNIT COM 86183Q100 218 42,500 SH   SOLE   42,500 0 0
TEEKAY SHIPPNG MARS IS COM COM Y8564W103 145 21,500 SH   SOLE   20,000 1,500 0
TRINITY BIOTECH PLC-SPON ADR COM 896438306 79 19,728 SH   SOLE   5,000 14,728 0
UNITED PARCEL SVC INC COM 911312106 210 1,800 SH   SOLE   0 1,800 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS REIT ETF COM 922908553 330 4,095 SH   SOLE   0 4,095 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS STK MRK ETF COM 922908769 405 2,705 SH   SOLE   0 2,705 0
VENTAS INC COM COM 92276F100 1,414 26,000 SH   SOLE   0 26,000 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 348 6,524 SH   SOLE   0 6,524 0
VERTEX ENERGY INC COM COM 92534K107 625 365,769 SH   SOLE   0 365,769 0
VOLT INFO SCIENCES INC COM 928703107 1,346 349,488 SH   SOLE   70,000 272,488 7,000
WAL-MART STORES INC. COM 931142103 979 10,425 SH   SOLE   0 10,125 300
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIAN COM COM 931427108 2,059 28,250 SH   SOLE   5,000 22,750 500
WALT DISNEY CO W/RTS TO PUR COM 254687106 944 8,073 SH   SOLE   0 8,073 0
SEASPAN CORPORATION CUM RED PRD Y75638208 718 28,850 SH   SOLE   0 28,850 0
TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION LT PRD G9108L124 255 10,100 SH   SOLE   0 10,100 0
B RILEY FINL INC SR NT 27 PRD 05580m306 305 11,947 SH   SOLE   0 9,947 2,000
B RILEY FINL INC SR NT 7.25 2 PRD 05580m405 921 36,600 SH   SOLE   0 35,100 1,500
CHS INC 8 CUM REDEEMABLE PFD PRD 12542R209 1,058 35,707 SH   SOLE   0 33,107 2,600
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP PFD A 1/10 PRD 38143Y665 984 43,369 SH   SOLE   0 38,369 5,000
METLIFE INC PFD A FLT RATE PRD 59156R504 534 21,200 SH   SOLE   0 20,400 800
MORGAN STANLEY DEP SHS REPSTG PRD 61747S504 537 23,705 SH   SOLE   0 20,505 3,200
ABERDEEN ASIA PAC INCM COM COM 003009107 107 25,800 SH   SOLE   0 25,800 0
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN MUN N Y PTFL COM 018642207 287 29,597 SH   SOLE   0 29,597 0
BLACKROCK CORE BD TR SHS BEN I COM 09249E101 1,052 82,294 SH   SOLE   0 82,294 0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS C COM COM 09254L107 314 25,000 SH   SOLE   0 25,000 0
BLACKSTONE GSO RTE FND COM COM 09256U105 1,217 67,628 SH   SOLE   0 67,628 0
BOULDER GROWTH & INCOM COM COM 101507101 1,563 139,400 SH   SOLE   0 134,900 4,500
EATON VANCE MUNS TR EV NY MUN COM 27826l322 139 14,147 SH   SOLE   0 14,147 0
FPA NEW INCOME INC COM COM 302544101 187 18,776 SH   SOLE   0 18,776 0
LEUTHOLD FDS INC GRIZZLY SHORT COM 527289797 929 52,650 SH   SOLE   0 51,275 1,375
LORD ABBETT INVT TR SH DURA IN COM 543916464 145 34,960 SH   SOLE   0 34,960 0
LORD ABBETT MUNI INCOM N Y SER COM 543902209 201 18,173 SH   SOLE   0 18,173 0
MFS INTER INCOME FD SH BEN INT COM 55273C107 227 60,300 SH   SOLE   0 60,300 0
NUVEEN DOW 30 DYNAMIC OVERWRIT COM 67075f105 736 37,206 SH   SOLE   0 37,206 0
NUVEEN PA INVT QUALITY COM COM 670972108 207 16,600 SH   SOLE   0 16,600 0
PIMCO CORPORATE OPP FD COM COM 72201B101 350 19,600 SH   SOLE   0 19,600 0
PIMCO DYNAMIC CR INCOM COM SHS COM 72202D106 371 15,400 SH   SOLE   0 15,400 0
RIVERPARK FDS TR STRAT INC RTA COM 76882k751 102 10,899 SH   SOLE   0 10,899 0
TEMPLETON INCOME TR GLO TOTRTN COM 880208855 710 61,219 SH   SOLE   0 61,219 0
BIOLINERX LTD SPONSORED ADR ADR 09071M106 153 143,000 SH   SOLE   0 143,000 0
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC SPONS AD ADR 780259206 1,254 18,400 SH   SOLE   0 18,400 0
TEVA PHARMACEUTCL INDS ADR ADR 881624209 895 41,544 SH   SOLE   0 41,544 0
GM 10JUL19 18.33 C Option 37045V126 303 18,346 SH Call SOLE   11,445 6,901 0