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Note 8 - Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 
8
- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Office Lease
During
2016,
the Company rented office space in New York, NY on a month-to-month basis at a monthly rent of approximately
$16,700
per month, for an aggregate of approximately
$201,000
for the year ended
December 31, 2016.
Effective
January 1, 2017,
the Company moved to a new temporary office location in Brooklyn, NY on a month-to month basis at a monthly rent of approximately
$6,000
per month. The temporary office rental was pending completion of the Company’s permanent office location in the same Brooklyn, NY building. On
May 16, 2017,
the Company entered into a
five
-year lease agreement for new permanent office space, the Company is obligated to pay a monthly rent of approximately
$9,000
for the period from
May 16, 2017
through
March 31, 2022. 
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations under the lease agreement referred above:
 
Payment Due By Year
 
 
 
2017
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2021
 
 
2022
 
 
Total
 
Contractual Obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rent Obligations
  $
54,000
    $
108,000
    $
108,000
    $
108,000
    $
108,000
    $
27,000
    $
405,000
 
                                                         
Total
  $
54,000
    $
108,000
    $
108,000
    $
108,000
    $
108,000
    $
27,000
    $
405,000
 
 
Contingencies
In accordance with ASC Topic
450,
when applicable, we record accruals for contingencies when it is probable that a liability will be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We
may
become involved in or subject to, routine litigation, claims, disputes, proceedings and investigations in the ordinary course of business, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.