"People are on the sideline and there is very little market activity," said James Meiskin, president of Plymouth Partners, which represents tenants.

But James Meiskin, president of Plymouth Partners, a brokerage firm that represents tenants, said a lot of his clients were reluctant to look downtown.

"No one should try to profit from this situation," said James Meiskin, president of Plymouth Partners, a brokerage firm that represents tenants.

"In this market, owners can get away with murder," said James Meiskin, the president of Plymouth Partners, which represents tenants.

"There have been better times to be a tenant," said James Meiskin, the president of Plymouth Partners, a tenant's representative.

James Meiskin, president of Plymouth Partners, a tenant representative, said some landlords were playing prospective tenants off each other.

James Meiskin, the president of Plymouth Partners, a brokerage that represents tenants, said he is among the bargain hunters.

A woman who answered the phone at Plymouth Partners yesterday said no one was available in the legal department or any other department to comment on the arrests.

"The pickup is isolated to the 15 best buildings," said James S. Meiskin, president of Plymouth Partners, a brokerage company.

"I'd advise people to extend their lease short-term and stay where they are," said James Meiskin, president of Plymouth Partners, a tenants' broker.