Exhibit 2

           ASSIGNMENT WITHOUT RECOURSE, REPRESENTATION
                           OR WARRANTY


      NYLIFE  Government  Mortgage Plus  Limited  Partnership,  a
Massachusetts limited partnership having an address at 51 Madison
Avenue,  New  York,  New York 10010 (herein the  "Assignor"),  in
consideration of ten ($10.00) dollars and other good and valuable
consideration  the receipt and sufficiency of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged,  does  hereby as of August  21,  1996  (herein  the
"Effective  Date") sell, assign, transfer, set  over,  grant  and
convey, without representation, recourse or warranty, express  or
implied,  of  any  sort whatsoever or for any reason  whatsoever,
to Greystone Funding Corporation, having an address at 132 West
57th Street, 60th Floor, New  York, New  York  10019  (herein the
"Assignee"), from and after the Effective  Date, all of Assignor's
right, title, and interest  in and to the following documents
(hereinafter  referred to collectively as the "Documents"):

      1.   Additional Interest Agreement dated May 8, 1991 by and
between HG Partners Limited Partnership ("Borrower") and Assignor;

      2.   Additional Interest Deed of Trust, Security  Agreement
and  Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits dated  May  8,  1991
made  by  Borrower, recorded May 10, 1991, in the Clerk's  Office
Circuit  Court  of  the City of Hampton, State  of  Virginia,  as
Instrument  No.  910005222,  securing performance  of  Borrower's
performance under the Additional Interest Agreement;

      3.   Security  Agreement  dated May  8,  1991  executed  by
Borrower securing Borrower's performance of its obligations under
the Additional Interest Agreement;

      4.  Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security  Agreement
dated  May  8,  1991 executed by Bradley J. Waitzer  (hereinafter
"Waitzer") pledging Waitzer's partnership interest in Borrower to
secure performance of Borrower's obligations under the Additional
Interest Agreement;

      5.   Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated  May  8,  1991 executed by Richard M. Waitzer  (hereinafter
"RMW")  pledging RMW's partnership interest in Borrower to secure
performance  of  Borrower's  obligations  under  the   Additional
Interest Agreement;

      6.   Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated  May  8,  1991  executed by  Scott G. Waitzer  (hereinafter
"SGW")  pledging SGW's partnership interest in Borrower to secure
performance  of  Borrower's  obligations  under  the   Additional
Interest Agreement;

      7.   Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated  May  8,  1991  executed by Edwin S.  Waitzer  (hereinafter
"ESW")  pledging ESW's partnership interest in Borrower to secure
performance  of  Borrower's  obligations  under  the   Additional
Interest Agreement;

      8.   Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated  May  8, 1991 executed by Murray Wholesale Drug Corporation
(hereinafter "Murray") pledging Murray's partnership interest  in
Borrower  to  secure performance of Borrower's obligations  under
the Additional Interest Agreement;

      9.   Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated   May  8,  1991  executed  by  Sterling  Development   Inc.
(hereinafter  "Sterling";  Waitzer, RMW,  SGW,  ESW,  Murray  and
Sterling   being  hereinafter  sometimes  jointly  and  severally
referred   to  as  "Partners")  pledging  Sterling's  partnership
interest   in  Borrower  to  secure  performance  of   Borrower's
obligations under the Additional Interest Agreement;




                                                       Exhibit 2

      10.   Supplemental Interest Agreement dated May 8, 1991  by
and  between  Partners  and Assignor;

      11.  Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated   May  8,  1991  executed  by  Waitzer  pledging  Waitzer's
partnership  interest in Borrower to secure  performance  of  (a)
Partners  obligations under that certain Promissory Note  in  the
amount  of  $1,200,000.00  dated May 8,  1991  made  jointly  and
severally  and  delivered to Assignor by the Partners  as  makers
thereunder (hereinafter the "Note") and (b) Partners' obligations
under the Supplemental Interest Agreement;

      12.  Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated  May  8,  1991  executed by RMW pledging RMW's  partnership
interest  in  Borrower  to secure performance  of  (a)  Partners'
obligations  under  the Note and (b) Partners' obligations  under
the Supplemental Interest Agreement;

      13.  Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated  May  8,  1991  executed by SGW pledging SGW's  partnership
interest  in  Borrower  to secure performance  of  (a)  Partners'
obligations  under  the Note and (b) Partners' obligations  under
the Supplemental Interest Agreement;

      14.  Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated  May  8,  1991  executed by ESW pledging ESW's  partnership
interest  in  Borrower  to secure performance  of  (a)  Partners'
obligations  under  the Note and (b) Partners' obligations  under
the Supplemental Interest Agreement;

      15.  Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated May 8, 1991 executed by Murray pledging Murray' partnership
interest  in  Borrower  to secure performance  of  (a)  Partners'
obligations  under  the Note and (b) Partners' obligations  under
the Supplemental Interest Agreement;

      16.  Pledge of Partnership Interests and Security Agreement
dated  May  8,  1991  executed  by Sterling  pledging  Sterling's
partnership  interest in Borrower to secure  performance  of  (a)
Partners'   obligations  under  the  Note  and   (b)   Partners's
obligations under the Supplemental Interest Agreement;

      TOGETHER with the bonds, notes or obligations described  in
the  Documents and all moneys and interest due and to become  due
thereon from and after the Effective Date.

      TO  HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto the Assignee, and to the
successors,  legal representatives and assigns  of  the  Assignee
forever from and after the Effective Date.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor has caused this Assignment  to
be  executed by its duly authorized officer on this  19th  day of
August, 1996.

Witness:                      NYLIFE Mortgage Government Plus
                              Limited Partnership

                              By: NYLIFE Realty Inc. general
                                  partner


/s/  Neil D. Bramwell           By:  /s/   Kevin M. Micucci
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Name: Neil D. Bramwell          Name:  Kevin M. Micucci
                                Title: President 




State of New York  )
                   )  ss.:
County of New York )

      On this 19th day of  August, 1996, before  me personally  came Kevin M. 
Micucci,  to me known, who  being by  me duly sworn did  depose and  say that 
he resides at  336 Kimberly Place,  West Islip, NY 11795;  that NYLIFE
Realty Inc., the general partner of the corporation which executed the foregoing
instrument on behalf of NYLIFE  Government  Mortgage  Plus  Limited Partnership,
the Massachusetts limited partnership described in the foregoing instrument;
and  that  he signed his name thereto by order of the Board of Directors of said
corporation.


                                           /s/ Elizabeth M. Akian
                                           ----------------------
                                             Notary Public

                                           ELIZABETH M. AKIAN
                                      Notary Public, State of New York
                                               No. 5027206
                                       Qualified in New York County
                                      Commission Expires May 2, 1998