EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
reports (and to all reference to our firm) included in or made a part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 registering 2,000,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock (2,300,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full).
 
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
 
   
New York, New York
July 13, 1998