**Exhibit      31.1**

**CERTIFICATION      OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

| 1. | I                have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The Alpine                Group, Inc.; |
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| 2. | Based                on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                of a                material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                the                statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements                were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this                report; |
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| 3. | Based                on my knowledge, the condensed consolidated financial statements,                and                other financial information included in this report, fairly present                in all                material respects the financial condition, results of operations                and cash                flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in                this                report; |
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| 4. | The                registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for                establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as                defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the                registrant and have: |
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| (a)   | designed              such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure              controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure              that material information relating to the registrant, including its              consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those              entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being              prepared; and |
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| (b)   | evaluated              the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures              and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness              of              the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period              covered by this report based on such evaluation;              and |
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| (c)   | disclosed              in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over              financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent              fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case              of an              annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely              to              materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial              reporting. |
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| 5. | The                registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based                on our                most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,                to                the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's                board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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| (a)   | all              significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or              operation of internal control over financial reporting which are              reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,              process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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| (b)   | any              fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other              employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal              control              over financial reporting. |
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|   | /s/Steven                S. Elbaum                                    |
|   | Steven                S. ElbaumChief                Executive Officer |