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Preet Bharara fines owner of Solaire, Verdesian $500,000

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Editor

February 15, 2017- U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara fined the owner of the North BPC buildings The Solaire (20 River terrace), and The Verdesian (211 North End Ave), “…a civil  (more…)

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Game of Kitchens: Todd English is the latest to back out of the Downtown W Hotel restaurant

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Editor

Update February 23, 2017- Todd English has also backed out for the reasons we described below. (more…)

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We need eyes and ears

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Editor

If you plan to attend any CB1 meeting, please send us (more…)

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Doctor who runs 200 Chambers Urgent Care being investigated by NY Health Department

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Editor

April 5, 2013- We previously reported on the lack of board certification of Dr. Steve Okhravi: the man (more…)

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Woman dies falling from Oculus escalator

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Editor

February 11, 2017- The Post reports, “A woman died at the World Trade Center’s soaring Oculus transit (more…)

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Tip of the Week: Don’t mess with a federal judge

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Editor

February 5, 2017- by Steven E. Greer As viewers of BPTV know, I am in a federal legal battle with the BPCA and Howard Milstein (more…)

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Silverstein’s 4 WTC lands Spotify as client

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Editor

February 16, 2017- The Post reports, “The world’s leading music-streaming company signed (more…)

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Tribeca home values are double that of BPC

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Editor

December 14, 2016- A local news site reported on a proprietary database of home listings and pointed (more…)

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SouthWestNY bites the dust. Big bar coming next.

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Editor

Update January 11, 2017- SouthWestNY is going out of business. They will turn it into a big bar (more…)

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349 unsold Milstein condos to hit market in BPC for $430M

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Editor

November 4, 2016- The Real Deal blog is reporting what we have previously reported in detail, months ago. (more…)

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Thieves steal $10,000 in handbags from BPC Saks

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Editor

February 6, 2017- DNAinfo reports, “Two men stole more than $10,000 worth of handbags from Saks Fifth Avenue (more…)

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Cuomo cronies keep control of North Cove Marina

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Editor

Update January 9, 2017- The recent CB1 meeting revealed the new caretaker of the North Cove Marina sailing club. (more…)

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BPCA meeting today indicates they might have violated RFP contract law

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Editor

January 26, 2017- On the agenda for the BPCA board meeting today, it lists as a topic “Authorization to (more…)

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Our new neighbor is El Chapo

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Editor

January 24, 2017- Lower Manhattan is really in decline. Infamous crime lords have moved in. The NYT reports on the (more…)

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BatteryPark.TV wins major victory in federal lawsuit against the BPCA and Howard Milstein

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Editor

Update January 17, 2017- The BPCA has fired its entire legal team and replaced it with a firm (more…)

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Review: Chick-fil-A

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Editor

February 4, 2017- by Steven E. Greer It is somewhat ironic that I, King of Chicken Sandwiches and inventor of the Shake Shack Chick’n Sandwich, (more…)

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Woman on bike hit and killed by SUV at West Side Highway and Chambers Street

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Editor

Update February 3, 2017- The defendant, 26-year old Samuel Silva, pleaded guilty in a deal offered by the (more…)

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Anti-Trump protests today in Battery Park

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Editor

January 29th, 2017- Some anti-Trump protestors are meeting now in the Battery, which they incorrectly (more…)

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Protestors swarm Goldman Sachs headquarters

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Editor

January 20, 2017- Protesting Trump’s appointment of several Goldman Sachs alumni to his cabinet, people (more…)

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The Broadsheet botches food story

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Editor

February 1, 2017- The Broadsheet covered the fact that Le District’s internal chef-table restaurant (more…)

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