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Did the Supreme Court just throw Shelly Silver a get-out-of-jail-for-free card?

Update August 25, 2016- As predicted below, Shelly Silver is getting off the hook, it seems. He has successfully delayed jail time for a year, says the Post. (more…)

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Again, the Hudson River collects a dead body by Battery Park

August 25, 2016- The Post reports that a dead body was found in (more…)

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Former NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Timoney funeral receives much fanfare

August 24, 2016- John Timoney was the NYPD Deputy Commissioner and recently lost a battle with lung caner. (more…)

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Pier 26 new restaurant, City Winery, gets slammed by Eater

August 23, 2016- Every decision made by the HRPT’s director Madelyn Wils seems to be a bad one. (more…)

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Nobu FiDi stalled?

August 23, 2016- Last week, I peeked into the 195 Broadway location for the new Nobu and saw (more…)

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Le Pain Quotidien at Gateway Plaza entrance opens

August 20, 2016- Le Pain Quotidien at the Gateway Plaza entrance opens tomorrow. The sidewalk seating is an unexpected surprise. (more…)

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Pick-A-Bagel on South End Ave closes

August 20, 2016- The worst restaurant in BPC (and that is saying a lot, given that we have Picasso Pizza (more…)

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Images of the new Shake Shack in Fulton Station

August 20, 2016- As a shareholder, I checked out the new Shake Shack in Fulton Station. They serve breakfast, like the one in Grand Central. (more…)

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Saks Fifth Avenue windows going in, for September opening

August 20, 2016- Saks Fifth Avenue in Brookfield place is moving along. The windows are going in and workers (more…)

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Sticker shock at the tunnels

August 20, 2016- by Steven E. Greer I drove through the Lincoln Tunnel last night and was shocked that the fee is now $15. The huge fees (more…)

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Brookfield’s use of the marina is your worst nightmare

Update May 21, 2016- This failed exhibition race finally aired on NBC. However, the billionaire who owns Oracle pays the network to air this, as an infomercial for his hobby. There is (more…)

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Maritime building renovation now stalled

August 20, 2016- First, the Poulakakos and Dermot teams backed out. Now, no one wants to touch this money drain being bungled by Mayor de Blasio’s EDC. (more…)

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Did Governor Cuomo or Mayor de Blasio rig the primary elections?

Update August 18, 2016- If it is true that Cuomo and the DNC conspired to keep pro-Bernie voters away from the booths during the primaries (see below), then the Russian (more…)

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Court ruling could allow feds to seize Silver and Skelos’ pensions

August 17, 2016- The Post reports, “A federal Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday could pave the (more…)

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Exclusive (good) photos of the new Downtown Eataly

August 2, 2016- Le District is in for some trouble. (more…)

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Gateway Plaza resident complains about Jenifer Rajkumar’s campaign thugs pounding on apartment doors

June 17, 2016- Jenifer Rajkumar lives in Gateway plaza and is making a vain attempt to become (more…)

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GiGi Li tries again to become a member of the Lower Manhattan cabal

Update August 9, 2016- The same Gigi Li who was pushed out of her last election is resurfacing, under the umbrella of Margaret Chin. This China coalition wants to conquer BPC.  (more…)

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Tip of the Week: How to prevent Microsoft Windows 10 from spying on you

August 15, 2016- by Steven E. Greer As you might recall, I tried my best to become an Apple computer guy but found the Steve Jobs (more…)

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The Apple store in the Oculus slated to open this week

Update August 15, 2016- Barry Hauptman took this photo. (more…)

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Is it better to rent or buy?

Update August 12, 2016- The folks at Lending tree saw our story and asked us to post a link to their own calculator. (more…)

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