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U.S. New-Home Sales Tumble in September

October 27, 2015- The WSJ reports, “Sales of newly built homes fell across the country in September, (more…)

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My favorite tree

October 25, 2015- I planted this thing a long time ago. (more…)

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NY Post wants the LMDC to shut down once and for all

October 26, 2015- The Post essays, “The “temporary” agency that won’t die — the Lower Manhattan (more…)

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Letter from viewer to the mayor about dangerous golf carts on our sidewalks

October 15, 2015- Letter from Viewer Dear Mr. Mayor: I am writing to make you aware of a dangerous situation being created by the Battery Park City (more…)

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The HRPT is run by idiots

October 19, 2015- Opinion by Steven E. Greer I attended the beginning of the CB1 and HRPT meeting tonight about the future of Pier-26 (more…)

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Photos 10-23-2015

October 23, 2015 (more…)

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Ex-Lehman Brothers trader turned restaurateur fails

October 24, 2015- The Post has a story about the stunning fall of a once thriving restaurant (more…)

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Sheldon Silver trial to begin next week

October 22, 2015- Sheldon Silver’s federal prosecution trial begins next week. The WSJ reports, (more…)

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Rosa Mexicano Tribeca: El Vez gets some serious competition

October 24, 2015- The website for Rosa Mexicano announced that the Tribeca location on Murray Street (more…)

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Tip of the Week: How to turn your iPhone into a laptop

October 18, 2015- by Seven E. Greer I bought the new iPhone 6s. To turn it into a pseudo-laptop, I connect it via Bluetooth to an (more…)

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Outrage over BPCA ignoring the public on the West Thames turf field plans

October 6, 2015 (more…)

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Bombshell: One sleazy New Jersey family is responsible for the Seaport tourist helicopters

October 18, 2015- The Post reports, “A nonprofit fighting a City Council proposal to ban tourist (more…)

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Landlords reduce rent. Has the bubble bursting begun?

October 22, 2015- Observer reports, “The question has long been asked, when will the bottom fall out on retail rents? The answer appears to be now. (more…)

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Sharp decline in demand leaves the Hamptons with glut of luxury homes

October 22, 2015- Crain’s reports, “New Yorkers who want to buy a high-end retreat in the Hamptons (more…)

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Review: Showtime’s new TV drama “Billions”

August 14, 2015- By Steven E. Greer I almost started this post by writing, “They finally made a movie about my life”, but then I realized (more…)

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Artificial turf fields are such a bad idea

September 9, 2015- by Steven E. Greer The local news is reporting a case of a local high school football team that suffered burn injuries (more…)

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Latest lame plan by HRPT to “Salvage Pier 40”

October 21, 2015- The NYT was leaked the scoop (by HRPT PR people) of their latest plan to salvage Pier-40. Surprise, surprise. It involves air rights sales to St. John’s across the street. (more…)

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Is the BPCA backing away from the West Thames turf project?

October 20, 2015- We previously reported on the investigation by the City Comptroller of the BPCA (more…)

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Exclusive: New York State Inspector General investigates dubious construction contracts awarded by the BPCA

Update October 1, 2015- The man who used to be in charge of overseeing the RFP contract process (more…)

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Exclusive: Port Authority delays jeopardize entire retail project under the World Trade Center sites

October 20, 2015- by Steven E. Greer We previously posted our exclusive video tour of the WTC “Oculus”, which will be the most (more…)

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