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Spy Drone lobbyists and a WSJ propaganda piece

May 17, 2014- Opinion By Steven E. Greer, MD The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is truly an evil organization for many reasons. For example, they have a large feature section today touting drones as safe friendly ways to take family … Continue reading →

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Taste of Tribeca leaves one scratching their head

(Correction: see comments section) May 17, 2014- By Steven E. Greer I stumbled into the Taste of Tribeca event on Duane and Greenwich Streets today. It looked as if almost all of the restaurants participated, which got my hopes up. … Continue reading →

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Charter schools defeat Public Advocate Leticia James in court

May 17, 2014- The local politicians in bed with the powerful school unions lost a battle in court. The WSJ reports, “Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Eileen Rakower dismissed a lawsuit by the city’s public advocate seeking to block co-locations (more…)

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Mike Novogratz bids $4.7 Billion for Stuyvesant Town

May 13, 2014- The Masters of the Universe who made fame and fortune in hedge funds are finding the markets too challenging these days. They seem to be slowly morphing into (more…)

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Awesome. Even more ferry boats to now dock at Vesey Street slip and honk their horns

May 13, 2014- The Post reports, “The first commuter ferry to travel within Manhattan on the Hudson River will launch next week to serve residents of midtown’s transit-starved Far West Side. (more…)

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All leaders of CB1 to be re-elected unopposed

May 5, 2014- By Steven E. Greer As a great example of the need for term limits within the Community Board system, the executive committee elections will be coming up soon in June. BatteryPark.TV has learned that all of the … Continue reading →

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J&R auctions inventory this week

May 9, 2014- A reader sent us this tip. J&R Electronics, which BatteryPark.TV first reported accurately was closing down, is now auctioning off all the inventory next week. ___________________________________________________ Famous J & R Music Consumer Electronics Superstore Tuesday, May 13 … Continue reading →

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Lady who drafted city bills, Alix Pustilnik, now BPCA General Counsel

May 11, 2014- After the BPCA’s former General Counsel, Phyllis Taylor, abruptly “resigned” last year (along with the departure of Anne Fenton and Matt Monahan), there has been a void in that position. (more…)

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Pier-A nightclub and beer garden is delayed

May 8, 2014- A source close to the BPCA told BP.TV that construction of the outdoor “plaza” adjacent to Pier-A is behind schedule, and causing the planned opening of the city’s largest nightclub inside Pier-A to be delayed. (more…)

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Be thankful if your mother is alive

May 11, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD This week, over the course of several hours, I had to admit both of my parents into hospitals. One was pre-planned. One was an emergency. (more…)

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BNY Mellon looking at Brookfield Place

May 9, 2014- BNY Mellon sold their headquarters on Broadway near Wall Street. A real estate blog is reporting that they are looking at Brookfield Place to relocate. (more…)

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Good reporting in Downtown Express on crime-plagued Greenhouse nightclub

May 9, 2014- reporter Sam Spokony of Downtown Express seems to have emulated BatteryPark.TV style by shaming the deadbeat local leaders into doing the right thing. (more…)

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Michelin blew a tire: Jungsik is unworthy of any stars

October 16, 2013- By Steven E. Greer I was invited to visit Jungsik, the 2-star Michelin rated restaurant in Tribeca that serves “New Korean”. It is somewhat of an enigma, earning good reputations in the press yet having few customers. … Continue reading →

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Road trip: Hill Country BBQ on 26th Street by Broadway

Update January 17, 2014- there used to be audio to the video, but YouTube removed it. Somehow, their computers detected that a live cover band singing a Guns N roses song was a Copyright violation. June 26, 2013- By Steven … Continue reading →

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Road trip: The Bakehouse in Meatpacking District

April 6, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD We took a road trip today to taste for ourselves the Bakehouse pancakes we saw on the TV show “Toni On“. The chef/owner is Philippe Bonsignour, and his wife, Maude, also manages. … Continue reading →

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Reserve Cut: A much needed kosher steak house Downtown

February 6, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Opened since October of 2013, in the Setai building by the New York Stock Exchange, Reserve Cut is the only kosher steakhouse Downtown. Owned and managed by Albert Allaham, Reserve Cut has attracted … Continue reading →

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Review: American Cut Tribeca

October 12, 2013- By Steven E. Greer American Cut recently opened in Tribeca at 363 Greenwich Street, near Franklin Street. It is a joint venture between Chef Marc Forgione and the LDV Hospitality group. The first American Cut is located … Continue reading →

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BPC has highest housing price jump in the country

March 22, 2014- Bloomberg and Zillow have a report on the cities with the largest housing price jumps. Battery Park City topped the chart, with an average 97% increase in prices, year over year. (more…)

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Port Authority’s legal bills for whitewash report climbing

May 8, 2014- BatteryPark.TV first reported that New York’s own BPCA used taxpayer dollars to pay private lawyers to “investigate” an internal scandal, and exonerate Chairman Dennis Mehiel. Then, the NY/NJ Port Authority made national news when New Jersey’s Governor … Continue reading →

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