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New York Film Academy founder buys $7.5 Million pad in Ritz-Carlton

February 11, 2014- The Real Deal reports, “Jerry Sherlock, the founder of the New York Film Academy (located nearby on 17 Battery Park South), picked up a condominium at the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton in Battery Park City for $7.55 … Continue reading

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NYPD Commissioner Bratton begins shakeup of top brass

February 11, 2014- DNAinfo reports, “The NYPD shakeup has started. The Chief of Detectives and the head of Internal Affairs are being replaced…..The commissioner told Philip Pulaski, the hard-charging three star chief in charge of the city’s detective bureau, and … Continue reading

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Daily Show features Moscow Shake Shack

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New Executive Chef for Blue Smoke empire

January 28, 2014– By Steven E. Greer I took a long lunch after getting my nails done, so to speak (i.e. haircut), and was chatting with the Director of Operations for all of the Blue Smoke restaurants of the USHG, … Continue reading

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The reason deadly cab drivers keep their TLC licenses

February 10, 2014- The WSJ reports that New York State and City have very narrow definitions of vehicular homicide, including only people driving while drink or on drugs. Therefore, many dangerous drivers with past histories of deadly crashes continue to … Continue reading

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City builds architectural wonder of road salt shed on Canal and West Side Highway

February 9 2014- Curbed reports, “Years in the making, the Canal Street Garbage Garage—Tribeca’s much maligned new building/garbage truck garage—is almost completed. Now, the similarly controversial Spring Street Salt Shed is now set to rise just south of the garage.” … Continue reading

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Pet Squirrel hides his nut in the fur of a Bernese Mountain dog

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Ralph Lauren botches another Olympic with bad taste

January 26, 2014- Recall, for the 2012 summer Olympics, designer Ralph Lauren was criticized for having his Olympic team uniforms manufactured in China. Somehow, he got the contract again for the 2014 Olympics. This time, he learned his lesson, and … Continue reading

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Will nationwide inventory boom hit NYC market?

February 8, 2014– Real Deal reports, “Prices are easing downward as the chokehold on inventory across the U.S. loosens. The distressed properties that investors snapped up in bulk during the economic downturn are finally coming to market along with new … Continue reading

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Restaurateur Danny Meyer gives some travel tips

February 6, 2014- The WSJ reports, “If one person were to be crowned king of New York’s dining scene, there’s a good chance it would be Danny Meyer. Back in 1985, he opened Union Square Cafe, a relaxed yet refined … Continue reading

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Rep. Nadler reaches out to Coast Guard about ferry boat noise

February 4, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD At the Battery Park City subcommittee of the CB1 tonight, at the very end, the most important news of the entire meetings was whispered out by George Calderaro. BatteryPark.TV asked him to … Continue reading

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Jeff Koons adds a Rabbit to Manhattan

January 23, 2014- Artist Jeff Koons installed his latest work in the lobby of the new IBM building on 51 Astor Place. Nearby, in the plaza by WTC Tower 7, is a Koons work, below. Last year, Koons’ Balloon Dog … Continue reading

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Designers leave Lincoln Center for Tribeca’s Spring Studios

January 6, 2014- According to the Racked, which is reporting on rumor (so this is highly unreliable, in other words), Michale Kors and other designers are choosing the new Spring Studios in Tribeca for fashion Week, defecting from Lincoln Center. … Continue reading

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Mayor de Blasio’s social equality platform: A fascinating experiment

January 22, 2013- By Steven E. Greer We are witnessing a fascinating political science experiment unfold in New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio won the office by tapping into the protest vote. Millions of New Yorkers had become disaffected … Continue reading

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This is why sidewalk food vendors are a scourge to communities

February 7, 2014- The Post reports on a sidewalk hotdog vendor who flaunted the city health code and accrued $330,000 in unpaid fines. He used fake ID’s to get new licenses, etc. This is not a rare outlier. Many of … Continue reading

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Residents’ suit against WTC-area ‘over-policing’ gets tossed

February 7, 2014- The Post reports, “A Manhattan judge has tossed a lawsuit by lower Manhattan residents who claimed the tight security plan for the World Trade Center made it seem their neighborhood resembled the “Berlin Wall” — saying the … Continue reading

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$23 Million pad in Ritz-Carlton Battery Park City

January 16, 2014- RealDeal posts, “A penthouse at the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton in Battery Park City has hit the market asking $23 million — quadruple the price it last traded for, in 2005. The 4,293-square-foot duplex at 10 West … Continue reading

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Gristedes to be inspected by the state again

February, 3, 2014- In response to reports of ongoing frozen food and produce quality problems, the New York State Agriculture Department (which oversees grocery stores) will “…conduct a full sanitary inspection of this firm promptly”. The frozen foods are melting, … Continue reading

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Viewership continues to grow like a weed

For the month of January, 2014, total viewership was 27,453 total views, which was a whopping 37% growth over 2013. Of those, 19,000 were unique views, which gives a better indication of the actual number of humans paying attention. For … Continue reading

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It just became more difficult to use a non-profit for personal gain in New York

January 12, 2014- By Steven E. Greer There are certain templates for corruption commonly used by schmucks in New York. As previously reported, one of them is to form a “community center”. The awarding of   construction and other operational contracts … Continue reading

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