Author Archives: Editor

It’s official. Society has crumbled.

January 3, 2014- The Post has a typical Post story about a young woman getting in the news for something stupid. This story is about a 20-year-old lady with a bulbous buttocks who posts selfies on Instagram and has millions … Continue reading

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Price of luxury homes nearly doubles in 2013

January 3, 2014- the highly unreliable NY Post real estate section reports bullishly, not as if it is a bubble but rather as sustainable, that, “Housing for the 1 percent is out of control. The median sale price for new … Continue reading

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The Clintons jump on the income inequality bandwagon headed for 2016

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The year in review at a granular level

December 31, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Please find below, in sequential order throughout the year, the most important, or representative, stories of Downtown, from 2013. Happy New Year. The State of Battery Park: 2013 annual letter BPCA now … Continue reading

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It’s a bubble: 16-yo day trader says Twitter valuation does not matter

December 30, 2013- It’s official. The gold standard definition of a stock bubble has been met. The NYT reports, “Max Ganik has no doubts that Twitter’s stock — up 145 percent since it first began trading on Nov. 7 — … Continue reading

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Fireworks over New York Harbor 1-1-2014

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Inauguration setup

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Mayor Bill de Blasio meets BatteryPark.TV

October 6, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV had a nice meeting with Bill de Blasio today.  We endorse him for Mayor (full story to follow). (more…)

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Won’t be fooled again

Skip to the 54-minute mark to watch Roger sing “Won’t be fooled again” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e52v8-NmCNY&feature=share (more…)

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What will they remember from the Bloomberg administration 30-years from now?

December 29, 2013- By Steven E. Greer In the year 2043, when Michael Bloomberg will be 101 years old (he is too healthy to die), what will people remember then as accomplishments of the Bloomberg administration? Thirty years ago, 1983, … Continue reading

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Another City Parks employee arrested

December 30, 2013- If the NYPD use the motto “City’s Finest”, then the Parks Department should be branded “City’s Worst”. Yet another park officer was arrested for a crime. The Post reports, (more…)

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Flip phones are the new cool phone

December 30, 2013- With the news about the Fed’s NSA spying on your cell phones, then Google’s ability to literally track your movements through GPS, the old fashioned flip phone is coming back in style. People in the know, such … Continue reading

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Not just BPC is outraged over sidewalk food vendors

December 28, 2013- The Post reports, “East Villagers are up in arms over a Halal food cart stationed on Avenue A, where residents are complaining of foul-smelling falafel, generator noise and filth — in just three days since its unwelcome … Continue reading

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Daniel Boulud lives up to the hype

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WSJ essentially repeats our tour of Brookfield with Ed Hogan

December 23, 2013– God bless em, our bumbling friends at the WSJ have taken their ideas once again from BatteryPark.TV and reported on the new Brookfield Place, interviewing none other than ed Hogan, just as we did in November. In … Continue reading

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WSJ explains modern steakhouses, such as American Cut or Dylan Prime

December 28, 2013- The WSJ explains well how new “steakhouses”, such as American Cut or Dylan Prime, are much different from the classic style, such as Peter Luger, “And then there’s this: The steakhouse has a guy who throws steaks … Continue reading

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Pit bull attacks toddler in Queens

December 29, 2013- The Post reports, “A 3-year-old girl was injured in a terrifying attack by a pit bull that “came out of nowhere’’ outside a Queens supermarket on Saturday, witnesses and police told The Post.” Gateway prevails over dog … Continue reading

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Best local news gaffes of 2013

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