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Review: New Twinkies are awesome

July 25, 2013- We had a kindergartner write us this review, “The new Twinkies are awesome”. We agree. (more…)

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Downtown Little League All Star Softball advances to championship

July 17, 2013- By Scott Morrison The girls (9 to 10 ages) Downtown Little League All Star Softball Team  just beat Garden City South, 2 to 0, in the 3rd game of the Section Tournament. They play in the Section … Continue reading

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Town cars block all yellow taxis from Gateway taxi line

July 23, 2013- Perhaps as a result of recent court rulings allowing the Bloomberg administration plan to proceed, which allows livery cabs to behave more like yellow taxis, the taxi lineup by the Gateway Plaza entrance is not completely occupied … Continue reading

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Brookfield finally admits “Coming in 2014”

July 18, 2013- To no one’s surprise, Brookfield has given up on the opening date of 2013 for Brookfield Place. Battle of the restaurants: Goldman Sachs v Brookfield Place (more…)

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Blue Smoke adds tamales for Restaurant Week

July 23, 2013- Authentic corn-wrapped tamales added for restaurant Week, part of a $25 three-course meal. (Not surprisingly, North End Grill is not participating) (more…)

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The new Pier 26 dog run and park

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Sequoia tree killed by Hurricane Sandy

Update July 22, 2013- This Sequoia has died and will be removed and replaced with one more sturdy in saltwater conditions.   May 7, 2013- The sequoia tree seems to be surviving, with green shoots appearing. (more…)

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Morton’s Steakhouse

Morton’s opened on Albany and Washington Streets, next to the 9/11 Memorial. Tell us what you think. (more…)

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Exclusive: BPCA to remove remaining trees on esplanade

Update July 22, 2013- As we first reported exclusively, the BPCA is planning to chop down more trees on the esplanade that are still standing and that were not obviously damaged by the storms. Of course, anytime a tree is … Continue reading

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Zinnias 2013

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Let there be bacon

July 18, 2012- Admittedly, we missed the memo on this one, but we just learned that Shake Shack in Battery Park has the SmokeShack that debuted in April elsewhere. It’s the normal stuff with bacon available. You can also get … Continue reading

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Made in the shade

July 16, 2013- With the 100-degree East Coast heat wave, we found these images under The Conrad cooling. (more…)

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NBC’s Brian Williams insults all New Yorkers in the vilest of ways

July 17, 2013- For some unknown reason driven by an agenda, NBC’s Brian Williams is critical of Citi Bikes. It is likely an agenda favoring the powerful NYC taxi industry, or simply an agenda to retaliate against Mayor Bloomberg. Watch … Continue reading

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CB3 session for gripes about Citi Bikes turns into lovefest

July 17, 2013- Stephen Miller posted these comments on Twitter about a planned session in a school auditorium to vent gripes about Citi Bikes. However, only 25 people showed, and they all loved the bikes. @miller_stephen  CB 3 committee booked … Continue reading

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Citi Bikes stolen from Irish Memorial rack. Fools busted.

July 17, 2013- DNAinfo is reporting, “On July 10, Rafael Vasquez, 38, yanked at more than 10 Citi Bikes at the bike share dock near 8 River Terrace after 1 a.m., police said. When one blue bike came loose from … Continue reading

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DOJ calls out WSJ and others for making up “sources” on SAC Capital stories

July 17, 2013- DowntownTV has the best sources possible relating to the prosecution of SAC Capital and founder Stevie Cohen, and also was the source for numerous front-page WSJ articles since 2011. That is how we were confident that most … Continue reading

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CB1 finally holds meeting about Pier 26 music concerts

In response to BatteryPark.TV reporting that the concerts on Pier 26 were organized without CB1 or community input, as leaders of CB1, also on HRPT boards, likely knew full well what was transpiring, the C1 is now going to discuss … Continue reading

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Shake Shack, of all places, now has best tap beer on the block

July 16, 2013- Union Square’s newest fining dining restaurant, North End Grill, on the Conrad Hotel block, used to have the best array of 33 degree tap beers. For (more…)

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