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Skateboarders vandalize esplanade art

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Editor

February 14, 2012  by Steven Greer BatteryPark.TV has been the only local news source to accurately report on the violent threat from the growing numbers of teenage skateboard gangs. Because they are underage, many people tend to dismiss them. However, … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Editor

This photo is appropriate for Photo of the Week given that it is Valentine’s Day soon   (more…)

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How to handle harassing town car solicitations on Vesey Street

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Editor

February 10, 2012 By Steven Greer On any given busy work day, anyone wearing business casual or a suit, trying to cross Vesey Street from the WFC to the Goldman Sachs alley, will be harassed by numerous town car drivers … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Live slams Huffington Post for copying other’s content

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Editor

https://youtu.be/4ZZgEvFsnO8 BatteryPark.TV makes original content often copied by other news aggregating farms with little original content. Therefore, this SNL video was quite satisfying to watch. (more…)

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Exclusive: Man kills self falling from Rector Place window

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Editor

February 11, 2012 (updated February 12 at 9:35 AM) BatteryPark.TV has learned that at 5:55 AM this morning, a man named Jimmy Taso, 28 years old, somehow fell from his window and died upon impact at 300 Rector Place. The … Continue reading →

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Is it better to rent or buy?

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Editor

February 11, 2012 The New York Times has an excellent interactive calculator to determine whether it is better to rent or buy an apartment. Essentially, at New York City prices and taxes, it is far better to rent. The graphic … Continue reading →

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Port Authority Called ‘Dysfunctional’ as Trade Center Costs Rise

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Editor

By CHARLES V. BAGLI The New York Times Published: February 7, 2012 The estimated cost of rebuilding the World Trade Center has grown to at least $14.8 billion, up from $11 billion in 2008, according to an audit commissioned by … Continue reading →

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Goldman Sachs delivers with Shake Shack

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Editor

https://youtu.be/Fp8VQpvq-A4 June 4, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD Goldman Sachs might be on the road to redemption. After taking away the neighborhood gym, there is finally evidence of betterment to the local community. One of Danny Meyer’s high-end, ultra healthy … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Editor

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The Two Towers

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Editor

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Beating Time

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Editor

We found this funny. The youngsters playing on the turf fields must not have much respect for time, as they beat the clock to oblivion with soccer balls, etc. (more…)

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Ed Koch: Will Governor Cuomo become Obama’s VP?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Editor

July 7, 2011 We spoke with former Mayor Ed Koch again today. In Part 1, we asked him to prognosticate as to whether President Obama would shift VP Biden to Secretary of State and make Governor Cuomo the new VP … Continue reading →

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Huge crowds for Chinese New Year celebrations at the Winter Garden

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Editor

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Goldman Sachs transforms BPC from a Staten Island annex vibe into the new Tribeca

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Editor

January 10, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD Battery Park City, since its formation in the early 70’s, has always been viewed by most New Yorkers as more of a Staten Island annex rather than a true part of Manhattan, and … Continue reading →

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Benvenuti Pizzeria

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Editor

South Battery Park now has once again a local pizzeria and Italian deli. Benvenuti has opened up in the former location of Samantha’s. (This restaurant has not yet been review) Please post your comments in the section below. (212) 945-2100 … Continue reading →

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Will Fox Studios or Wall Street Journal move Downtown?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Editor

Crain’s has an article that mentions once again how News Corporation, parent company of Fox Studios and The Wall Street Journal, might move into some office space in the World Trade Center. Of course, the Dow Jones offices used to … Continue reading →

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Photos of the Week

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Editor

The following photos were submitted by John Brindisi (Click images to expand to full screen) (more…)

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Kutsher’s Tribeca

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Editor

186 Franklin St.  212-431-0606 (This restaurant has not yet been reviewed)  Please post your comments in the section below. BatteryPark.TV was invited to lunch at the new Kutsher’s Tribeca. Lunch service just began a few days ago and we dined … Continue reading →

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Gypsy cabs illegally soliciting people crossing Vesey Street by Goldman Sachs

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Editor

January 13, 2012 If you have been harassed lately by gypsy cab drivers, out of their car and soliciting clients, as you walk across Vesey Street from the WFC toward Goldman Sachs, you are not alone. As the new restaurants … Continue reading →

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Three Cunard Oceanliners Together Again

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Editor

January 13, 2011 Once again, a trio of flagships from the British Cunard cruise line (The Queen Mary 2, The Queen Victoria and The Queen Elizabeth) came together in New York Harbor. A similar gathering took place in 2008. (Heat … Continue reading →

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