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BPCA fires PEP force

October 28, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Likely as a direct result of BatteryPark.TV reporting (and other steps taken, which we cannot divulge here), (more…)

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Washington lawmakers are asking the EPA to weigh in on whether artificial turf fields cause cancer

October 26, 2015- NBC reports, “Washington lawmakers are asking the Environmental Protection (more…)

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U.S. New-Home Sales Tumble in September

October 27, 2015- The WSJ reports, “Sales of newly built homes fell across the country in September, (more…)

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NY Post wants the LMDC to shut down once and for all

October 26, 2015- The Post essays, “The “temporary” agency that won’t die — the Lower Manhattan (more…)

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Ex-Lehman Brothers trader turned restaurateur fails

October 24, 2015- The Post has a story about the stunning fall of a once thriving restaurant (more…)

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Landlords reduce rent. Has the bubble bursting begun?

October 22, 2015- Observer reports, “The question has long been asked, when will the bottom fall out on retail rents? The answer appears to be now. (more…)

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Sharp decline in demand leaves the Hamptons with glut of luxury homes

October 22, 2015- Crain’s reports, “New Yorkers who want to buy a high-end retreat in the Hamptons (more…)

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Latest lame plan by HRPT to “Salvage Pier 40”

October 21, 2015- The NYT was leaked the scoop (by HRPT PR people) of their latest plan to salvage Pier-40. Surprise, surprise. It involves air rights sales to St. John’s across the street. (more…)

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Starr restaurants rake in the dough

October 19, 2015- A Philadelphia outlet reports, “Three of Stephen Starr’s restaurants have made (more…)

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Under Mayor De Blasio, New Yorkers smoke pot in public with impunity

October 18, 2015- We have previously reported how the local PEP flagrantly ignore the problem (more…)

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Danny Meyer abolishes tipping at his restaurants

October 14, 2015- Sit down for this, because I am actually going to compliment Danny Meyer. (more…)

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Brookfield hires new leasing officer for Brookfield Place

October 12, 2015- Observer reports, “Less than five months after being hired by The Rockefeller Group, Michael Goldban has been scooped up by Brookfield Property Partners. He is now senior vice president of retail leasing at Brookfield, based on the 15th floor … Continue reading

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The unethical side of “journalism”

October 10, 2015- by Steven E. Greer At the October 6th CB1 meeting, Tom Goodkind was trying to be nice and give public recognition (more…)

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Jersey City Proposes Legislation to Legalize Airbnb

October 12, 2015- The NYT reports, “New Jersey’s second largest city often resembles a more affordable, (more…)

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Pier 26 gets an architect and cash from Citigroup

October 9, 2015- “Pier 26 announced the selection of two prominent designers: the architect (more…)

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Update: Our $5 Million dog run inflates the cost of other ones

Update October 7, 2015- A local dog run that cost $1 Million is making news because the residents in (more…)

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Sheldon Silver’s criminal trial begins soon

October 4, 2015- We did some digging. The federal dockets currently list (more…)

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Downtown Vacancy Rate Climbs As Inventory Hits Market

October 2, 2015- Consistent with our essay “If you build it, they won’t come“, Observer reports, “Despite some high-profile relocations Downtown in the third (more…)

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Another PR-placed puff-piece on Danny Meyer

October 2, 2015- The NYT, desperate for revenue, is placing more and more PR-driven stories. (more…)

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Another crappily built glass box condo Downtown

October 2, 2015- The Post reports, “The condo board of 101 Warren St. in Tribeca, where three-bedroom (more…)

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