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Sheldon Silver’s son-in-law busted by FBI for pulling a Bernie Madoff

April 1, 2015- The Post reports, “A son-in-law of disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, (more…)

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IMG’s Fashion Week does not choose WTC for new home

Update April 13, 2015- Well, we tried to lobby all the powers that be, but failed. IMG’s Fashion (more…)

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The Real Reason College Tuition Costs So Much

April 5, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD The NYT has a nice essay explaining why college tuition is out of control. They first detail the (more…)

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Citi Bike program saved by Related real estate company

Update March 30, 2015- The Post reports that the new operators of the Citi Bike Program (more…)

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The NYT food reviewer Pete Wells again points out that food is too expensive in Manhattan

April 9, 2015- By Steven E. Greer I am warming up to Pete Wells, the NYT food critic. He and I have seen eye to eye on many (more…)

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The subways are so bad now that even jaded New Yorkers want action

March 19, 2015- New Yorkers like to think that they are tough and demanding, but they actually (more…)

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Why did Bill Thompson abruptly leave BPCA?

May 16, 2012 The New York World has an exposé on Bill Thompson, our most recent Chairman of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), that could explain why he suddenly stepped down. It seems that he was cutting lucrative deals with … Continue reading

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FiDi residents also dislike their Gristedes

April 4, 2015- BP.TV has extensively reported on the bad conditions of the Gristedes in BPC, (more…)

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Manhattan DA wants to crack down on political corruption

March 30, 2015- Aiding the U.S. Attorney, Manhattan’s DA Cyrus Vance Jr. is calling for tougher local laws against political corruption. (more…)

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Feds seeking to seize Sheldon Silver’s kickback cash

April 2, 2015- The Post reports, “On Tuesday, Bharara, as expected, upped the ante by seeking (more…)

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New Yorkers spend nearly 60% of income on rent: study

March 3, 2014- The Post reports, “City residents are now shelling out nearly 60 percent of their (more…)

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Federal bills aiding charter schools move forward

March 28, 2015- This will not please the pro-teacher’s-union members of CB1, such as Jeff (more…)

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NY Post quotes the great plastic surgeon Steven E Greer, MD

October 22, 2014– Why the NY Post called me about this story, I have no idea. But the Great Dr. Greer was quoted today. (more…)

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FIKA coffee and chocolates to open in WTC Tower 4

November 18, 2014- The Post reports that FIKA will be opening at the ground (more…)

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New York Governor’s son eaten by cannibals, really

December 23, 2014- The Post reports, “The public will finally get to see “The Search for Michael Rockefeller” (more…)

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Broadsheet publishes story on affordable housing with major error

March 24, 2015- The local advertising flier called the Broadsheet (BS) posted a story today (more…)

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Told you so: NYT’s Pete Wells agrees with BP.TV that Little Park has issues

March 24, 2015- By Steven E. Greer I recently slammed the new Andrew Carmellini restaurant in the Smyth Hotel in Tribeca without (more…)

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City Council wants to make it harder to force tenants out

February 26, 2015- Crain’s reports, “Manhattan Councilman Daniel Garodnick plans to introduce a bill (more…)

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How Apple TV will kill off expensive bundled cable TV plans

March 22, 2015- The LA Times reports, “Anyone who’s been thinking about cutting the pay-TV (more…)

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Don’t buy Staten Island cocaine

March 19, 2015- Don’t do drugs, folks. The Post reports, “The data showed that overdoses among (more…)

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