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How safe are soft-target buildings Downtown?

October 16, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The real estate blog Commercial Observer reports on the security measures being taken by large real estate companies, such as Durst and Silverstein. (more…)

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The housing bubble is deflating

October 1, 2014- As further evidence that the housing bubble is deflating anticipating a rise in interest rates, Crain’s reports that residential (more…)

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Health Department warns about the fish caught by Chinatown restaurants

March 5, 2014- Many people have speculated that the army of fisherman on the esplanade of BPC, each with multiple rods cast into the Hudson, are actually professional fisherman selling their catch to Chinatown restaurants. That is why this story … Continue reading

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Review: Daniel: “It tastes like soap”

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Brookfield Place glass cube on Vesey Street goes up

October 9, 2014- The Vesey Street entrance to Brookfield Place is making progress. (The office windows to the right used to be my old Merrill Lynch office on the ninth floor) (more…)

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It’s time for a BPCA corruption probe

May 10, 2014- The Post reports, “The head of the Port Authority has ordered a top-to-bottom internal probe by the agency’s inspector general to investigate claims of corruption in a lawsuit filed by the former No. 2 cop, The Post … Continue reading

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Tribeca’s New York Dolls settles lawsuit for $4.3 Million

October 7, 2014- Tribeca’s strip club, New York Dolls, that somehow gets its liquor license approved by the CB1’s peter Braus without controversy or debate no debate, (more…)

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President Obama to visit Tribeca’s “White Street” restaurant

September 29, 2014- The Post reports that President Obama will be part of a fundraiser at the newly opened Tribeca restaurant called White Street. (more…)

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P.S. 150 wins national award

October 7, 2014- Last year, the city tried to evict P.S. 150 and make it move to Chelsea. Now, they are winning national awards: The National Blue Ribbon Award. (more…)

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Joël Robuchon to Reopen L’Atelier in Battery Park City

September 30, 2014- The NYT reports that Joël Robuchon will reopen L’Atelier in Brookfield Place. (more…)

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Bouley gets a Michelin star

September 30, 2014- The main restaurant for David Bouley called “Bouley” was awarded yet another Michelin star in the 2015 guide that just came out. (more…)

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Tribeca’s Bâtard gets a Michelin star

September 30, 2014- The 2015 Michelin guide awarded a star to Bâtard  August 26, 2014- All of the hack reviewers who rushed to review Bâtard for their blogs, (more…)

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De Blasio Orders a Greener City, Setting Goals for Energy Efficiency of Buildings

September 21, 2014- The NYT reports, “In a sweeping effort to reduce its environmental impact, New York City is planning to overhaul the energy-efficiency (more…)

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Sheldon Silver spends $7.5 Million on legal defense fees, and takes it from campaign funds

July 22, 2014- The Daily News reports, “Scandal-scarred (more…)

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I was in the delivery room when Obamacare was born

Update September 21, 2014- Obamacare is causing more people to go to the hospital, which is driving revenue fr the big corporations. Therefore, the GOP lobbyists are telling the Republicans to back off of Obamacare-bashing as a campaign strategy. How … Continue reading

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Woolworth building employs anti-tourist-Nazis

September 21, 2014- The Post reports, “Careful how you crane your neck in this city or you’ll be branded a tourist! One Brooklyn woman learned that the hard way as she paused to gaze upward in the ornate lobby of … Continue reading

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Lenders foreclose on Trump SoHo

September 16, 2014- The WSJ reports that the Trump SoHo (more…)

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Is Sheldon Silver really fighting for more schools?

December 3, 2013- By Steven E. Greer MD Some of State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s proudest accomplishments are the new schools that he takes credit for building. He even has (more…)

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Big Wall Street research shop moves to 4 WTC

September 18, 2014- Silverstein Properties announced that it leased 30,000-square-feet at (more…)

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Citizen places entire community board under arrest for violating state open meeting law

June 25, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV has extensively written about the rampant violation of New York Open Meeting Law by the BPCA board and Community Board 1. Whenever (more…)

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