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Another felony in the park

July 3, 2014- The police blotter reports, “A 23-year-old Battery Park City resident had his wallet and phone stolen while (more…)

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Danny Meyer places Op-Ed in NYT to explain the closing of Union Square Cafe

July 3, 2014- Danny Mayer addresses the controversy over the closure of Union Square Cafe due to high rents in a NYT Op-Ed. He writes, “Because the market suggests they can, landlords are using this moment to demand the significantly … Continue reading

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The feds go after realtors using drones in the city

July 1, 2014- BatteryPark.TV previously exclusively reported that drones were peeping into high-rise apartment buildings (more…)

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Disgraced indicted NY Assemblyman tells judge that Sheldon Silver hurts his reputation

July 3, 2014- The Post reports that indicted former NY Assemblyman Vito Lopez wants his federal civil lawsuit against him separated from Sheldon Silver (more…)

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Sheldon Silver earned $750,000 from a part-time legal job last year

July 3, 2014- The NYT reports, “The three lawmakers who lead the New York State Legislature earned as much as $1.1 million combined practicing law in their spare time (more…)

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Cyberbullying law struck down by NY Supreme Court

July 1, 2014- The NY Supreme Court ruled that a 2010 state law passed to outlaw “cyberbullying” was unconstitutional. The judges (more…)

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Court rules that local communities can ban fracking

July 1, 2014- The WSJ reports, “New York state’s (more…)

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The Greer TV News Talent Agency (GTA)

April, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Well, statistically, the p-value that this is a fluke is getting pretty small. The number of TV news anchors who have been hired after I suggested them to the heads of news is astonishing. … Continue reading

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Millennials, a fading nation, and who’s to blame

March 12, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD The Pew research people have a book out, “The Next America: Boomers, Millennials”,  and it has me thinking. I never really thought about it, but labeling the demise of a society as … Continue reading

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BNY Mellon gets sweetheart lease, moves to Brookfield Place

June 26, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV previously reported that BNY Mellon, (more…)

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Ritz-Carlton apartment breaks record for sales price

June 21, 2014- A real estate blog reports that a joined trio of apartments at the Ritz are selling for a record $118 Million. (do they know the city’s largest nightclub is going in 200-feet away at Pier-A?). (more…)

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Mayor de Blasio wants to end the practice of City Council dolling out pork

June 24, 2014- WSJ reports, “The New York City Council plans Wednesday to approve $50 million in discretionary funds to hundreds of (more…)

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Tribeca blogger slams Hudson Eats

June 20, 2014- A Tribeca blogger is slamming Hudson Eats daily now, and he used to be their biggest supporter. Today, he posts an odd rambling of Dos Toros.  Before that, it was Tartinery, then (more…)

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Time Magazine gets 3 years of free rent to move to Brookfield construction zone

June 18, 2014- Crain’s reports that Brookfield is having to give huge incentives to keep recently signed tenants from leaving. Time Magazine is getting a whopping three years of free rent. (more…)

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Olive’s at Hudson Eats destroyed by Tribeca blogger

June 18, 2014- The angry Tribecan blogger is at it again. Recall, he has slammed most of the Hudson Eats restaurants. (more…)

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New corporate tenants flee Brookfield Place shortly after signing long-term lease

June 18, 2014- BatteryPark.TV has exclusively reported on the chaos within the Brookfield Property companies, and that the Brookfield Place renovations are years behind schedule. Those issues seem to be weighing on the tenants. (more…)

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City DOT to install speed bumps by PS 276

June 17, 2014- DNAinfo reports that the City DOT will install speed bumps to slow traffic by PS 276. Recall, Sheldon Silver took credit for having a mere (more…)

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At Museum of Jewish Heritage, a Passing of the Torch

June 18, 2014- WSJ reports, “Robert Morgenthau, nearing age 95, is passing the torch. The former Manhattan district attorney, who retired from (more…)

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Manhattan Condos See Prices Fall From First-Quarter Records

June 18, 2014- The Fed will raise rates soon and the housing bubble is deflating.  WSJ reports, “Second-quarter Manhattan (more…)

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Danny Meyer’s hearing loss continues

May 20, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) recently opened a Shake Shack in Moscow right as Vladimir Putin was becoming a raging homophobe and starting the second Cold War. Then, they got into … Continue reading

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