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NYPD stops street hustlers near Bowling Green and Battery Park

Update May 22, 2014- The First precinct has out a stop to the complaints listed below. The hustlers have been banished to across the street. April 29, 2014- Crain’s reports, “During the past 18 months, scores of sales agents for … Continue reading

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The Post piles on Danny Meyer for poor taste at 9/11 Memorial

May 22, 2014- One day after a small story, the editorial staff at The NY Post have piled on poor ole Danny Meyer. Recall, BatteryPark.TV made the Post aware of an obscure announcement about a Danny Meyer restaurant opening in … Continue reading

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Courageous man chases down violent criminal who assaulted young woman

May 23, 2014- The Post reports that a young man chased down a violent criminal after he punched his female companion in the face, breaking her cheek bone. He was apparently “knocking her out” for the fun of it, (more…)

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NY Post picks up on our story about Danny Meyer’s ill-advised cafe at the 9/11 Memorial

May 21, 2014- The NY Post picked up on our story about Danny Meyer’s ill-advised cafe at the 9/11 Memorial. The article states, (more…)

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Tone-deaf 9/11 Memorial execs made a “gift shop”

May 18, 2014- The Post reports on the tactless crass tone-deaf “gift shop” inside the 9/11 mausoleum…I mean museum. (more…)

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Bill Clinton wears a Shinola watch on TV

https://youtu.be/OXhvUwvmmmo Watch Bill Clinton’s left wrist as he brandishes a special Shinola watch with a presidential seal on the back. (more…)

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Pit bull bites kids in Queens

May 26, 2014- The Post reports that a pit bull rescued from a shelter in Queens attacked its new family. (more…)

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The New Math of Renting vs. Buying

May 4, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The WSJ published a lengthy article on the calculations to determine whether renting or buying is the smartest option. Most people think that renters are poor losers. Actually, in many cities, including New … Continue reading

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Spy Drone lobbyists and a WSJ propaganda piece

May 17, 2014- Opinion By Steven E. Greer, MD The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is truly an evil organization for many reasons. For example, they have a large feature section today touting drones as safe friendly ways to take family … Continue reading

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Charter schools defeat Public Advocate Leticia James in court

May 17, 2014- The local politicians in bed with the powerful school unions lost a battle in court. The WSJ reports, “Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Eileen Rakower dismissed a lawsuit by the city’s public advocate seeking to block co-locations (more…)

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Mike Novogratz bids $4.7 Billion for Stuyvesant Town

May 13, 2014- The Masters of the Universe who made fame and fortune in hedge funds are finding the markets too challenging these days. They seem to be slowly morphing into (more…)

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Awesome. Even more ferry boats to now dock at Vesey Street slip and honk their horns

May 13, 2014- The Post reports, “The first commuter ferry to travel within Manhattan on the Hudson River will launch next week to serve residents of midtown’s transit-starved Far West Side. (more…)

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Good reporting in Downtown Express on crime-plagued Greenhouse nightclub

May 9, 2014- reporter Sam Spokony of Downtown Express seems to have emulated BatteryPark.TV style by shaming the deadbeat local leaders into doing the right thing. (more…)

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BPC has highest housing price jump in the country

March 22, 2014- Bloomberg and Zillow have a report on the cities with the largest housing price jumps. Battery Park City topped the chart, with an average 97% increase in prices, year over year. (more…)

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Port Authority’s legal bills for whitewash report climbing

May 8, 2014- BatteryPark.TV first reported that New York’s own BPCA used taxpayer dollars to pay private lawyers to “investigate” an internal scandal, and exonerate Chairman Dennis Mehiel. Then, the NY/NJ Port Authority made national news when New Jersey’s Governor … Continue reading

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Where’s the beef?

May 5, 2014- By Steven E. Greer As the high rent in Manhattan increasingly makes running a restaurant impossible, the trend has been to (more…)

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High levels of arsenic and lead found in Brooklyn gardens

May 4, 2014- The Post reports, “Three times the acceptable level of lead and six times the federal safety threshold for arsenic were found lurking in a community garden in Brooklyn, according to disturbing new state data unearthed by The … Continue reading

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CBS national news uses our story on WTC security

March 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer When the story broke yesterday about a 16-year-old kid breaching One World Trade Center security, I called every editor and journalist I knew to remind them that the Goldman Sachs parachutists last year … Continue reading

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How sidewalk food hacks avoid paying fines and stay open

April 28, 2014- The Post reports, “Sidewalk fruit and hotdog vendors can’t get their licenses renewed if they rack up more than four unpaid fines, but Elshamy’s new license was approved by the city the same month he applied. He … Continue reading

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Man sneaks onto roof of 41 River Terrace, then jumps to his death

April 27, 2014- The Post reports that a crazed man slipped past the lame security of 41 River Terrace (AKA Tribeca Point, despite not being in Tribeca), went to the roof, then, committed suicide by leaping. His body landed on … Continue reading

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