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Cove Club Condo Drops Eviction Suit Against Service Dog Owner, But Discrimination Case Against Condo Will Press On

July 31, 2014- A local paper reports, “The Cove Club Condominium in Battery Park City has halted eviction proceedings against a deaf, 76-year-old deaf resident who has kept a service dog since 2012. The condo board moved to dismiss the … Continue reading →

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PS 276 to cut Pre-K classes to make way for new kindergarten

January 31, 2014- DNAinfo reports, that the school overgrowing problem Downtown is getting worse, “Despite a tremendous demand for more pre-K seats, two Downtown public schools will be forced to shut down their pre-K programs next fall, to make room … Continue reading →

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Howard Hughes puts CB1 in its place

January 30, 2014- Only two days after our Op-Ed stated that the entire CB1 system should be dissolved, a local blog reports that the CB1 leader, Catherine McVay Hughes, was dead wrong in proudly pronouncing victory against the Howard Hughes … Continue reading →

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How Detroit’s bankruptcy impacts The World Trade Center in New York

January 29, 2014- The WSJ reports that WTC developer Larry Silverstein wants a sweeter financing deal to continue WTC Tower 3, and wants the government to give him more Liberty Bond cash, which comes at much cheaper interest rates than … Continue reading →

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BP.TV supports the NYPD’s crackdown on bad drivers

January 28, 2014- BP.TV highly supports the new Mayor’s policing efforts to crackdown on drivers who harm pedestrians. The Post reports, “Less than a week after the NYPD’s infamous ticket blitz of jaywalkers, cops switched gears and targeted rogue drivers … Continue reading →

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Will this be the most iconic image from Super Bowl 48?

January 30, 2014- The NY Post has this classic image of police herding some sad ladies in a “perp walk”, who were allegedly “high priced hookers”. The photo of organized crime seems to sum up a “New Jersey” Super Bowl … Continue reading →

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Look for veteran pols to be ousted in 2014

January 29, 2014- The Post reports that U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel has numerous candidates lining up to run against him in 2014. Mr. Rangel has been in office since 1993, or 24 years, and has rarely had to run against … Continue reading →

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The BS still refuses to post correction on Banksy story

January 15, 2014- Apparently doubling down in their mistake hoping to revise history with propaganda, the Broadsheet (BS) is still refusing to acknowledge that the painted over fake Banksy was a fake. Today, and every day for weeks, the BS … Continue reading →

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Staten Island US Rep. Grimm threatens to kill NY1 reporter

January 29, 2014- The Post reports, “Rep. Michael Grimm went ballistic on a reporter after the State of the Union address Tuesday and threatened to throw him over a balcony and “break him in half” – and Grimm was not … Continue reading →

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WTC fence to come down after 13 years

January 27, 2014- The WSJ reports, “A fence that has cordoned off the World Trade Center site from the rest of Downtown for the past 13 years is set to come down – at least partially – in 2014. The … Continue reading →

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Fernando Mateo goes on PR offensive to repair name

January 2, 2014- Fernando Mateo, the infamous member of the BPCA board, seemingly constantly in the news for doing bad things, went on the PR offensive. He created a (more…)

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BPCA board member Fernando Mateo gets in trouble at pro-A-Rod rally

Update January 12, 2014- A-Rod was banned for the entire 2014 seasons for using steroids. 60 Minutes interviewed the man who supplied the drugs, allegedly, and claims that A-Rod’s entourage made death threats against him. October 21, 2013- The Post … Continue reading →

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BPCA’s Fernando Mateo in the news again for another scandal

Mateo, far right December 23, 2013- The Post reports, “The battle over La Marina has gotten so bizarre that one owner — former taxi bigwig Fernando Mateo — even challenged two of his business partners to a boxing bout to … Continue reading →

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Real estate moguls: Not as wealthy as you might have thought

January 23, 2014- The Real Deal blog reports on a list they made that tries to rank the top-ten wealthiest real estate moguls in the city. The dollar amounts are not nearly in the same league as hedge fund moguls, … Continue reading →

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Just how unreliable is what you read on the Internet?

January 20, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Everyone knows that “blogs” no longer have the same level of reliability as printed newspapers used to have decades ago (and those were not always accurate, to say the least). Most blogs now … Continue reading →

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Do the data support Mayor Bloomberg’s public health and safety legacy?

February 6, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD More than reform of the public school system or racial harmony, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s legacy will undoubtedly be his innovative and controversial measures to deal with public health and safety issues. His … Continue reading →

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AOL unloads struggling Patch network of local news blogs

January 16, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD Have you ever heard of Patch? Not many people have, despite it having the backing of AOL and its Huffington Post, and that is why the AOL CEO sold it yesterday. Patch … Continue reading →

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Snooty co-op boards loosen rules as demand slumps

January 25, 2014- The NYT reports that the co-ops boards in Manhattan, infamous for rigorous background checks ans arbitrarily rejecting people, are now allowance riffraff to purchase units. The other form of ownership, condominiums, have fewer restrictions, making the real … Continue reading →

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Christie might join a long list of New Jersey officials in prison

Update: January 19, 2014: Now, the Democrat mayor of Hoboken claims that Christie held the federal relief money for Hurricane Sandy victims as hostage, unless she agreed t support a pork project he wanted. Update: January 10, 2014: The Feds … Continue reading →

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Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP renews lease in Brookfield Place

January 22, 2014- Commercial Observer reports, “Law firm Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP has signed a 59,323-square-foot renewal of its headquarters space at 200 Liberty Street, which is part of Brookfield Office Properties‘ Brookfield Place complex in Lower Manhattan….The property at 200 … Continue reading →

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