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Restaurant trends we hope to not see in 2014

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Editor

December 31, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD For Thanksgiving, I made the mistake of eating mashed potatoes with truffle oil, at North End Grill, and my wimpy GI system rejected it. I wrote “Two-year review of The North End … Continue reading →

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Melissa Mark-Viverito becomes Speaker of City Council

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Editor

January 8, 2014- DNAinfo reports, “City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito was elected the new Speaker of the New York City Council on Wednesday in a unanimous vote, making her the first Latina to achieve the post and putting to rest a … Continue reading →

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Judge denies FiDi lawsuit to block a criminal court on John Street

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Editor

January 8, 2014- The judge has declined to sign the OTC Temporary Restraining Order, citing that the case is unlikely to win on merits. Therefore, the community will have to spend considerable time and money to fight this in a … Continue reading →

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Sheldon Silver ‘snoozes’ at Sandy conference

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Editor

January 8, 2014- The Post reports, “Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver appeared to grab some shut-eye Tuesday while Gov. Cuomo and Vice President Joe Biden were discussing infrastructure improvements — at length. The governor and the VP spent an hour talking … Continue reading →

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Shake Shack goes Harvard

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Editor

January 7, 2014- Eater reports that USHG opened a Shake Shack in Harvard Square. (more…)

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FDNY, NYPD retirees ‘fake 9/11 illnesses’ as part of Social Security disability scam

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Editor

January 7, 2014- The Post reports on what is the lowest form of crime: exploiting those who died on 9/11/2001, “More than 100 suspects – many of them retired city cops and firefighters falsely claiming they were traumatized on 9/11 … Continue reading →

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Activist blogger sued by slumlords

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Editor

January 4, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD When I read this in the WSJ, I immediately thought of the similarities to what I am trying to achieve locally with BatteryPark.TV.  The blogger being sued will likely prevail, by the … Continue reading →

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Patron robbed while inside The Dead Rabbit

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Editor

January 6, 2014- A patron was robbed while drinking inside the Dead Rabbit on Water Street, according to a local police blotter. Recall, in our review of this establishment, we warned of the safety hazards. Review: The Dead Rabbit cocktail … Continue reading →

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Former NY Senator Hillary Clinton found negligent in US embassy attack

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Editor

January 15, 2014- Former New York senator, Hillary Clinton, was found to have been negligent in the attack of the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, that killed several people, including the ambassador, according to a bipartisan report from the senate.  … Continue reading →

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If I were a chef, this would be my competition

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Editor

Jeff Mahin’s Do-Rite doughnuts in Chicago January 4, 2014- By Steven Greer As viewers know from my brief commentaries on New York restaurants, I think that most simple foods are botched, and most fancy foods miss the target. If I … Continue reading →

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Cops make arrest in ‘knockout’ spree

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Editor

January 4, 2014- The Post reports, “The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force busted a Brooklyn man for at least seven “knockout” assaults, cops said Friday. Barry Baldwin, 35, punched out the victims between Nov. 9 and Christmas Eve in Canarsie … Continue reading →

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Price of luxury homes nearly doubles in 2013

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Editor

January 3, 2014- the highly unreliable NY Post real estate section reports bullishly, not as if it is a bubble but rather as sustainable, that, “Housing for the 1 percent is out of control. The median sale price for new … Continue reading →

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The Clintons jump on the income inequality bandwagon headed for 2016

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Editor

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It’s a bubble: 16-yo day trader says Twitter valuation does not matter

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Editor

December 30, 2013- It’s official. The gold standard definition of a stock bubble has been met. The NYT reports, “Max Ganik has no doubts that Twitter’s stock — up 145 percent since it first began trading on Nov. 7 — … Continue reading →

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Flip phones are the new cool phone

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Editor

December 30, 2013- With the news about the Fed’s NSA spying on your cell phones, then Google’s ability to literally track your movements through GPS, the old fashioned flip phone is coming back in style. People in the know, such … Continue reading →

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Not just BPC is outraged over sidewalk food vendors

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Editor

December 28, 2013- The Post reports, “East Villagers are up in arms over a Halal food cart stationed on Avenue A, where residents are complaining of foul-smelling falafel, generator noise and filth — in just three days since its unwelcome … Continue reading →

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WSJ essentially repeats our tour of Brookfield with Ed Hogan

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Editor

December 23, 2013– God bless em, our bumbling friends at the WSJ have taken their ideas once again from BatteryPark.TV and reported on the new Brookfield Place, interviewing none other than ed Hogan, just as we did in November. In … Continue reading →

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WSJ explains modern steakhouses, such as American Cut or Dylan Prime

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Editor

December 28, 2013- The WSJ explains well how new “steakhouses”, such as American Cut or Dylan Prime, are much different from the classic style, such as Peter Luger, “And then there’s this: The steakhouse has a guy who throws steaks … Continue reading →

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Pit bull attacks toddler in Queens

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Editor

December 29, 2013- The Post reports, “A 3-year-old girl was injured in a terrifying attack by a pit bull that “came out of nowhere’’ outside a Queens supermarket on Saturday, witnesses and police told The Post.” Gateway prevails over dog … Continue reading →

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Best local news gaffes of 2013

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Editor

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