Category Archives: City government

School overcrowding to persist Downtown until 2022 thanks to Mayor de Blasio

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Editor

Update April 22, 2016- This school has been pushed back by two years. So, the overcrowding problem (more…)

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BPCA plans to build boat dock at Wagner Park that could host party boats

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Editor

March 22, 2017- by Steven E. Greer At the BPCA Town Hall meeting tonight, they gave an extensive presentation of the plans to redesign Wagner (more…)

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BPCA board in chaos

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Editor

April 7, 2017- by Steven E. Greer The BPCA board had been operating on fumes, with only five members and barely able to muster a (more…)

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Typical New York

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Editor

April 6, 2017- Watch the heartless scum just walk by and do nothing. This apathy is why people (more…)

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Tip of the Week: Fly out of Newark

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Editor

April 5, 2017- by Steven E. Greer I have avoided Newark Airport for a decade, I think, ever since I had a scary experience with a New (more…)

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NYPD SmartCars

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Editor

April 3, 2017- I saw this today (more…)

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Exclusive: Are the BPCA bonds risky junk with AAA ratings?

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Editor

March 27, 2017- The BPCA’s Chairman and CEO, Dennis Mehiel, recently boasted at the board meeting how their bonds (more…)

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The Feds and Manhattan DA refuse to prosecute Mayor de Blasio

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Editor

March 16, 2017- Despite a state grand jury and a second federal grand jury to deliberate whether (more…)

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The new Fulton Station

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Editor

March 13, 2017- Much like the failing Brookfield Place and Oculus, the Fulton Center shops are going under. (more…)

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Chef Paul Gerard sues partners in Belle Reve for mismanagement

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Editor

Chef Paul Gerard, Plaintiff March 10, 2017- by Steven E. Greer The Post reports on a lawsuit filed by Paul Gerard, the former chef and partner of Tribeca’s Belle Reve restaurant and bar. (more…)

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Review: The Beekman Hotel lounge in City Hall

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Editor

October 27, 2016- by Steven E. Greer City Hall has been a no-man’s land for decades, with few places of any quality to go for lawyers and (more…)

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CB1 agenda BPC subcommittee for today

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Editor

Folks. We need some of you to attend these meetings and tell us what happened. (more…)

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BPC keeps its CB1 subcommittees, but other regions get axed

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Editor

February 28, 2017- Of all of the Manhattan Community Boards, CB1 has been unique in having (more…)

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Criminal charges soon to be filed against Mayor de Blasio?

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Editor

Update February 25, 2017- Preet’s prosecutors grilled de Blasio for four hours in their office yesterday. (more…)

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Mayor de Blasio jeopardizes the security of JFK airport to be PC to Muslims

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Editor

January 25, 2017- Mayor de Blasio sent out this outrageous press release. He is suing a contractor because they supposedly did not allow Muslim employees working on JFK terminal (more…)

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BPCA hires new CFO

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Editor

January 11, 2017- The subject of two federal lawsuits and other federal complaints over sexual harassment, (more…)

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Court denies motion for restraining order against Glen Plaskin

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Editor

Update January 15, 2017- On January 10th, more testimony was heard, and the judge ultimately denied the plaintiffs’ (more…)

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Did the BPCA rig the contract to redesign South End Avenue?

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Editor

Update July 25, 2016- There is a town hall meeting tonight at 6 River Terrace to discuss the plans to renovate South End (more…)

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Public comment at BPCA board meetings? Not so fast.

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Editor

Update December 7, 2016- Today was the first BPCA board meeting since the decision to allow heavily (more…)

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South End Avenue needs to have front-in angled parking and storefronts closer to the street

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Editor

Update June 22, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD Three years ago, the DOT was prepared to make much needed changes to South End Avenue, (more…)

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