Category Archives: City government

Fika coffee and chocolate chain closing stores

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Editor

April 14, 2017- I noticed the Fika coffee shop by City Hall on Duane Street had closed, so I investigated. (more…)

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NYPD points finger at two boat tour companies for hiring the violent felons in The Battery

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Editor

May 3, 2017- by Steven Greer In the wake of the serious shooting of an innocent bystander near The Battery, which was caused by a (more…)

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Letter: Battery Place and Third Place is dangerous intersection for school kids

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Editor

April 27, 2017- From a viewer Hi, A couple of weeks ago, the intersection of Battery Place and Third Place was changed to a four-way (more…)

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BPC schools and leaders upset that NYPD failed to alert them about a nearby shooting

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Editor

May 3, 2017- DNAinfo reports, “The city’s Office of Emergency Management will hold an interagency meeting with the police department and the Department of Education to review protocol around (more…)

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Another tourist assaulted in The Battery by ticket sellers

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Editor

October 31, 2016- It has happened again. Another tourist in The Battery was assaulted by career felons (more…)

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Why Indian Point nuclear power plant needs to be shut down

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Editor

April 29, 2017- by Steven E. Greer, MD I have long been a critic of the overuse of CT-scans due to the dangers of radiation. I’m not sure why, (more…)

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Peck Slip elementary school dares to cite Pledge of Allegiance, stirring outcry from the far-left

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Editor

March 17, 2017- DNAinfo reports, “Students at a Peck Slip elementary school in the Seaport began reciting the Pledge of Allegiance for the first time last week, sparking tensions (more…)

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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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