January 29, 2020- I have long been a critic of these sleazy hotel “resort fees” They are illegal. Now, various elected officials at the state and federal levels agree. _______________________________ Scott McCartney of the WSJ 1-29-2020 (more…)

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Downtown Connection Bus to skip stops along The Battery to dodge violent felons

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Editor

Update June 2, 2019- For the second year, the bus is forced to skip stops anywhere near the Battery (more…)

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Disney HQ to relocate to old location of City Winery

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Editor

August 7, 2019- Tribeca Citizen reports, “Plans were filed with DOB this week for Disney’s building to (more…)

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BPC CB1 agenda for January 8, 2020

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Editor

January 2, 2019- Please send us feedback on this new space in 200 Rector. (more…)

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Medical Examiners are elected officials and often produce corrupt findings

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Editor

August 20, 2019- by Steven E. Greer MD The pathologist who performed the autopsy on Jeffrey Epstein reported multiple fractures in his neck, (more…)

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At NYC green markets, the cash is greener than the vegetables

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Editor

Update September 3- The area north of the W Hotel was opened by a ribbon cutting ceremony led by Jessica Lappin, Catherine McVay Hughes, and Margaret Chin. The green market will be a part of the new area that will … Continue reading →

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CB1’s Catherine McVay Hughes to pretend she had nothing to do with Tribeca crane collapse

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Editor

April 27, 2016- This is rich. Today, in a PR stunt at City Hall, CB1 Chair Catherine McVay Hughes will rally for better Downtown construction coordination, and use the recent deadly crane (more…)

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City Council bill proposes to limit time that building scaffolding can stay in place

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Editor

December 7, 2016- BatteryPark.TV was the first news source to cover the scams behind the permanent sidewalk (more…)

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The reason cities are fighting Airbnb

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Editor

December 2, 2013- Why are cities like New York in such a tizzy over new online sites, such as Airbnb, that let (more…)

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Kermit the Frog (Michael Bloomberg) won’t run for POTUS

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Editor

March 5, 2019- The best part of presidential elections is watching delusional bubble dwellers (more…)

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NYEDC President, a holdover from Bloomberg era, enables helicopter noisemakers

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Editor

Update April 29, 2014- For the story below, we asked State Senator Squadron for a comment, and they ignore us. Therefore, we asked them in person at the Cb1 meeting tonight. I asked, “what happened to the planned event for … Continue reading →

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Earning $500,000 salaries, executives of 9/11 Memorial are charging $24 admission and still losing money

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Editor

Update December 10, 2017- The Post reports that the museum is losing money because (more…)

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West Side Highway speed limit lowered to 30 mph

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Editor

October 11, 2019- The West Side Highway speed limit has been lowered to 30 from 35-mph. (more…)

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Homeless take over Tribeca

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Editor

September 25, 2019- The TribecaCitizen covers the scourge of homeless who are sleeping in (more…)

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The Late Reviewer: “16 Acres”: How the biggest lightning rod in the world was made

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Editor

September 20, 2014- by Steven E. Greer “16 Acres” is an excellent documentary that describes the politics behind the rebuilding of Ground Zero, and why it has taken so long. (more…)

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Violent felons selling fake Statue of Liberty tickets finally ousted from the Battery?

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Editor

August 21, 2019- by Steven E. Greer BPTV has been the only source to state bluntly that the con artists in The Battery selling bogus (more…)

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