Category Archives: Real estate

Helicopter noise gets even closer as choppers take off from North Cove Marina

Far left: The Boardwalk with helicopter on deck, parked closely to other boats and congested restaurants. June 12, 2015- By Steven E. Greer I was informed yesterday by someone at the WFC that the helicopter aboard the yacht Boardwalk (more…)

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Mt. Sinai to open a small hospital for VIPs in Tribeca

June 11, 2015- Observer reports, “Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has inked a 15-year deal (more…)

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Pier 26 restaurant operator chosen

June 11, 2015- The WSJ reports that the stalled construction project at Pier 26 that is supposed (more…)

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Design of 2 WTC unveiled

June 9, 2015- The designs of the 2 WTC tower that will house News Corp and spinoff 21st Century Fox were unveiled today.  (more…)

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Downtown to lose thousands of rent-stabilized apartments due to legal loophole

June 3, 2015- The Daily News reports that more than 100,000 rent-stabilized apartments (more…)

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Diane von Furstenberg in Brookfield Place

May 16, 2015- Natia and friend (more…)

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BPCA’s person in charge of park activities, Craig Hudon, gets an earful

June 3, 2015- At the CB1 meeting last night, the BPCA’s Park Conservancy events coordinator (more…)

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BatteryPark.TV articles used as evidence in court to help woman win housing case against Gateway Plaza

May 22, 2015- By Steven E. Greer The woman who was sued by LeFrak’s Gateway Plaza in retaliation for her complaints made (more…)

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Battery Park is officially renamed just “The Battery”

May 27, 2015- The NYT’s resident author of PR-placed infomercials, David Dunlap, has another (more…)

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West Thames Bridge is already over budget and construction has not yet begun

Update April 20, 2015- This is already over budget and it construction has not started. (more…)

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Danny Meyer is the latest to enter the Eataly-like food market trend

May 20, 2015- Crains’ reports that Danny Meyer might take over the 40,000 square-feet of Hudson (more…)

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Pier-A needs a Citi Bike rack

May 25, 2015- I was walking by Pier-A today. It is a nice facility. A Citi Bike rack on the BPCA- (more…)

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Photos 5-23-2015

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EDC backs away from secret plans to demolish entire seaport buildings

May 24, 2015- By Steven E. Greer Perhaps due to the loss of Mayor Bloomberg’s appointed head to run the EDC, real-estate-friendly (more…)

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Oculus PATH station slammed in the press again

May 20, 2015- The Port Authority can destroy architectural projects like no other bureaucracy. The WSJ reports, “Instead, (more…)

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Exclusive: BPCA ordered geothermal well to be built despite failed tests

Update May 18, 2015- The BPCA has issued an RFP to shut down these money pit geothermal wells. (more…)

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The new Gateway Plaza heating units are still generating inexplicably high electric bills

March 3, 2015- Letter to the Editor from Gateway resident (more…)

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New azaleas added to the Cherry Tree lawn area

May 16, 2015 (more…)

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Governors Island loud rave music is back

May 16, 2015- The Governors Island concert venue kicked off its season tonight to non-stop (more…)

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A Tribeca skid-row to be bulldozed

May 7, 2015- Crain’s reports that the skid-row of rundown buildings on West Broadway between Warren and Murray is going to be (more…)

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