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Gateway Plaza outdoor pool to opens
May 13, 2013- The Gateway Plaza newly renovated pool, which was converted from an enclosed dingy chlorine smelling location to a nicer outdoor pool, with grass, will open May 25th, if all goes well. The recent storm knocked a large … Continue reading
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CB1’s Jeff Galloway meets in secret with city official about West Thames Bridge
Updated June 6, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD At the June 4 meeting of the BPC subcommittee of the Manhattan Community Board 1 (CB1), Matt Best of the Office of Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, presented the first specific … Continue reading
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CB7 passes resolution to remove newsracks
May 31, 2013- DNAinfo is reporting, “Hundreds of news racks should be immediately removed from the Upper West Side because they are poorly maintained and clog the streets, local community board members said. Community Board 7 member Marc Glazer has … Continue reading
Verizon selling headquarters on West Side Highway
May 7, 2013- Now we know why Verizon is shipping Manhattan jobs to other boroughs. They are selling all, or portions of, the headquarters on 140 West Street. That building was flooded by Hurricane Sandy, and perhaps they are transitioning … Continue reading
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Gateway makes good on promise to hook up hoses for power washing South End Ave
April 19, 2013- Gateway Plaza, owned by the LeFrak organization, has made good on their promise to hook up water connections to faucets on South End Avenue, thereby allowing the store owners to power wash the filthy sidewalk. An additional … Continue reading
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Port authority and City Spar Over Escalating World Trade Center Expenses
If you thought the construction progress at the new World Trade Centers and 9/11 memorial was stalling, you were correct. After duct taping together the 9/11 Memorial to meet the deadline of the tenth anniversary opening, the whole site has … Continue reading
City wants BPCA to pay for West Thames bridge cost overruns
Update April 18, 2013- The BPCA board met on the 16th and voted to fund for a $2 Million design of the West Thames bridge. Currently, the bridge is a very speculative idea with no real architectural plans. Therefore, estimated … Continue reading
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Does Asphalt Green deserve your trust, again?
April 14, 2013– Essay by Steven E. Greer, MD They’re baaaack. Asphalt Green is claiming to be in business once again, accepting memberships for summer camp and gym memberships. More than 1,700 families and 3,000 individuals of Downtown were burned … Continue reading
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Another resolution, more conflicts of interest at Tribeca CB1
April 12, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The issue of possible conflicts of interest amongst Tribeca CB1 board members was discussed last month during contentious debates over the proposed Hudson River Park tax (i.e. The NID Tax). Key voting … Continue reading
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Poulakakos group discusses party boat plans for Pier A
April 9, 2013- Since last presenting their plans for developing Pier A more than a year ago, the Poulakakos group has now made it known that they intend to offer some sort of dinner or party boat cruise that would … Continue reading
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World Trade Center Tower 1 “Freedom Tower”
April 8, 2013- Click images for full screen April 2013 April 2012 April 2011 (more…)
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Latest arrests of State Assemblyman seem familiar
April 5, 2013- The latest in several arrests of New York State Assemblymen by federal prosecutors were made over allegations of the elected officials accepting bribes in exchange for helping prevent new competition to a community center. If that sounds … Continue reading
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New flood zone maps favor Battery Park City
March 1, 2013 By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV was the only local news site operational and reporting updates on the status of the flooding as the Hurricane Sandy storm surge came and went, leaving BPC virtually unscathed (see video below). Many … Continue reading
Explanation of the Asphalt Green contract
March 28, 2013 By Steven E. Greer The local advertising flier, The Broadsheet, posted a misleading article by Matt Fenton about the amended contract between the BPCA and Asphalt Green. It gave the reader the impression that the BPCA was … Continue reading
Little League and Asphalt Green opening days set
March 26, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD From the BPCA board meeting today, it was announced that the ballfield reconstruction is completing, and that opening day will be on (more…)
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Show us your Gateway electric bill
Update March 11, 2013 By Lauren V I live in a STUDIO apartment and work during the day. My meter was replaced in late January and my first electric bill since then is absurd. I’ve averaged around $130 for the … Continue reading
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Durst = Glick = NID tax to Tribeca
March 3, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The NY Times printed a lengthy article about the Pier 40 debate and the Thursday, February 28th Town Hall. However, in the article, just as with the meeting, there is no mention … Continue reading