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Blue Smoke’s apple crisp with bourbon ice cream

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Editor

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Review: Route 66 Smokehouse in FiDi

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Editor

October 30, 2013- By Steven E. Greer Ronan Downs opened his latest FiDi restaurant as a Texas barbeque called Route 66 Smokehouse. We sampled much of the menu with General Manager Johnny Flores as Chef Billy Kooper brought us his … Continue reading →

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The differences between fine chocolate and cheap chocolate

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Editor

February 13, 2011, Updated February 13, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD There are many high-end chocolate shops in New York that sell $3-per-piece chocolates. Do they makes those in-house or import them? Is their chocolate any better than Hershey’s? To … Continue reading →

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How to screw up a cookie

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Editor

July 25, 2013– By Steven E. Greer As readers know, I have demanding standards when it comes to classic cookies. I can tell instantly when a variety is baked all wrong, or perverted into some French version of an American … Continue reading →

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Review: New Twinkies are awesome

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Editor

July 25, 2013- We had a kindergartner write us this review, “The new Twinkies are awesome”. We agree. (more…)

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Two thumbs up for Citi Bikes

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Editor

June 8, 2013- We tried the Citi Bikes today, and have rave reviews. They will allow people to go to work on a bike rather than use unsafe and nasty yellow cabs, or inconvenient subways. Transportation hassles are the #1 … Continue reading →

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A growing cry to remove free newsracks

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Editor

June 3, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Last month, the transportation subcommittee of the Upper West Side’s Community Board 7 voted to approve a resolution cracking down on ugly or abandoned newsracks. The resolution supports the efforts of the … Continue reading →

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It’s official: Pick-A-Bagel the worst restaurant in Battery Park

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Editor

March 31, 2013 Opinion– Since posting our first story on the decline of the Pick-A-Bagel on South End Avenue, it has become one of the most read stories of the year. It seems official now that Pick-A-Bagel is the worst … Continue reading →

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Our first ride on the Downtown Connection bus

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Editor

March 19, 2013 We tried out the Downtown Connection bus for the first time, taking it from Battery Park to Water Street. It was clean, free of charge, and quite convenient, with buses at a stop every ten minutes. The … Continue reading →

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The honeymoon is over: We revisit the new restaurants

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Editor

October 6, 2012 By Steven E. Greer It has been almost a year since the new restaurants opened in the Goldman Sachs alley and perimeter of the Conrad Hotel. They have all had time to fix early miscues and change … Continue reading →

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Financier in WFC

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Editor

Financier has now relocated to the second floor by American Express, in the Winter Garden. ________________________________________________________________ 250 Vesey St, In World Financial Center between building 4 and 3 Enter on Vesey Street across from Goldman Sachs, (212) 786-3220 (more…)

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Tip of the Day: Try De Cecco pasta

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Editor

January 24, 2013 By Steven E. Greer The excellent long-running PBS show Cook’s Country recently taste tested the various commercially available dried pastas and concluded that the brand De Cecco was the best. The test kitchen here at DowntownTV did … Continue reading →

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Tips for restaurant owners dealing with the press

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Editor

December 22, 2013- the news of a PR agent tweeting an insensitive comment about getting AIDS on her travel to South Africa relates to my comments about PR people, below. December 18, 2013- By Steven E. Greer In my day … Continue reading →

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How to make coffee that pleases even a crackhead

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Editor

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Construction problems at Conrad hotel retail spaces still plague business owners 12-months later

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Editor

Update December 2, 2012 After a year of no action, the malfunctioning entrance door to Beans&Greens was repaired. BP.TV gets results. November 28, 2012 By Steven E. Greer The newly renovated Conrad Hotel space, and the retail locations on the … Continue reading →

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Tribeca: Still lame after 9:00 PM

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Editor

October 20, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV rarely ventures to Tribeca now that BPC has the new stores on Vesey and North End. For the first time in about a year, we toured the nightly entertainment spots across … Continue reading →

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Tip of the Week: Buy everything you can through Zappos

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Editor

October 15, 2012 By Steven E Greer, MD Like most men, I would rather do accounting or watch The View than shop for clothes in Manhattan. Not only is it time consuming and a $40 cab fare to schlep to … Continue reading →

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Daimaru Oriental Fusion

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Editor

October 11, 2012 The local Japanese restaurant on the corner of South End Avenue, by the South Cove overlooking the Hudson River, has changed name and ownership yet again. (more…)

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A few comments from Danny Meyer about the new Zagat ratings for North End Grill

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Editor

October 4, 2012 By Steven E. Greer The new 2013 edition of Zagat ranked Danny Meyer’s new North End Grill as the best new restaurant. We asked him some questions. Note how Mr. Meyer defers some questions to his staff, … Continue reading →

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The biggest villain in Batman is the derivatives trader

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Editor

July 21, 2012 By Steven Greer The latest Batman quite good. It is the best film of the year, in my opinion. Battery Park and the nearby Wall Street are featured throughout this epic classic film (as they are in … Continue reading →

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