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Update, October 2, 2013- Bouley was ranked as the second best restaurant in new York by the 2014 Zagat. Interestingly, however, the 2014 Michelin guide only gives them one star. Next door, his Japanese Brushstroke was #62 in Zagat. Update … Continue reading →

November 15, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD If you have seen some really tall dudes at Shake Shack or the Conrad Hotel, they are NBA players. The New York Nicks and Nets have an arrangement for the visiting teams … Continue reading →

December 5, 2013- Josephine, the restaurant in the rent-controlled building on Harrison and Greenwich Streets, has been shut down by the DOH, according to a local real estate blog. The post stated, “The back story, best as I can tell: … Continue reading →

Above, the Croque Monsieur french ham and gruyere cheese with bechamel on our white pullman loaf, and a Pain Au Chocolat (croissant with small amount of chocolate inside). Below, the Quiche loraine and chocolate filled croissant at Francois Payard Bakery (more…)

We are looking for a dog walker in Tribeca with a cell phone camera who can run a blog for us on Tribeca topics. No education or writing skills are required. (more…)

April 5, 2013 By Steven E. Greer We previously reported that the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) was giving $500,000 in free money to the Bob Townley Manhattan Youth community center that is not affiliated with Battery Park City. The … Continue reading →

November 25, 2013- By Steven E. Greer With the U.S. congress having such low approval ratings, we thought it would be interesting to see just how low the job approval for the CB1 really is. We conducted a survey, and … Continue reading →

November 13, 2013- Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog (a different piece than flower piece above in the plaza near WTC 7) broke the record for the most expensive piece of art sold by a living artist: $58.4 Million. The reason art … Continue reading →

November 11, 2013- By Steven E. Greer The Holy Grail in marketing is to know exactly what people purchase, with associated demographics and locations. Then, marketers want to understand the consumer’s reaction to the product. With restaurants, various online sites … Continue reading →

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May 1, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD Perhaps caused in part by BatteryPark.TV reporting and our communications with Deputy Commissioner of the TLC, Ray Scanlon, undercover TLC officers made arrests of livery cab drivers (in the black town cars) on … Continue reading →

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November 7, 2013- From the Brookfield press release, “Olive’s was founded in 1992 to provide high-quality, freshly prepared food to take away in the vibrant SoHo neighborhood. From the start, the business model was to serve customers who lead busy … Continue reading →

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November 5, 2013- Time Out reports, “The downtown district, which is still recovering from the aftereffects of Hurricane Sandy, is getting an ice palace on November 29—just in time for the holidays” (more…)

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  Christopher Lange uses a Hasselblad camera with 6 x 6 cm film to capture people in the different areas of New York. We invited him down to cover Battery Park and the images below are the first of a … Continue reading →

The NYT has this interactive map of the flooding we experienced after the storm. (more…)

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October 25, 2013- By Steven E. Greer At the CB1 meeting on October 22nd, during the public speaking portion, staffers for City Council member Deborah Glick, and State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, spoke to protest the planned closure of the … Continue reading →