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March 21, 2013 By Dr. Kim Lurie I am a recent tenant at Gateway, displaced from Long Beach due to Hurricane Sandy.  After losing my nearly all of my possessions, being evacuated, and nearly 4 months in a hotel, I … Continue reading →

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March 14, 2013 The $30 Million proposed pedestrian bridge to span the West Side Highway at West Thames Street is not getting much support from the residents. Tell us what you think. Is it too costly, too ugly, too frivolous, … Continue reading →

March 5, 2013 By Steven E. Greer The most notable event from the BPC subcommittee of CB1 meeting tonight was how the leader, Evan Lacher, completed most of the business within 24 minutes. The normal leader, Anthony Notaro, was on … Continue reading →

March 13, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The controversial Neighborhood Improvement District (NID) tax being pushed upon residents who live along the West Side Highway, from the Battery Park City border all the way north to 59th street, was … Continue reading →

https://youtu.be/UczfQJDMh6k March 17, 2013 By Steven E. Greer (Please post your comments below) Under the new management of Andrea Borgen and Mikayla Cohen, the Battery Park City Blue Smoke has revamped the menu, checking off most of the items on … Continue reading →

March 16, 2013 A mere five months after Hurricane Sandy floods knocked out the Brookfield Property park lights along the marina esplanade, Brookfield finally got them back working. Residents were forced to endure blinding nighttime spotlights and noisy generators in … Continue reading →

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March 13, 2013 By Steven E. Greer The BPCA recently refused to properly answer a Freedom of Information request for the full proposed 2013 budget that was discussed in January. All that was delivered was the same one-page spreadsheet that … Continue reading →

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March 11, 2013 By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV obtained the 2013-Budget-and-Financial-Plan for the BPCA. With new bonds issued, there is an astounding $362 Million in revenue, and a surplus of $221 Million!! (Click image for full screen)     (more…)

March 9, 2013 The South Cove and North Coves are magnets for flotsam that come down from the Hudson. These huge planks were the largest seen in memory. We thought that they might even be some intentional construction project, but … Continue reading →

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BPC residents have $126 Million in tax money that should go back into Battery Park City owners and to reduce the monthly building payments. February 25, 2013 By Barbara Ireland The huge budget surplus of cash that the Battery Park … Continue reading →

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Update February 19, 2013 Starbucks has finally moved. It is in the WFC #1 building now. Update: January 21, 2012 The latest update from Starbucks on the date at which they will be evicted from WFC 4 is February 8. … Continue reading →

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February 22, 2013 (updated 9:00 PM) Brookfield Place announced to the New York Times the list of names for the new restaurants of the food court being renovated. The new places could be grease pits like one sees at an … Continue reading →

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