Category Archives: Wall Street

Citi Bike program saved by Related real estate company

Update March 30, 2015- The Post reports that the new operators of the Citi Bike Program (more…)

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If you build it, will they really come?

September 17, 2014- Opinion by Steven E. Greer With the imminent foreclosure of the fancy Trump SoHo in the news, (more…)

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Man who stole from Downtown Little League in prison for beating up girlfriend

(4,500 Downtowners have read this as of March 21. We inform.) Update March 2, 2015- The man who stole from Downtown Little League is now in prison at Rikers (more…)

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How Apple TV will kill off expensive bundled cable TV plans

March 22, 2015- The LA Times reports, “Anyone who’s been thinking about cutting the pay-TV (more…)

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As Uber and Lyft poach drivers, yellow cab drivers get worse

Update March 19, 2015- Uber drivers now outnumber yellow cab TLC drivers. (more…)

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Tip of the Week: Do you really need a PR firm?

Update March 18, 2015- The El Vez burrito bar opened to almost no press other than small (more…)

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This convicted felon was almost my roommate many years ago

March 17, 2015- Many years ago, when I was a surgery resident, I almost allowed Lawrence (more…)

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Growth at Shake Shack has stalled

Update March 12, 2015- Bloomberg reports that same-store-sales have gone flat for Shake (more…)

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Those bankers are not as rich as you think

February 19, 2015- By Steven E. Greer I was recently explaining to a restaurant manager why his business was spiking, and that it was because (more…)

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Exclusive first look inside the new Equinox in Brookfield Place

February 10, 2015– By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV was given an exclusive tour of the new Equinox in Brookfield Place before it (more…)

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Danny Meyer made $400 Million today on Shake Shack (SHAK) IPO

Updated January 30, 2015- Told you so. I wrote yesterday for the public record that Shake Shack (SHAK) shares were (more…)

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The demise of Sheldon Silver hurts Bill Ackman’s chances for building a tower at the Seaport

February 17, 2015- The NYT reports, “For years, the owner of the South Street Seaport in Manhattan (more…)

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South Street Seaport Approaches Its Moment of Truth

February 11, 2015- Whether the city allows the Howard Hughes real estate company to move forward (more…)

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Goldman Sachs is the most hated company in America

February 6, 2015- Bloomberg reports, “Goldman Sachs may need to work on its image.  (more…)

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Bloomberg slams Danny Meyer for running Shake Shack like a dictator

Update February 7, 2015- Told you so. Bloomberg now slams Danny Meyer for running Shake Shack as a dictator. (more…)

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CME to close human-powered trading operations at BPC’s NYMEX

February 6, 2015- The parent company of the NYMEX, located in the building next to the Vesey Street ferry (more…)

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The best month ever

February 1, 2015- By Steven E. Greer January could have been the best month that I have had in a long time. It began with my college team, (more…)

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Cuomo’s $4 Billion mistake

January 28, 2015- By Steven E. Greer Governor Cuomo “shrugged off” the cost to the city in lost tax revenue, and to workers in lost wages, (more…)

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Confirmed: Friends of Governor Cuomo want to run North Cove Marina

Update November 4, 2014- In Cuomo’s acceptance speech tonight, he thanked Andrew Farkas personally. Mr. Farkas is the man vying for (more…)

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Shake Shack goes public, to be traded under ticker SHAK

Update December 29, 2014- It is official. The S1 is filed. Shake Shack is going public under ticker SHAK. (more…)

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