Category Archives: Wall Street

The new super star living in Tribeca: Dominique Strauss-Kahn

July 2, 2011 Media frenzy in front of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s (DSK) Tribeca pad (more…)

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A new view: the Deutsche Bank eyesore is gone

May 18, 2011 If you walk by the W hotel, you might notice something: you can see the new WTC looking northward. The dilapidated scandalous death trap of the old condemned Deutsche Bank building has finally been removed. Some have … Continue reading

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Will pitchfork mobs head to Stamford and Greenwich next?

June 30, 2011 For the average American who can’t even determine that a progressive “sub-prime” mortgage is a trap, anything financial is intimidating and foreign. Only buzzwords like “Goldman Sachs”, “Wall Street”, or “bailout” strike a resonating chord that triggers … Continue reading

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The 2011 Wall Street Heart Walk

May 17, 2011 (more…)

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Bernanke’s missing link of chainmail on his underbelly

April 27, 2011 As investors know, The Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, gave a first-of-its-kind press conference today, pulling the curtain away from the Wizard of Oz. Coinciding with the event, the Fed released discouraging updates that downgraded the estimates … Continue reading

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Is Yukon Cornelius the only one buying silver and gold?

January 24, 2011 Gold prices have declined 8% steadily over the last two months, coming off of a 50% appreciation during the uncertain periods of the global depression. The economy is improving and hiring has increased. The European debt problem … Continue reading

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How Wall Street banks have enabled socialism throughout American history

Op-Ed January 20, 2011 As the new congress begins, led by the Republican Party in the House, the traditional GOP ranks are now ramping up the rhetoric opposing the recently enacted financial reforms (FinReg) that will threaten Wall Street[1] earnings. … Continue reading

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Housing prices dip in Q4 2010

January 4, 2011 The WSJ is reporting that Manhattan home sale prices fell in the fourth quarter of 2010, and that the picture is not expected to be brighter in 2011. This comes on the heels of bad nationwide housing … Continue reading

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BPC is the star of Wall Street 2

September 27, 2010 The #1 film at the box office this weekend was “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”, the sequel to the Academy Award winning film of 1987, Wall Street. Most of the film was shot in Downtown Manhattan, and … Continue reading

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Lights out for Merrill Lynch

It’s lights out for Merrill Lynch, literally and figuratively. The tower all lit up is the new Goldman Sachs headquarters. To the left is the dark WFC 4, the old location of Merrill Lynch. Bank of America has relocated most … Continue reading

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Some economists say: “Let the housing market fully collapse fast”

September 6, 2010 The New York Times is reporting that some economists think the “delay and pray” tactics of the federal government to prevent foreclosures and housing price reductions is just making the recovery that much further away. They say … Continue reading

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Is this Newport?

September 3, 2010 No one would guess that the country is in a double dip depression from the looks of North Cove. The number of mega-yachts anchored for the Labor Day holiday weekend has to be near record levels. It … Continue reading

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Joke of the day

August 6, 2010 Jay Leno: Giuliani scolded his daughter after shoplifting “You go to Harvard. You don’t start stealing till you go to Wall Street” (more…)

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Why was Pfizer fined four times as much as Goldman Sachs?

Op-Ed August 2, 2010 The recent stock market collapse caused a $37 Trillion decrease in market cap valuation at its peak in 2008, according to Alan Greenspan. This triggered a global depression that persists to this day. Few disagree that … Continue reading

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Better food on the way courtesy of Goldman Sachs

July 28, 2010 (UPDATE) It was confirmed at the CB1 meeting that Danny Meyer is bringing his duo of Shake Shack and Blue Smoke to BPC. In addition, a third Danny Meyer restaurant will open in the location of the … Continue reading

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Goldman Sachs closes the neighborhood gym?

June 5, 2010 The only gym and aerobics facility in Battery Park City not within an apartment building, The New York Sports Club (NYSC) in the Embassy Suites building on Vesey Street adjacent to the new Goldman Sachs headquarters, is … Continue reading

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Did the Daily Show copy BatteryPark.TV?

The May 10th Daily Show on Comedy Central featured a video segment poking fun at the way the TV news covered the false “fat finger” trader rumor. Their choice of segments, including obscure Fox Business footage that BatteryPark.TV first selected, … Continue reading

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Exclusive: Citigroup is considering legal action over false rumors

May 10 BatteryPark.TV has learned that Citigroup has assigned their legal department to collect all of the video and text stories from last week that erroneously linked Citigroup to the “fat finger trader” rumor. Citi is trying to find the … Continue reading

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How network TV spread a false rumor about the collapse of the Dow

May 9th, 2010 On May 6th, 2010, the Dow crashed 1000 points within 20 minutes. As with all unexplained market movements, unsubstantiated rumors popped up to explain the movement. The most sensational one was that a single human was to … Continue reading

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How close are Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch?

April 28, 2010 The Senate questioned the CEO of Goldman Sachs and other executives for more than eleven hours on April 27th. The most memorable moment came from Senator Levin using the word “shit” or “shitty” more than a dozen … Continue reading

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