Massive condo to go up on the West Side Highway in the flood zone

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Editor

70 Vestry 268 West StreetJuly 20, 2015- When the people who owned Ponte’s restaurant on the West Side Highway Continue reading →

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West Street jackhammering all night keeps thousands awake

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Editor

July 19, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD

Somehow, a routine highway construction job on West Street by the Battery Tunnel, the northbound lane Continue reading →

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Two local softball teams win city championships, again

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Editor

champs-2July 17, 2015- Downtown Express reports that the junior and senior fast-pitch softball teams Continue reading →

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Whole Foods has been overcharging you

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Editor

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Update July 2, 2015- In the wake of the bad press, the two CEO’s of Whole Foods are now admitting that they Continue reading →

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Goldman Sachs legal bills five times those of last year

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Editor

Goldman Sachs oaksJuly 16, 2015- Crain’s reports, “Goldman Sachs set aside $1.45 billion for litigation and regulatory Continue reading →

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The new forest location of the Battery Urban Farm

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Editor

The Battery garden kale and chardJune 28, 2015- The larger community garden space at the Battery has been torn up for renovations, so they planted this garden near Castle Clinton.  Continue reading →

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O.A.R plays the esplanade

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Editor

July 14, 2015-  The lead singer, Marc Roberg, lives in BPC (in Leo’s building). Continue reading →

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Light show by The Queen Mary 2

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Editor

July 14, 2015- The Queen Mary 2, Cunard’s flagship, was celebrating the company’s 175th Continue reading →

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Man Slashed With Box Cutter in Daytime near BPC

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Editor

July 15, 2015- DNAinfo reports that a man was slashed with a box cutter ion broad daylight in front of 52 Broadway. Continue reading →

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Park rangers look the other way as pot smoking becomes rampant in the parks

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Editor

July 5, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

At 8:55 PM tonight, I smelled the strong odor of marijuana coming from the Rector Place Park benches Continue reading →

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Letter: I bought food from Gristedes with mold all over it

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Editor

Bread mold and lettuce moldJuly 13, 2015- Letter to the Editor by Nicole Continue reading →

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Sheldon Silver’s Son-in-Law Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Scheme Case

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Editor

July 14, 2015- The NYT reports, “A son-in-law Continue reading →

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New head of EDC appointed

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Editor

June 30, 2015- Mayor De Blasio appointed the new head of the EDC to replace Kyle Kimble. Continue reading →

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Broadsheet helps promote disgraced Sheldon Silver

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Editor

June 29, 2015- The Broadsheet (BS) staff have long been working with Sheldon Silver. After Continue reading →

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Two cruise ships in NY Harbor

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Editor
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Scoop opens

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Editor

Scoop frontJuly 12, 2015- The Scoop clothing store at the Vesey entrance of Brookfield Place has opened. will open July 3rd. Continue reading →

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Minutes of the BPC CB1 meeting for July

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Editor

Catherine-McVay-Hughes-ignoring-usJuly 7, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

The monthly BPC CB1 meeting was uneventful and poorly attended, by design, since they relocated Continue reading →

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Danny Meyer resorts to ads on the Port Authority ferry terminal to drum up business

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Editor

Blue Smoke ads on ferry terminalJuly 12, 2015- This was just sad. Danny Meyer’s Blue Smoke and North End Grill are hurting, Continue reading →

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No activity in the new “sailing school”

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Editor

Offshore sailing school no activityJuly 1, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

The new “sailing school” that has supposedly replaced Mike Fortenbaugh’s is getting Continue reading →

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Ticker-tape parade for the U.S. Women’s soccer team

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Editor
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