NY Water Taxi asks CB1 permission to dock huge tour boat at Pier-A

February 3, 2015– At the December, 2014 CB1 meeting, Tom Berton, the man who operates a couple Continue reading

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BPCA Chairman Mehiel has paid all of the relevant elected officials

Stop Albany Pay to Play sign BPCA 1-22-2015January 24, 2015- Did you ever wonder why the local elected officials did not do more to save Mike Fortenbaugh’s Continue reading

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Told you so. Rand Paul’s secret Looney Tune side revealed.

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February 2, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD Continue reading

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Review: Super Bowl 49: Two bad teams with a bad outcome

Super Bowl XLIX - New England Patriots v Seattle SeahawksFebruary 2, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

Super Bowl 49 has left a bad taste in the mouths of most viewers. The winner, the New England Patriots, Continue reading

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Crooks, sadists, and morons

SS troop PBSJanuary 25, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

I watched a nice PBS show about Hitler’s SS army. The SS was run by Heinrich Himmler, who seems Continue reading

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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, Continue reading

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Will Canadians control all of the waterways in Downtown New York?

shop_south-street-seaport_aerialUpdate January 23, 2015- Brookfield did indeed win the RFP to run North Cove Marina, as suspected. Also, Howard Hughes announced Continue reading

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Ignore the news. Watch the NASA satellite for the best storm status updates.

January 26, 2015- For the best estimates of any storm track, ignore the news and watch Continue reading

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A tour of Distilled in Tribeca

Hamburger DistilledJanuary 29, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

I was invited to stop by the 18-month-old Distilled in Tribeca. This is the first restaurant for the young duo of Nick Iovacchini and Continue reading

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The ferry boat horn blowing noise nuisance coming to Pier-A

Circleline by Pier AJanuary 29, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

Last month, the CB1 entertained the thought of allowing the company “Manhattan by Sail”, operated by Continue reading

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CB1’s Tammy Meltzer praises Sheldon Silver after his arrest

Tammy MeltzerJanuary 25, 2014- Downtown Express reports, “Tammy Meltzer, a Community Board 1 member, said Continue reading

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Inconsiderate dog owner creates public nuisance in West Thames dog run

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Restaurateur Jose Garces doubles down on Downtown, opening a second place in WTC

WTC Tower 3 11-30-2014January 29, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

The CB1 agendas for February revealed what Continue reading

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Review: Tao Downtown

Tao dining roomJanuary 21, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

I was Uptown and decided to detour on the way home to 9th Avenue and stopped by Buddakan. They were closing Continue reading

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Beware the “Parlor” dinner club mailing invites

Parlor entranceJanuary 23, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

I received a fancy printed dinner invitation similar to what one gets for a wedding, inviting me to a private SoHo Continue reading

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It gets worse for Sheldon Silver: Cushy no-show law firm job axed.

cropped-Christie-Silver-classics-text.jpgJanuary 28, 2015- The woes have just begun for the once most powerful politician in the State of New York. Continue reading

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Exclusive: BPCA did not get permission to design Pier-A in current form

Pier A plazaJanuary 15, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD

BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the botched “Visitor Center” that is now a stalled project inside of Pier-A. Funded Continue reading

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You have probably been to one of the Farkas IGY marinas

cabo.san.lucas.marinasJanuary 24, 2015- I was not interested in the actual marina aspect of MarinaGate. My main interest Continue reading

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Restaurants need to adopt Apple Pay ASAP

Update January 28, 2015- Told you so. Apple posted historic earnings in Q4 on iPhone 6 sales. Continue reading

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Mike Fortenbaugh moves his yacht club to Jersey City

Jersey City marinaJanuary 28, 2015- A New Jersey article reports, “New York’s Manhattan Yacht Club is on the move. Continue reading

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