Where did all the STEM students go in Stuyvesant?

January 18, 2015- The Post reports that, “The top-rated Manhattan high school saw a staggering 82 percent drop this Continue reading

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

Cuomo Farkas wifeUpdate November 4, 2014- In Cuomo’s acceptance speech tonight, he thanked Andrew Farkas personally. Mr. Farkas is the man vying for Continue reading

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Review: Accord Asian Cuisine is not bad

ACCORD hot sour soupJanuary 8, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

All of Downtown lacks any edible Chinese, so I searched into Chinatown and found Accord Asian Cuisine. They Continue reading

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Review: Little Park at The Smyth Hotel: Red flags galore

Smyth HotelNovember 20, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

Last week, I was at the small restaurant across from the Greenwich Hotel Continue reading

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Exclusive: Why did Brookfield and a Cuomo friend win the marina RFP? Follow the money.

Cuomo Farkas wifeDecember 15, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

Since Mike Fortenbaugh is being told to evacuate the marina in two weeks, and the BPCA dodged the controversial Continue reading

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The power of BP.TV causes blogger to recommend Inatteso pizza

Inatteso-close-lowJanuary 15, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

I love when stories that I write make the rounds and end up influencing people without them even realizing that I started it all. Continue reading

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Bike path might open in 2015, a year sooner than last announced

Bike path looking south at AlbanyUpdate January 2, 2015- We spoke with a Brookfield lady who has presented before the CB1 before regarding the bike path. Continue reading

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More bad press for Danny Meyer

January 12, 2015- The Post reports, “New York restaurant mogul Danny Meyer has fired a legal warning at the yet-to-open Continue reading

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BPCA leadership likely to change soon

cropped-People-who-left-BPCA-thompson-anne-fenton-demitri-boutris-matt-monahan-gayle-horwitz-mateoJanuary 14, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

Now that the governor has made the long awaited changes to his staff, such as appointing a new Chief of Staff, the uncertain Continue reading

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What do you think of North End Grill?

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Tribeca Film Festival returns to Tribeca and BPC, sort of

niro rosenthal tribeca filmJanuary 14, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

Over the last few years, the “Tribeca” Film Festival has been that in name only. After losing key sponsors, Continue reading

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BPCA hires incompetent security firm with long history of bad behavior

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January 6, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

Just how shady and rigged is the BPCA’s RFP process, that seems to reward cronies no Continue reading

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Two ex-sailing-clubbers stalk Mike Fortenbaugh in a social media smear campaign

Update January 15, 2015- Mr Freeburg sent us a Continue reading

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Finally, Downtown gets a club for proper dignified orgies

27 cliffOctober 2, 2014- A Citi Bike friendly orgy club has opened. The Post reports, “A wild swingers club has been operating out of a Financial District office building — with wall-shaking sex parties Continue reading

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The Netflix Late Reviewer: Closed Circuit

Netflix TV screen feetFebruary 19, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

With more people becoming like me, and finding the theaters unbearable, deferring to see movies when they hit Netflix, I will start sharing my belated reviews. Please feel free to post your own.

I finally saw Closed Circuit: 2013, starring Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent. I used the Blue Ray medium rather than download the film, for higher resolution. Continue reading

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Marina Rally 2 draws hundreds of supporters again

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January 8, 2015- The second rally to support Mike Fortenbaugh’s continued operation of The North Cove Marina, held in the public library, Continue reading

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Survey: What do you think of Asphalt Green?

Equinox entrance 1-11-2015January 11, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

With the Brookfield Place Equinox getting close to opening, will the struggling Asphalt Green be dealt a fatal blow Continue reading

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College Sports is not the worst thing about American universities

Autographing football 1988 color correctedJanuary 10, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD

I was chuckling at an irrelevant essay in the NY Post complaining about how college football is a farce to the student athlete model. Continue reading

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Exclusive: BPCA security backs off, ends illegal lockout of marina

Fortenbaugh blocked by FJC security from marinaJanuary 5, 2015- By Steven E. Greer

As a direct result of BatteryPark.TV informing the FJC Security company of the ongoing marina contract dispute, and Continue reading

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