Manhattan Borough President sends letter of support for Mike Fortenbaugh to BPCA

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December 23, 2014- Gale A. Brewer,

Office of the President, Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York

 

Dennis Mehiel

Chairman & CEO, Battery Park City Authority, New York, NY 10281

Dear Chairman Mehiel:

I write regarding the upcoming Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Pier A is structurally unfit to accept boats docking

Circleline by Pier ADecember 26, 2014– The company called Manhattan by Sail, Continue reading →

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Manhattan Apartment Prices Soar to Record Levels in 2014

apartment 2014 chart wsjDecember 27, 2014- Prices for apartments jumped 13% year-over-year, while total number of apartments decreased. Continue reading →

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Review: Wei West still horrible Chinese food

December 25, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

I tried out Wei West on Christmas before seeing a moving. I had not been in for years. I ordered the ramen noodle Continue reading →

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Exclusive: BPCA informs Mike Fortenbaugh that he has to evacuate the marina

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December 10, 2014 (3:42 PM)- By Steven E. Greer

As suspected, it seems that the marina operator RFP was awarded to some group other than the current operator, Mike Fortenbaugh. Continue reading →

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Photos 12-24-2014

Pier A in fog 12-24-2014 Continue reading →

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City Hall moves to bullet-proof police car windows

NYPD carDecember 22, 2014– By Steven E. Greer

Right after the two police officers were assassinated, I sent the email below to the state and city elected officials. Continue reading →

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CB1 feels the heat, backpedals on Swiss Neutrality stance toward marina RFP, passes new resolution

December 19, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

In the wake of the huge turnout for the SaveNorthCove rally and subsequent New York Times article, and BatteryPark.TV Continue reading →

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Photos 12-7-2014

Baby with Santa in Winter Garden 2014 Continue reading →

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Christmas Tree lighting

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Christmas logs at Financier

Financier Christmas logs Continue reading →

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Gateway Plaza Christmas light display

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Toy train exhibit at North Cove Marina

December 15, 2013- The William Wallace barge has been converted into a really neat thing for the kids, lasting until December 24th. Continue reading →

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Mount Christmas

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Gift idea: American express gift cards

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Exclusive: Three marketing women form “Seaport Friends” to help Howard Hughes plans

December 8, 2014 (updated at 3:00 PM)- By Steven E. Greer

Last week, a group of three “moms” representing the “Seaport Friends” hosted a town hall to support the Howard Hughes corporation plans to develop the Seaport. Continue reading →

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Pier-A visitor center still stalled

December 2, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

The Poulakakos team was supposed to give an Continue reading →

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When hell freezes over

Frozen 9-11 waterfallNovember 19, 2014- Before this park was built, there Continue reading →

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Exclusive: BPCA fires another lawyer for “asking the wrong questions”

cropped-People-who-left-BPCA-thompson-anne-fenton-demitri-boutris-matt-monahan-gayle-horwitz-mateoOctober 2, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

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Gift ideas: Sony a6000 camera and 35-mm prime lens

Sony a6000November 28, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

If you want to get into video and make Hollywood-quality Continue reading →

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