BNY Mellon gets sweetheart lease, moves to Brookfield Place

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Editor

Brookfield Vesey entrance 6-2-2014June 26, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

BatteryPark.TV previously reported that BNY Mellon, Continue reading →

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Send your concerns about crime to the Parks Commissioner

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Editor

June 26, 2014– By Steven E Greer

With the ongoing problem with the Park Enforcement Patrol that your tax dollars pay for, and with the BPCA seeming to be causing the problems rather than offering solutions, people have asked us where to send complaints. Continue reading →

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TriBeCan obstructionists boot out noisy gays this summer

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Editor

June 11, 2014– By Steven E. Greer

The nationally recognized music groups that played Pier 26 last year for Gay Pride Week were the first taste of culture that Downtown had seen since 2001. Groups such as “Fun”, “The Nationals”, Cher, and Lady GaGa all performed. Continue reading →

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Teens dealing narcotics on Rector pedestrian bridge

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Editor

Teens-on-West-ThamesApril 12, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

This afternoon, a local couple (man, woman) who live on Rector Place approached NYPD officers dealing with a traffic matter to inform them of crime they had observed. According to the woman, she has observed teens “selling crack” on the basketball courts and Rector Street pedestrian bridge. She claims to have seen Continue reading →

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No more drugs in Rector and West Thames parks

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Editor

Rector Place park 5-21-2014

Update June 25, 2014- As we warned at the end of this story, the police and PEP will need to constantly patrol these parks, or else the problem will return. Continue reading →

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Ritz-Carlton apartment breaks record for sales price

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Editor
June 21, 2014- A real estate blog reports that a joined trio of apartments at the Ritz are selling for a record $118 Million. (do they know the city’s largest nightclub is going in 200-feet away at Pier-A?). (more…)
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Mayor de Blasio wants to end the practice of City Council dolling out pork

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Editor

Clinton de Blasio Stringer JacksonJune 24, 2014- WSJ reports, “The New York City Council plans Wednesday to approve $50 million in discretionary funds to hundreds of Continue reading →

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I can’t explain

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Editor
https://youtu.be/R9NraSWEAhQ This was filmed over the weekend. They are commemorating 50 years since they first played small pubs in London, in 1964. (more…)
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Know your cuts of pork, BPCA-style

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Editor

Cuts of Pork BPCAJune 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

BatteryPark.TV obtained the Fiscal 2014 budget for the BPCA. As usual, it is loaded with pork and contracts to cronies. Some notably egregious and inexplicable spending that caught our attention was: Continue reading →

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The River to River festival: What is it and who is getting rich?

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Editor

Lappin GalenJune 10, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

The River to River Festival kicks off June 19th and lasts through the 29th. Some promotional fliers mailed out were nondescript. It was not clear what the event will be about, who the performers will be, and who produces it. Continue reading →

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Tribeca blogger slams Hudson Eats

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Editor

Hudson Eats escalator 6-2-2014June 20, 2014- A Tribeca blogger is slamming Hudson Eats daily now, and he used to be their biggest supporter. Today, he posts an odd rambling of Dos Toros.  Before that, it was Tartinery, then Continue reading →

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Albany sends bill to governor addressing school overcrowding

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Editor

PS 276 crossing with kids 4-8-2014June 19, 2014- The New York Assembly and Senate issued this press release, “both houses have passed legislation to Continue reading →

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Tribecca blogger slams Tartinery in Hudson eats

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Editor

Tartinery frontJune 19, 2014- The mad blogger is at it again, this time he denigrates Tartinery in Hudson Eats. He writes, Continue reading →

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Time Magazine gets 3 years of free rent to move to Brookfield construction zone

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Editor

Brookfield Place cube from West StreetJune 18, 2014- Crain’s reports that Brookfield is having to give huge incentives to keep recently signed tenants from leaving. Time Magazine is getting a whopping three years of free rent. Continue reading →

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Exclusive: BNY Mellon might back out of Brookfield Place

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Editor

Brookfield Vesey entrance 6-2-2014June 18, 2014- BatteryPark.TV has learned that the real estate team of BNY Mellon, deciding now where to relocate after selling their Wall Street headquarters, is reconsidering Continue reading →

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Olive’s at Hudson Eats destroyed by Tribeca blogger

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Editor

Olives Hudson Eat wideJune 18, 2014- The angry Tribecan blogger is at it again. Recall, he has slammed most of the Hudson Eats restaurants. Continue reading →

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New corporate tenants flee Brookfield Place shortly after signing long-term lease

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Editor

Brookfield Vesey entrance 6-2-2014June 18, 2014- BatteryPark.TV has exclusively reported on the chaos within the Brookfield Property companies, and that the Brookfield Place renovations are years behind schedule. Those issues seem to be weighing on the tenants. Continue reading →

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City DOT to install speed bumps by PS 276

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Editor

PS 276 crossing with kids 4-8-2014June 17, 2014- DNAinfo reports that the City DOT will install speed bumps to slow traffic by PS 276. Recall, Sheldon Silver took credit for having a mere Continue reading →

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At Museum of Jewish Heritage, a Passing of the Torch

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Editor

Morganthau Ratner Jewish MuseumJune 18, 2014- WSJ reports, “Robert Morgenthau, nearing age 95, is passing the torch. The former Manhattan district attorney, who retired from Continue reading →

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N.Y. RPT. LAW § 421-a : NY Code – Section 421-A:

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Editor

N.Y. RPT. LAW § 421-a : NY Code – Section 421-A: Exemption of new multiple dwellings from local taxation 

1. The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this section, shall have the following meaning, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context.   Continue reading →

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