May 17, 2014- Opinion By Steven E. Greer, MD
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is truly an evil organization for many reasons. For example, they have a large feature section today touting drones as safe friendly ways to take family vacation photos.
Are you kidding me? Continue reading
(Correction: see comments section)
May 17, 2014- By Steven E. Greer
I stumbled into the Taste of Tribeca event on Duane and Greenwich Streets today. It looked as if almost all of the restaurants participated, which got my hopes up. Continue reading
May 17, 2014- The local politicians in bed with the powerful school unions lost a battle in court. The WSJ reports, “Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Eileen Rakower dismissed a lawsuit by the city’s public advocate seeking to block co-locations Continue reading
May 13, 2014- The Masters of the Universe who made fame and fortune in hedge funds are finding the markets too challenging these days. They seem to be slowly morphing into Continue reading
May 13, 2014- The Post reports, “The first commuter ferry to travel within Manhattan on the Hudson River will launch next week to serve residents of midtown’s transit-starved Far West Side. Continue reading
May 5, 2014- By Steven E. Greer
As a great example of the need for term limits within the Community Board system, the executive committee elections will be coming up soon in June. BatteryPark.TV has learned that all of the current leaders will be re-elected, unopposed. Continue reading
May 9, 2014- A reader sent us this tip. J&R Electronics, which BatteryPark.TV first reported accurately was closing down, is now auctioning off all the inventory next week.
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Famous J & R Music Consumer Electronics Superstore
May 11, 2014- After the BPCA’s former General Counsel, Phyllis Taylor, abruptly “resigned” last year (along with the departure of Anne Fenton and Matt Monahan), there has been a void in that position. Continue reading
May 8, 2014- A source close to the BPCA told BP.TV that construction of the outdoor “plaza” adjacent to Pier-A is behind schedule, and causing the planned opening of the city’s largest nightclub inside Pier-A to be delayed. Continue reading
May 11, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD
This week, over the course of several hours, I had to admit both of my parents into hospitals. One was pre-planned. One was an emergency. Continue reading
May 9, 2014- reporter Sam Spokony of Downtown Express seems to have emulated BatteryPark.TV style by shaming the deadbeat local leaders into doing the right thing. Continue reading
October 16, 2013- By Steven E. Greer
I was invited to visit Jungsik, the 2-star Michelin rated restaurant in Tribeca that serves “New Korean”. It is somewhat of an enigma, earning good reputations in the press yet having few customers.
I arrived at Continue reading
Update January 17, 2014- there used to be audio to the video, but YouTube removed it. Somehow, their computers detected that a live cover band singing a Guns N roses song was a Copyright violation.
June 26, 2013- By Steven E. Greer
In search of a good live band, we headed to Hill Country on 26th Street by Broadway (near Nomad Hotel and the R train stop on 28th). We were extremely pleased. Continue reading
April 6, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD
We took a road trip today to taste for ourselves the Bakehouse pancakes we saw on the TV show “Toni On“. The chef/owner is Philippe Bonsignour, and his wife, Maude, also manages. Susan Bonsignour, Philippe’s mother, bakes many of the items.
The service was friendly and competent. The pancakes are Continue reading
February 6, 2014- By Steven E. Greer
Opened since October of 2013, in the Setai building by the New York Stock Exchange, Reserve Cut is the only kosher steakhouse Downtown. Owned and managed by Albert Allaham, Reserve Cut has attracted a busy crowd despite being located in a still-developing FiDi section. Continue reading
October 12, 2013- By Steven E. Greer
American Cut recently opened in Tribeca at 363 Greenwich Street, near Franklin Street. It is a joint venture between Chef Marc Forgione and the LDV Hospitality group. The first American Cut is located in Atlantic City.
I stopped by this new Tribeca steakhouse on Thursday, and then again on Friday for a full meal. Something seemed different right away about the place, to my trained eye. Continue reading
May 8, 2014- BatteryPark.TV first reported that New York’s own BPCA used taxpayer dollars to pay private lawyers to “investigate” an internal scandal, and exonerate Chairman Dennis Mehiel. Then, the NY/NJ Port Authority made national news when New Jersey’s Governor Christie also used tax dollars to create the infamous Bridgegate whitewash report.
The New York Times reports, “The cost to Continue reading