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Gang with knives beat, rob two people Downtown
January 10, 2014- DNAinfo reports, “A trio of armed robbers struck Lower Manhattan in back-to-back attacks last week, threatening a man with a knife near Pace University and then beating a woman to the ground in TriBeCa shortly afterward, police said…..Police were able to capture one of the alleged thieves, (more…)
Hmm, she looks familiar
December 23, 2013- The Post reports, “My ‘orgy’ with Leonardo DiCaprio- New York model and actress Maria Di Angelis, who has appeared on TV shows such as “The Good Wife” and “Law and Order: SVU” — and was cast as Julia Roberts’ body double in the 2009 film “Duplicity” — appears (more…)
Classic Tribecan obstructionist lawsuit
January 10, 2014- The Real Deal blog reports that wealthy apartment owners living in the 140 Franklin Street building are suing to block plans of a Crunch gym coming to their lobby, “Some of the residents who own multi-million dollar condominium units at 140 Franklin Street in Tribeca are steamed (more…)
Restaurant trends we hope to not see in 2014
December 31, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD
For Thanksgiving, I made the mistake of eating mashed potatoes with truffle oil, at North End Grill, and my wimpy GI system rejected it. I wrote “Two-year review of The North End Grill: Truffle oil should be banned”. Therefore, it is somewhat vindicating to read today that the NY Post’s food critic agrees.
In their year-end review of food trends from 2013 that need to go away, they wrote, Continue reading
My $2,000 Ethan Allen chair/ottoman is fake leather
January 8, 2014- By Steven E. Greer In our series exposing the pervasive problem of counterfeit leather and clothing material making its way into products sold at reputable stores, we add this. BP.TV just realized that our $2,000 “leather” chair and ottoman purchased at Ethan Allen is made of not (more…)
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Melissa Mark-Viverito becomes Speaker of City Council
January 8, 2014- DNAinfo reports, “City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito was elected the new Speaker of the New York City Council on Wednesday in a unanimous vote, making her the first Latina to achieve the post and putting to rest a sometimes bitter battle over the position. Her chief opponent, Daniel (more…)
Judge denies FiDi lawsuit to block a criminal court on John Street
January 8, 2014- The judge has declined to sign the OTC Temporary Restraining Order, citing that the case is unlikely to win on merits. Therefore, the community will have to spend considerable time and money to fight this in a multi-year process. Translation: say hello to the new criminal court (more…)
Sheldon Silver ‘snoozes’ at Sandy conference
January 8, 2014- The Post reports, “Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver appeared to grab some shut-eye Tuesday while Gov. Cuomo and Vice President Joe Biden were discussing infrastructure improvements — at length. The governor and the VP spent an hour talking about Hurricane Sandy rebuilding efforts, as Silver and other officials (more…)
CB1 makes unfounded claims of “accomplishments”
Update January 7, 2014- At the CB1 meeting tonight, Anthony Notaro was supposed to go over his list of “accomplishments”. Perhaps because of our reporting, below, he decided to skip the topic. Instead, he said that he would email CB1 members the list. We can’t wait to see it.
December 31, 2013- By Steven E. Greer
Last year, after BatteryPark.TV first made our list of accomplishments caused by our reporting, CB1’s Anthony Notaro hurriedly attempted Continue reading
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Shake Shack goes Harvard
January 7, 2014- Eater reports that USHG opened a Shake Shack in Harvard Square. (more…)
Asphalt Green basketball leagues
November 14, 2013- the Asphalt Green Five on Five mean’s basketball leagues are underway. Click here for more information. (more…)
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FDNY, NYPD retirees ‘fake 9/11 illnesses’ as part of Social Security disability scam
January 7, 2014- The Post reports on what is the lowest form of crime: exploiting those who died on 9/11/2001, “More than 100 suspects – many of them retired city cops and firefighters falsely claiming they were traumatized on 9/11 — face arrest in a huge mental disability pension fraud (more…)
Activist blogger sued by slumlords
January 4, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD
When I read this in the WSJ, I immediately thought of the similarities to what I am trying to achieve locally with BatteryPark.TV. The blogger being sued will likely prevail, by the way, and she will be able to countersue for damages.
The WSJ article states, “A Baltimore blogger’s five-year campaign to pressure landlords to repair blighted buildings has attracted fans and imitators in other cities, and now for the first time, a pair of lawsuits. Since early 2009, Carol Ott has run a website called Baltimore Slumlord Watch. On an almost daily basis, she posts photographs of boarded-up or dilapidated buildings and the names and addresses of owners she identifies through public records.
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3-Star Michelin Le Bernardin evacuated for nearby fire
January 6, 2014- This is a bad week for fine dining. No sooner than did Scalini Fedeli slime customers than Le Bernardin has to evacuate due to a nearby fire in the Time Life building. On Eric Ripert’s Twitter: Live on front of @lebernardinNY… https://instagram.com/p/i1u1niLtMf/ Evacuating @lebernardinNY for safety…2:45pm https://instagram.com/p/i1u36mLtMj/ (more…)
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Diners at Scalini Fedeli covered in smelly slime
January 5, 2014– A Wall Street Journal reporter was eating in Tribeca’s highly acclaimed Italian restaurant, Scalini Fedeli, when some sort of sewage pipe above broke. She tweeted @MerMarr: Got covered in black slime at TriBeCa Italian #ScaliniFedeli this evening We had just ordered dessert when the walls started shuddering (more…)
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Photo of ice inside a Gateway Plaza apartment
January 4, 2014- Photo courtesy of Jonathan Jossen One year later, and no progress on Gateway Plaza freezing conditions (more…)
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Patron robbed while inside The Dead Rabbit
January 6, 2014- A patron was robbed while drinking inside the Dead Rabbit on Water Street, according to a local police blotter. Recall, in our review of this establishment, we warned of the safety hazards. Review: The Dead Rabbit cocktail bar and eatery (more…)
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Is Roger Waters staging a surprise concert of The Wall in Brookfield Place? (more…)
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Bikes stolen, PEP don’t notice
December 13, 2013- This bike used to be chained along with a matching bike of a different color, on Rector Place and South End Avenue. Someone cut the lock and stole the seconds bike. The PEP did not take it, according to the officer answering the phones at 6:00 PM (more…)
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