A new Olympic sport: Slush puddle jumping

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Editor

Puddle on RectorPuddle 2February 14, 2-14- With hundreds of millions of dollars in surplus budget, the BPCA cannot plow the streets or eliminate street slush puddles the size of Lake Erie. Continue reading →

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Tribeca Grand Valentine package invites guests to shag on painting canvas

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Editor
February 7, 2014- The Daily Mail reports, “In a bid to make this Valentine’s Day a special night to remember, one hotel is inviting guests to cover themselves in paint and make love on canvas. The Tribeca Grand in New York told MailOnline that its special package, priced at $675 (more…)
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Suggestions for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Editor
January 28, 2013 If you are looking for a unique package for Valentine’s day, we suggest the following (post your own suggestions as well): Old fashioned Valentine’s day cards: In the Seaport is Bowne Printers offering old fashioned printing press cards. Holy Cow Bakery cookies: Start by ordering in advance (more…)
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Photo by BP.TV’s Mary Engels selected for museum exhibit

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Editor
January 5, 2014- Mary Engels, contributor to BatteryPark.TV, had one of her Seaport photos after Hurricane Sandy selected for an exhibit at the Museum of NYC. (more…)
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ABC TV anchor to open restaurant in former Churrascaria Tribeca

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Editor
February 13, 2014- The Post reports, “It looks like media titans Dave Zinczenko and Dan Abrams are cooking up another restaurant. The longtime pals (and ABC newsmen), who partnered on The Lion on West Ninth Street, have inked a deal to take over 5,000 square feet on West Broadway in (more…)
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Port Authority cop makes first arrest in 14-years on Vesey Street

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Editor
February 13, 2014- The Post reports, “Port Authority top cop Joseph Dunne hadn’t made an arrest in 14 years — but the old reflexes kicked in at West and Vesey streets Tuesday when a woman in distress pointed out a man who, she said, had groped her. Dunne, since November (more…)
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Orlando Bloom ditches Tribeca apartment

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Editor
February 12, 2014- On the heels of Director Peter Jackson selling his Tribeca pad, the highly credible source “ShowBizSpy” reports that Orlando Bloom is selling his too. Recall, Bloom is an actor in many of the Lord of the Ring and Hobbit flicks made by Jackson. (more…)
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BPCA’s Fernando Mateo in the news again

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Editor

BPCA board Serpico Gallo MateoFebruary 11, 2014- BPCA board member Fernando Mateo is in the news again. This time, he wants regular drivers to be fined if their cars blow snow onto taxi drivers. Yes, you read that correctly. Local CBS TV reports, Continue reading →

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Hate crime “Knockout” punch kills man

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Editor

Man killed by punchFebruary 11, 2014- The Post reports on the prosecution of a man who murdered another man after he randomly punched him in the head. The “knockout” epidemic has made the news, but few realize the seriousness of those assaults. Continue reading →

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New York Film Academy founder buys $7.5 Million pad in Ritz-Carlton

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Editor
February 11, 2014- The Real Deal reports, “Jerry Sherlock, the founder of the New York Film Academy (located nearby on 17 Battery Park South), picked up a condominium at the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton in Battery Park City for $7.55 million. The three-bedroom, 3,730-square-foot unit was listed with Douglas Elliman (more…)
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NYPD Commissioner Bratton begins shakeup of top brass

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Editor
February 11, 2014- DNAinfo reports, “The NYPD shakeup has started. The Chief of Detectives and the head of Internal Affairs are being replaced…..The commissioner told Philip Pulaski, the hard-charging three star chief in charge of the city’s detective bureau, and Charles Campisi, the longstanding chief in charge of combating corruption (more…)
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Daily Show features Moscow Shake Shack

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Editor
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New Executive Chef for Blue Smoke empire

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Editor

Jean-Paul Bourgeois landscape - credit Melissa HomGrilled-smoked-chicken1Baby back ribs Blue SmokeJanuary 28, 2014– By Steven E. Greer

I took a long lunch after getting my nails done, so to speak (i.e. haircut), and was chatting with the Director of Operations for all of the Blue Smoke restaurants of the USHG, Kari Matthews. We learned some things. Continue reading →

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The reason deadly cab drivers keep their TLC licenses

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Editor

97th_and_Westend.001.JPGFebruary 10, 2014- The WSJ reports that New York State and City have very narrow definitions of vehicular homicide, including only people driving while drink or on drugs. Therefore, many dangerous drivers with past histories of deadly crashes continue to drive cabs.

However, that is no excuse for the TLC, which allows bad drivers to keep on killing despite fatal crashes. The TLC makes its own rules and can revoke licenses for virtually any reason that the TLC magistrates deem appropriate. Yet bad taxi drivers are a scourge to New York, nevertheless.

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City builds architectural wonder of road salt shed on Canal and West Side Highway

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Editor
February 9 2014- Curbed reports, “Years in the making, the Canal Street Garbage Garage—Tribeca’s much maligned new building/garbage truck garage—is almost completed. Now, the similarly controversial Spring Street Salt Shed is now set to rise just south of the garage.” (more…)
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Pet Squirrel hides his nut in the fur of a Bernese Mountain dog

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Editor
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Ralph Lauren botches another Olympic with bad taste

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Editor
January 26, 2014- Recall, for the 2012 summer Olympics, designer Ralph Lauren was criticized for having his Olympic team uniforms manufactured in China. Somehow, he got the contract again for the 2014 Olympics. This time, he learned his lesson, and manufactured the garments in the U.S. However, the controversy this (more…)
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Will nationwide inventory boom hit NYC market?

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Editor
February 8, 2014– Real Deal reports, “Prices are easing downward as the chokehold on inventory across the U.S. loosens. The distressed properties that investors snapped up in bulk during the economic downturn are finally coming to market along with new home projects — indicating spring will be a strong selling (more…)
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Restaurateur Danny Meyer gives some travel tips

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Editor

Danny MeyerFebruary 6, 2014- The WSJ reports, “If one person were to be crowned king of New York’s dining scene, there’s a good chance it would be Danny Meyer. Back in 1985, he opened Union Square Cafe, a relaxed yet refined eatery in a then-iffy Manhattan neighborhood. Continue reading →

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