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…)
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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…)
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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…)
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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…)
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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…)
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Activist blogger sued by slumlords

WSJ photo of rundown houseJanuary 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.

Last month, Ms. Ott was sued Continue reading

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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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Photos 1-4-2014

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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Former NY Senator Hillary Clinton found negligent in US embassy attack

Clinton-Benghazi-G1-620x362January 15, 2014- Former New York senator, Hillary Clinton, was found to have been negligent in the attack of the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, that killed several people, including the ambassador, according to a bipartisan report from the senate.  Mrs. Clinton was the Secretary of State at the time of the attack. The report states, “At the end of the day, (Hillary Clinton) was responsible for ensuring the safety of all Americans serving in our diplomatic facilities. Her failure to do so clearly made a difference in the lives of the four murdered Americans and their families.”

The NYT reports, “A stinging report by the Senate Intelligence Committee released Wednesday concluded that Continue reading

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If I were a chef, this would be my competition

Jeff Mahin’s Do-Rite doughnuts in Chicago January 4, 2014- By Steven Greer As viewers know from my brief commentaries on New York restaurants, I think that most simple foods are botched, and most fancy foods miss the target. If I were a chef, this is how I would do things (more…)
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Buttgirl visits Battery Park

January 3, 2014- Jen Selter is Buttgirl. Her selfies on Instagram have a huge following. She has been spotted in BPC.   (more…)
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Cops make arrest in ‘knockout’ spree

January 4, 2014- The Post reports, “The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force busted a Brooklyn man for at least seven “knockout” assaults, cops said Friday. Barry Baldwin, 35, punched out the victims between Nov. 9 and Christmas Eve in Canarsie and Midwood, police said.” (more…)
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Images from the first blizzard of 2014

Snow on Battery Place 1-2-2014 tempJanuary 2, 2014 Continue reading

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