Blue Smoke adds tamales for Restaurant Week

July 23, 2013- Authentic corn-wrapped tamales added for restaurant Week, part of a $25 three-course meal. (Not surprisingly, North End Grill is not participating) (more…)
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The new Pier 26 dog run and park

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Sequoia tree killed by Hurricane Sandy

Update July 22, 2013- This Sequoia has died and will be removed and replaced with one more sturdy in saltwater conditions.  

May 7, 2013- The sequoia tree seems to be surviving, with green shoots appearing.

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Morton’s Steakhouse

Morton’s opened on Albany and Washington Streets, next to the 9/11 Memorial. Tell us what you think. The Restaurant Week special strip steak, 9 ounces, $25, three-courses (more…)
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Exclusive: BPCA to remove remaining trees on esplanade

Update July 22, 2013- As we first reported exclusively, the BPCA is planning to chop down more trees on the esplanade that are still standing and that were not obviously damaged by the storms. Of course, anytime a tree is cut, controversy brews, so the BPCA propaganda team is in (more…)
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Zinnias 2013

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Let there be bacon

July 18, 2012- Admittedly, we missed the memo on this one, but we just learned that Shake Shack in Battery Park has the SmokeShack that debuted in April elsewhere. It’s the normal stuff with bacon available. You can also get bacon on your cheese fries.   (more…)
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Made in the shade

July 16, 2013- With the 100-degree East Coast heat wave, we found these images under The Conrad cooling. (more…)
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NBC’s Brian Williams insults all New Yorkers in the vilest of ways

July 17, 2013- For some unknown reason driven by an agenda, NBC’s Brian Williams is critical of Citi Bikes. It is likely an agenda favoring the powerful NYC taxi industry, or simply an agenda to retaliate against Mayor Bloomberg. Watch William insult the hell out of all New Yorkers stating (more…)
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CB3 session for gripes about Citi Bikes turns into lovefest

July 17, 2013- Stephen Miller posted these comments on Twitter about a planned session in a school auditorium to vent gripes about Citi Bikes. However, only 25 people showed, and they all loved the bikes. @miller_stephen  CB 3 committee booked IS 131 auditorium to handle the big crowd for the (more…)
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Citi Bikes stolen from Irish Memorial rack. Fools busted.

July 17, 2013- DNAinfo is reporting, “On July 10, Rafael Vasquez, 38, yanked at more than 10 Citi Bikes at the bike share dock near 8 River Terrace after 1 a.m., police said. When one blue bike came loose from the station, Vasquez walked away with it, according to cops. (more…)
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DOJ calls out WSJ and others for making up “sources” on SAC Capital stories

July 17, 2013- DowntownTV has the best sources possible relating to the prosecution of SAC Capital and founder Stevie Cohen, and also was the source for numerous front-page WSJ articles since 2011. That is how we were confident that most of the articles claiming to have “sources close to the (more…)
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CB1 finally holds meeting about Pier 26 music concerts

In response to BatteryPark.TV reporting that the concerts on Pier 26 were organized without CB1 or community input, as leaders of CB1, also on HRPT boards, likely knew full well what was transpiring, the C1 is now going to discuss the noise problem tomorrow. 7/18 Quality of Life Committee – 6:00 (more…)
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Shake Shack, of all places, now has best tap beer on the block

Shake Shack tapsJuly 16, 2013- Union Square’s newest fining dining restaurant, North End Grill, on the Conrad Hotel block, used to have the best array of 33 degree tap beers. For Continue reading

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Exclusive: Citi Bikes installed at Gateway Plaza now

Citi Bike rack at Gateway with bikesUpdate July 16, 2013- The bikes have arrived and were an instant hit. The rack emptied out right away.

Citi rack at GatewayUpdate July 11, 2013- As we predicted, Citi Bikes have just gone in at Gateway Plaza where the old junk pile of bikes used to be. BatteryPark.TV reporting triggered the removal of the old rack, enabling Citi Bikes to enter. (photo soon)

Gateway bike rack removedUpdate July 5, 2013- The bike rack has been removed, after BatteryPark.TV reported on the problem (below), and a Citi Bike rack seems likely.

Gateway rack

Update June 25, 2013- The deadline has passed and it seems that the once planned Citi Bike rack to be installed by Gateway will not happen, thanks to the opposition led by Shelly Mossey. Approximately 6,000 residents of Gateway Plaza will now have to endure the ugly site of the existing bike racks, filled mostly with abandoned bikes, rather than have a functional Citi Bike rack.

Update June 20, 2013- Gateway Plaza is trying again to install a Citi Bike rack at the corner by the cafe, and once again, Shelly Mossey is opposing the removal of the personal-use rack in place now. We spoke with him about his concerns. He explained that if the current rack is removed, then there would be a major bike storage shortage for the residents. Instead, Mr. Mossey suggested placing the Citi Bike rack nearby on the dog run overlooking the marina.

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Park rangers assaulted by skateboarders

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July 16, 2013- We previously reported on a gang-style fight in the East Village whereby skateboarders brutally assaulted some clubgoers, knocking one unconscious and trying to then steal his sneakers (That video has been removed by the owner).  The relevance to BPC was that similar skateboard gangs travel to the parks to use the esplanade, and have also assaulted PEPs in the past, two years ago hitting a male PEP officer over the head with a skateboard.

BP.TV has learned that the PEP were assaulted once again, last month, by a violent gang of skateboarders. An officer was knocked unconscious and arrests were made (see video).

Note, at the 4-minute mark of the video, the tough guys get excited when told that a lawyer is watching the arrest. They change from using the N-word to seeking the help of an ambulance chaser.

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BPCA refuses to explain absence of Citi Bikes at Gateway Plaza

June 25, 2013- By Steven E. Greer The City DOT had panned on installing a Citi Bike rack outside of Gateway Plaza, on BPCA property. The Citi Bikes would have served 6,000 residents of Gateway. However, an existing personal-use bike rack needed to be removed first. The BPCA failed to (more…)
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Chutzpah cycle makes a last stand

Chutpah cycle makes a standJuly , 2013- We admit, this was pretty funny. The chutzpah cycle sends a final message.

Shelley Mossey peddling his Chutzpah Cycle

Shelley Mossey peddling his Chutzpah Cycle

July 4, 2013- At the July 2nd CB1 meeting, BPCA spokesperson  Matt Monahan confirmed that the authority is finally removing the personal-use bike rack by the Gateway Plaza cafe. BatteryPark.TV previously reported Continue reading

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BPCA to refinance bonds and go to market for additional revenue

Update June 18, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD

The June 18th BPCA board meeting presented an update on the plan to refinance BPCA bonds (see below). The bank underwriters have been chosen and the “go to market” date is set for September. The leader underwriter will be Citigroup, despite Bank of America (Merrill Lynch) having the highest score of the RFP process.

Chairman Dennis Mehiel remarked that the underwriting fees are astonishingly ow, “The decimal point was in the wrong place, I thought”. Normall, the fee to the banks would be in the range of 1.5% to 2.5%. For a bond deal of $300 Million, Mehiel said, the fees would range from $5 Million to $9 Million. In this actual underwriting, the fees will be only $500,000.

May 23, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD

The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) convened a board meeting today with little public notice, and no posting of agenda online, possibly violating the Open Meetings Law. Section 104 of the New York Law requires a one week notice to the media. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place after Memorial Day. Prior to the meeting, we tried to contact Anne Fenton and Mathew Monahan to obtain the meetings materials, and no one responded.

During the meeting, the main topic discussed was the vitally important process of issuing new bonds, and the various financial companies that would be contracted by the BPCA. The BPCA wants to take advantage of historically low interest rates to refinance existing bonds issued in 2003 and 2009.

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