What it really looks like in a mandatory evacuation zone in NYC

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Editor
August 28, 2011 With the ratings-desperate cable TV showing misleading images on the ground, we thought you might want to know what it really looks like in a mandatory evacuation zone of Downtown New York. I can barely stand up in the ferocious wind. The storm surge should be huge. (more…)
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Did Mayor Bloomberg panic?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Editor
August 26, 2011 5:00 PM Mayor Bloomberg issued the first ever mandatory evacuations in parts of New York City due to Hurricane Irene, now off the coast of North Carolina. It is easy to be a Monday morning quarterback. Therefore, it might be interesting, right now before we know the (more…)
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Hurricane Prediction

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Editor
August 25, 2011 11:39 AM Prediction Given the slow movement of Irene and the lack of a strong mainland opposing force, I say that hit goes more westward that the experts predict today. I say it hits at the border of North and South Carolina and fizzles out. This is (more…)
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PEP starting mounted bike patrols

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Editor
August 24, 2011 The PEP have dug out of storage patrol bicycles to allow for faster response times and longer ranges. Photo’d below is PEP Jordan Phillips. (more…)
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Hudson Produce opens outdoor seating

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Editor
August 24, 2011 Hudson Produce has eliminates some outdoor wooden shelves and replaced them with open seating. They hope to have visitors eat their ice cream or deli sandwiches there, much as the closed Samantha’s next door used to do. (more…)
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A bad day to wash high-rise windows

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Editor
 August 23, 2011 At approximately 1:54 PM East Coast time, buildings shook in New York City, enough to shake lamps and furniture. It was a 5.9 earthquake centered in Virginia. There seems to have been no major damage or fatalities, although most office buildings have been evacuated. This photo is (more…)
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Waste, fraud, and cost overruns at the 9/11 Memorial

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Editor
To express your feelings about this, the CEO of the 9/11 Memorial is Joe Daniels and can be contacted at info@911memorial.org August 19, 2011 9/11’s White Elephant By JOE NOCERA New York Times There is nothing wrong — and much that is right — with building a national monument to (more…)
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The false debate over stimulus: there never was actually a stimulus package.

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Editor
By Steven Greer, MD  August 16, 2011 The political left and the political right have been debating whether the Keynesian $787 Billion “stimulus package” (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA) signed by President Obama in February of 2009 was effective. After passage, the unemployment got worse, (more…)
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Bureaucrats shamed into a grass field deal

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Editor
Update: August 15, 2011 The fence was removed and the field is now opened for public use. August 12, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD Well, after having our friends at Pix11 TV news and The NY Post begin stories on the West Thames grass field disgrace, the DOT announced today (more…)
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BP.TV has gone French

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Editor
March 12, 2012 (Click image to expand) Financier apple tart and Vintry wine in background Financier apple tart, quite good (more…)
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Photos of the Week

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Editor
August 12, 2011 Guess the year and location of these photos: A) New York Harbor, 1790 B) Boston, present day C) Somewhere in Upstate New York, present day D) Manhattan, present day (click images to enlarge) Photos by Steven Greer (more…)
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What a beautiful day if only we had a field to play on

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Editor
August 11, 2011 New York is experiencing picture perfect beautiful day: 73 degrees, low humidity, bright blue sky. However, the luxurious green grass playing field, a rarity for urban kids that has cost at least $200,000 of taxpayer money, remains locked up behind a hideous construction fence, being held hostage (more…)
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The real reason Bank of America stock is below cash

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Editor
By Steven Greer  August 9, 2011 Bank of America stock (ticker BAC) sank below the $7 per share cash value yesterday into the $6’s. This was part of a 50% decline over the year. The press has posed many explanations (mortgage litigation, Fannie and Freddie downgrades by S&P, etc), but (more…)
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Tiny’s angers patrons

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Editor
August 7, 2011 There is a new lounge/restaurant in Tribeca called Tiny’s and The Bar Upstairs, located at West Broadway and Duane Streets. It is owned by the same people who own “Warren 77” (New York Rangers hockey players Henrik Lundquivst, Sean Avery et al), but it is not doing nearly (more…)
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Photo of the Week

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Editor
August 5, 2011 A bumble bee getting to work (click image to enlarge) (more…)
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Bloomberg The Big Liar?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Editor
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is solidifying his legacy as “Bloomberg the Liar”. In 2011 alone, he lied (in our opinion) about being AWAL in Bermuda for the big blizzard, lied to us about the severity of “Hurricane” Irene (it was not a hurricane when it hit us and he shut down (more…)
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Whither the swing of Tire Swing Park?

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Editor
Update: August 16, 2011 Over the weekend, the DOT replaced the infamous tire within the tire swing frame. Update: June 28, 2011 One year after opening, the “Tire Swing Park” still has no tire swing July 1, 2010 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccw5vUc1O-0 The new “Tire Swing Park” has ironically been without the iconic (more…)
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One of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World”

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Editor
July 25, 2011 Peter Pronovost MD PhD, gave us a tour of his work at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. His pioneering research has greatly reduced adverse outcomes, such as infections and OR, in hospitals around the world. For his work, Dr. Pronovost was named one of Time Magazine’s “Most Influential (more…)
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Peppy le PEP

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Editor
July 29, 2011 A new homeless couple decided to visit Rector Park today and set up camp, literally. They used sheets hanging from tree branches to set up a real cabana. The PEP office was called, and in stark contrast to the last experience, a courteous PEP officer responded and (more…)
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The FDNY’s fire boat Three Forty Three

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Editor
July 30, 2011 The FDNY’s fire boat Three Forty Three (Viewable in full screen 1080iHD) (more…)
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