Category Archives: Nightlife

Without public comment, concerts coming to Pier 26

May 5, 2013- The good news is that some big names in music are coming to starved-for-culture-Downtown this summer. However, a cynic would point out that this is yet another stealth move by the Hudson River Park Trust and its … Continue reading

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Tour of Stone Street after Hurricane Sandy

Ronan Downs, the owner of several restaurants in the Financial District on Stone Street, such as Beckett’s, Stone Street Tavern, The Dubliner, Pizza Pizza, and Burger Burger gives a tour of the area after Hurricane Sandy. All of the establishments … Continue reading

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RIP Super Linda

Update February 22, 2013 Super Linda is now mostly devoid of interesting people since the host, Chris, has left for another job. What remains is a Tribeca dudefest, outnumbering the ladies 20 to 1, and wannabe pretentious bearded hipster bartenders … Continue reading

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Meet the new boss: Interview with The Who’s Roger Daltrey

In full screen 1080i HD More than 20 years ago, Roger Daltrey began forming special cancer units in the UK to treat patients in their teenage and young adult years. Now, with the other member of the legendary rock band … Continue reading

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Snoop Dog DJ’s at The Box

Snoop Dog (now called Snoop Lion), was a guest DJ at The Box on Friday, and we happened to be there. Click for NY Post story.

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Last minute plans for New Year’s

If you have procrastinated, there are still plenty of options for tomorrow. For the more sophisticated or subdued evening, try checking into the Greenwich Hotel at $525 a night. Then, head to either Bouley restaurant or nearby Tribeca Grill, which … Continue reading

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The Wall tour

Update: May 20, 2012 CBS’s 60 Minutes interviewed Roger Waters about the 2012 tour of The Wall. A couple years ago, I had the privilege of being in the third row. October 6, 2010 By Steven Greer “It was 30 … Continue reading

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Tribeca: Still lame after 9:00 PM

October 20, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV rarely ventures to Tribeca now that BPC has the new stores on Vesey and North End. For the first time in about a year, we toured the nightly entertainment spots across … Continue reading

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Exclusive: The Patriot Saloon fails to attend local meeting of NYPD and bar owners

May 31, 2012 BatteryPark.TV has learned that the First Precinct hosted a meeting between the NYPD and local bar owners to discuss growing concerns from the community that late night drunken patrons are becoming a menace to TriBeCa, FiDi, and … Continue reading

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The economic impact of the Tribeca Film Festival

April 19, 2012  By Steven Greer, MD Entering its 11th year, The Tribeca Film Festival will go through April 29th. In 2002, less than six months after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centers and The Pentagon, … Continue reading

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The people have voted: “Bring quality music to the Conrad Hotel”

The results of our survey are in. Ideally, if the business model made sense, our viewers liked the idea of a high-quality jazz and performing arts venue to go into one of the remaining retail spots of the Conrad Hotel, … Continue reading

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Goldman Sachs transforms BPC from a Staten Island annex vibe into the new Tribeca

January 10, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD Battery Park City, since its formation in the early 70′s, has always been viewed by most New Yorkers as more of a Staten Island annex rather than a true part of Manhattan, and … Continue reading

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Pop culture people who need to go away in 2012

December 31, 2011 If you have found yourself yelling at the TV due to the bad content, or avoiding the movie theaters, you are not alone. It’s not you. The content providers are flailing, desperately and pumping out the worst … Continue reading

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HBO films at nearby Duane Park

September 6, 2011 HBO filmed a promotion for the new season of Boardwalk Empire at nearby Tribeca’s Duane Park cabaret.

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No sex in the Champagne room: Pussycat Lounge and sex shops by Ground Zero closed

September 3, 2011 Very quietly and without fanfare or much press coverage, the controversial “strip club” within site of Ground Zero was shut down months ago. The Pussycat Lounge and neighboring sex shop, establishments in the area for more than … Continue reading

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Elton John opening the Tribeca Film Festival

April 20, 2011

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Katy Perry’s double entendre

January 5, 2011 Watch pop singer Katy Perry make obvious double entendre comments about her girls.

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The Best of Battery Park City and Vicinity: 2009

BatteryPark.TV took a stab at listing some the best resources in Battery Park City (BPC) and the surrounding neighborhoods. Please post any comments you may have. Best Park: Wagner Park We could have chosen virtually any of the parks in … Continue reading

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9/11 memorial lights

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