Category Archives: Real estate

Gateway Plaza outdoor pool to open May 25, tentatively

May 13, 2013- The Gateway Plaza newly renovated pool, which was converted from an enclosed dingy chlorine smelling location to a nicer outdoor pool, with grass, will open May 25th, if all goes well. The recent storm knocked a large … Continue reading

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How to rent your apartment by the night

May 12, 2013- Crain’s is reporting on the Airbnb service that allows people to rent their aprtments by the night to travelers looking to save on hotel expenses. There is one problem: it is still illegal in New York. “Airbnb, … Continue reading

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Verizon selling headquarters on West Side Highway

May 7, 2013- Now we know why Verizon is shipping Manhattan jobs to other boroughs. They are selling all, or portions of, the headquarters on 140 West Street. That building was flooded by Hurricane Sandy, and perhaps they are transitioning … Continue reading

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The stealth new Pier 26 restaurant

May 5, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD On the Hudson River, next to the newly built, state-of-the-art, multi-sport Pier 25 in Tribeca is also Pier 26, still under construction. Both piers are property of the Hudson River Park Trust … Continue reading

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Huge law firm Jones Day to move to Brookfield Place

May 3, 2013- According to Crain’s New York, “Law firm Jones Day is moving ahead with a large lease at 4 Brookfield Place, according to several sources familiar with the firm. Jones Day would take at least 400,000 square feet … Continue reading

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Does Asphalt Green deserve your trust, again?

April 14, 2014- Essay by Steven E. Greer, MD They’re baaaack. Asphalt Green is claiming to be in business once again, accepting memberships for summer camp and gym memberships. More than 1,700 families and 3,000 individuals of Downtown were burned … Continue reading

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World Trade Center Tower 1 time lapse

 

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BPCA repairs the Rector Street bridge

Update April 26, 2013- The repairs have been completed. Update April 23, 2013- The repairs have begun. April 17, 2013- We have receive some questions as to why the stairs to the Rector Street pedestrian bridge are closed. The BPCA … Continue reading

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Gateway makes good on promise to hook up hoses for power washing South End Ave

April 19, 2013- Gateway Plaza, owned by the LeFrak organization, has made good on their promise to hook up water connections to faucets on South End Avenue, thereby allowing the store owners to power wash the filthy sidewalk. An additional … Continue reading

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Port authority and City Spar Over Escalating World Trade Center Expenses

If you thought the construction progress at the new World Trade Centers and 9/11 memorial was stalling, you were correct. After duct taping together the 9/11 Memorial to meet the deadline of the tenth anniversary opening, the whole site has … Continue reading

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City wants BPCA to pay for West Thames bridge cost overruns

Update April 18, 2013- The BPCA board met on the 16th and voted to fund for a $2 Million design of the West Thames bridge. Currently, the bridge is a very speculative idea with no real architectural plans. Therefore, estimated … Continue reading

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Wagner Park 4-13-2013

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Another resolution, more conflicts of interest at Tribeca CB1

April 12, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The issue of possible conflicts of interest amongst Tribeca CB1 board members was discussed last month during contentious debates over the proposed Hudson River Park tax (i.e. The NID Tax). Key voting … Continue reading

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Poulakakos group discusses party boat plans for Pier A

April 9, 2013- Since last presenting their plans for developing Pier A more than a year ago, the Poulakakos group has now made it known that they intend to offer some sort of dinner or party boat cruise that would … Continue reading

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What’s going on with Steven Starr’s planned El Vez restaurant?

April 8, 2013- Four months ago in December, Philadelphia’s restaurant king Steven Starr was granted a liquor license for a proposed new location of his Mexican themed El Vez restaurants. The location is planned to be next to Blue Smoke … Continue reading

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World Trade Center Tower 1 “Freedom Tower”

April 8, 2013- Click images for full screen April 2013 April 2012 April 2011  

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Bombshell: The BPCA gives $500K to Manhattan Youth

(Center, Bob Townley who runs Manhattan Youth, From Clockwise: Former Chairman of the BPCA, Bill Thompson, Former President/CEO of the BPCA, Gayle Horwitz, BPCA senior executive Anne Fenton, Community Board 1 Chair, Katherine McVay Hughes, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Community … Continue reading

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Latest arrests of State Assemblyman seem familiar

April 5, 2013- The latest in several arrests of New York State Assemblymen by federal prosecutors were made over allegations of the elected officials accepting bribes in exchange for helping prevent new competition to a community center. If that sounds … Continue reading

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Hudson River Park Trust should be converted into an “authority” like the BPCA

Update March 20, 2013 In response to our essay, below, politicians got off the fence and have decidedly spoken out against allowing residential building within the Hudson River Park. According to local news, “Assemblymember Richard Gottfried, who the only local … Continue reading

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New flood zone maps favor Battery Park City

March 1, 2013 By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV was the only local news site operational and reporting updates on the status of the flooding as the Hurricane Sandy storm surge came and went, leaving BPC virtually unscathed (see video below). Many … Continue reading

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