Category Archives: Real estate

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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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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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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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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Explanation of the Asphalt Green contract

March 28, 2013 By Steven E. Greer The local advertising flier, The Broadsheet, posted a misleading article by Matt Fenton about the amended contract between the BPCA and Asphalt Green. It gave the reader the impression that the BPCA was … Continue reading

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Little League and Asphalt Green opening days set

March 26, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD From the BPCA board meeting today, it was announced that the ballfield reconstruction is completing, and that opening day will be on

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Show us your Gateway electric bill

Update March 11, 2013 By Lauren V I live in a STUDIO apartment and work during the day. My meter was replaced in late January and my first electric bill since then is absurd.  I’ve averaged around $130 for the … Continue reading

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Liberty View Rink

 

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Durst = Glick = NID tax to Tribeca

March 3, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The NY Times printed a lengthy article about the Pier 40 debate and the Thursday, February 28th Town Hall. However, in the article, just as with the meeting, there is no mention … Continue reading

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Burberry and Michael Kors to be in new Brookfield Place

February 19, 2013 By Steven E. Greer Well, that was fast. On the same day that we listed in our annual report that new retail stores would be a nice addition to Brookfield Place, it is being reported that luxury … Continue reading

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LeFrak makes progress with efforts to clean up South End Ave commercial strip

February 6, 2013 By Steven E. Greer As previously reported, LeFrak’s Gateway Plaza is supposedly going to help BatteryPark.TV and local businesses in our 2013 project of cleaning up the filthy strip of sidewalk and worn down storefront facades on … Continue reading

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Pier 40 board member buys adjacent St John’s complex

February 26, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD For people in Tribeca living near The Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) and its Pier 40, the recent news of a proposed Neighborhood Improvement District (NID) has been of great interest since … Continue reading

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NID tax on Tribeca barely discussed at Pier 40 Town Hall

February 28, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD After attending the CB1 meeting on February 27th, where numerous well organized Tribeca citizens spoke against the proposed NID tax to fund the Hudson River Park Trust, the event on February 28 … Continue reading

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Opposition to the Hudson River Park NID tax

February 26, 2012 By Steven E. Greer The joint session of the full Manhattan Community Board 1 met at the new BMCC (just north of old Ground Zero) to discuss the new tax that is being floated by the Hudson … Continue reading

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