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Category Archives: World Trade Center
Beer Table in the Oculus
April 12, 2017- Next to Nobletree and Choza Taqueria, this craft beer shop is by WTC Tower 4 and Eataly.
1 WTC was built by a mobster
April 13, 2017- The corrupt Port Authority ran the 1 WTC construction project. The Post reports, “A Queens contractor with alleged mob ties admitted Wednesday to
Review: Wolfgang Puck’s Cut at The Four Seasons Hotel Downtown
Update December 20, 2016- Pete Wells of the New York Times has a bizarre review of Cut. He loved the
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Épicerie Boulud in the Oculus
March 20, 2017– Épicerie Boulud is Chef Daniel Boulud’s eat-in and take-out café in the Oculus PATH station complex by the Apple store.
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Joe & the Juice in the Oculus
March 20, 2017-
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Told you so. It was not a blizzard according to the NYT
January 24, 2016- by Steven E. Greer I am such a genius contrarian. All of you thought that I had lost my marbles when I was proclaiming
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Brookfield Place Saks Fifth Avenue Men’s Store opens
February 16, 2017- The NYT reports quite accurately that retailers are out of touch trying to sell $800 sneakers,
Game of Kitchens: Todd English is the latest to back out of the Downtown W Hotel restaurant
Update February 23, 2017- Todd English has also backed out for the reasons we described below.
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Woman dies falling from Oculus escalator
February 11, 2017- The Post reports, “A woman died at the World Trade Center’s soaring Oculus transit
Silverstein’s 4 WTC lands Spotify as client
February 16, 2017- The Post reports, “The world’s leading music-streaming company signed
More good news for Lower Manhattan: Chef Daniel Humm to open restaurant in 2 WTC
January 25, 2017- More good news for Lower Manhattan: Chef Daniel Humm to open restaurant in 2 WTC.
Residential tower on Greenwich no longer to be taller than Freedom Tower
(Left: renderings from 2014, Right: new plans) Update January 6, 2017- The tower will be 15-floors lower, but wider in footprint, according to new plans released by Rafael Vinoly.
The Port Authority screws up Christmas
December 2, 2016- The Post reports that the Port Authority has failed to install Christmas
Robert Douglass, creator of BPC and the WTC, dies
December 8, 2016- Robert Douglass, instrumental in the creation of Battery Park City and the World Trade Centers,
Don’t bother upgrading to the iPhone 7 unless you have to
Update November 20, 2016- Well, my iPhone 6 was stolen, so I had to get a 7. Stay tuned.
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Bloomberg’s 9/11 Memorial is a failure
Update November 20, 2016- The Post reports that the 9/11 Memorial lost $25 Million in its first year.
Exclusive tour of the Four Seasons at 30 Park Place
(4,200 people have viewed this as of May 21, 2016) Update May 21, 2016- With this building close to opening, it is a good time to re-post it.
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Images of Eataly WTC
August 20, 2016- The last round of photos we posted were taken by the building’s PR team.
Images of the new Saks Fifth Avenue in Brookfield Place
October 24, 2016- They did a nice job.
Did Hillary Clinton really faint from “dehydration” or does she have a chronic neurological condition?
Update September 21, 2016- Reporters are finally asking Hillary real questions. The Post reports that