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Will there be a Tracy’s Ice Cream chain?

July 4, 2014- By Steve E. Greer I tried the homemade ice cream by North End Grill’s pastry chef Tracy Obolsky. It is very respectable ice cream with a (more…)

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PEP refuse to enforce West Thames grass field rules, leading to destruction of grass

June 25, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The BPCA is still refusing to acknowledge that the strip of land along the West Side Highway is now BPCA responsibility, per (more…)

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Italians cooking up Chinese food. What could go wrong?

July 7, 2014- By Steven E. Greer When it comes to disappointing dinners, no one is a bigger spoiled brat, crybaby, who holds a grudge, more than I am. I get angry when I have a bad (more…)

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Little guy challenges Dr. Oz over copyright infringement and wins

September 12, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Under certain circumstances, copyrighted text or video content can be used by others without permission or payment if it falls under the “fair use” laws. Whether “fair use” applies or not is … Continue reading

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Exclusive: Brookfield is responsible for the delayed renovations

July 4, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the Brookfield Place construction that is years behind schedule, and noted that the Battery Park City Authority was actually the agency controlling key construction contracts. (more…)

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Wall cloud forms over New York Harbor as Hurricane Arthur hits

July 3, 2014- A strong storm front passed over (more…)

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Another felony in the park

July 3, 2014- The police blotter reports, “A 23-year-old Battery Park City resident had his wallet and phone stolen while (more…)

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Why is Pier 25 “Cash Only”?

June 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer I had to go to Pier 25 to meet some people on a boat, and I noticed something. Bob Townley’s Manhattan Youth was getting (more…)

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A green thumb

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Danny Meyer places Op-Ed in NYT to explain the closing of Union Square Cafe

July 3, 2014- Danny Mayer addresses the controversy over the closure of Union Square Cafe due to high rents in a NYT Op-Ed. He writes, “Because the market suggests they can, landlords are using this moment to demand the significantly … Continue reading

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Will the Asians save Hudson Eats from failure?

June 30, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Monday, I walked through Hudson Eats during prime dinner time at 6:30 PM, and most of the shops had zero people in line. It was sad. (more…)

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The feds go after realtors using drones in the city

July 1, 2014- BatteryPark.TV previously exclusively reported that drones were peeping into high-rise apartment buildings (more…)

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Disgraced indicted NY Assemblyman tells judge that Sheldon Silver hurts his reputation

July 3, 2014- The Post reports that indicted former NY Assemblyman Vito Lopez wants his federal civil lawsuit against him separated from Sheldon Silver (more…)

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Sheldon Silver earned $750,000 from a part-time legal job last year

July 3, 2014- The NYT reports, “The three lawmakers who lead the New York State Legislature earned as much as $1.1 million combined practicing law in their spare time (more…)

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More crime on West Thames Park as PEP refuse to patrol

June 26, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD Coming just one day after our story on the PEP refusing to patrol the West Thames Park (and all of the land along the West Side Highway), a local blog has reported … Continue reading

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The Netflix Late Reviewer: Her stinks

June 28, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The 2013 film “Her”, Directed by Spike Jonze, (more…)

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BPCA’s Fernando Mateo no longer listed as board member

July 2, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV has reported on the ever growing period of absence of BPCA board member Fernando Mateo. (more…)

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Cyberbullying law struck down by NY Supreme Court

July 1, 2014- The NY Supreme Court ruled that a 2010 state law passed to outlaw “cyberbullying” was unconstitutional. The judges (more…)

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Alcohol and swimming pools coming soon to Asphalt Green. What could go wrong?

June 30, 2014- Tomorrow, at the CB1 meeting, Asphalt Green will ask for a liquor license. That’s a little strange for “community center” that caters to youth. (more…)

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Don’t get fooled again

This was filmed June 30th, 2014, in London (more…)

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