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New weekend ferry boats, and 22 River Terrace eviction on the agenda today

4/1 Battery Park City Committee – 6:00 PM Location: Battery Park City Library   175 North End Avenue 1) American Heart Association/NYC LeadDog Marketing Group, Inc., application for Battery Park City Authority permit for Wednesday, June 18, 2014 – Discussion  (more…)

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Exclusive: Big guns come to the aid of the ferry boat noise nuisance

March 31, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD (more…)

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Record breaking viewership for March

For the month of March, 2014, total viewership was 39,500 total views, which was a whopping 90% growth over 2013, and 60% growth over February of 2014! Of those, 27,400 were unique views. That number gives a better indication of … Continue reading

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Interactive map of all the new high-rises going in Downtown

March 12, 2014- DNAinfo made an interactive Google map of the dozens of large new construction projects below Canal that will completely transform the area within 12-months. (more…)

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April Fool’s joke? Broadsheet passes off commercial as news

April 1, 2014- The local advertising flier called The Broadsheet (BS), and its staff of amateur writers, has done it again. On April Fool’s Day, they passed off a blatantly sponsored infomercial for Bob Townley’s Manhattan Youth as a true … Continue reading

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Asphalt Green swimming programs and scholarships

May 25, 2013- Recent graduate from Léman Manhattan Preparatory School, Sammy Sherman, and the Director of Aquatics for Asphalt Green, Bryan Beary, discuss the Asphalt Green aquatics programs. Each year, numerous young adults trained by Asphalt Green go on to NCAA … Continue reading

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Letter: I enjoy BatteryPark.TV

Hello Dr. Greer, I read your email list serve and think you do a great job. I am interested in many of your postings ( & congrats on getting the scoop on the BASE jumpers, etc. story). You are helping … Continue reading

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The most viewed local news websites

March 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer We found a website, StatShow.com, that fairly reliably estimates the web traffic of sites. We ranked the viewership of the various local news sites that cover our area. Large conglomerates, such as The … Continue reading

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Update on ferry boat horn nuisance

March 29, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Congressman Nadler updated the community today during a very informal meet-and-greet in front of Gateway Plaza. He seems to have made an earnest effort to speak to the U.S. Coast Guard about the … Continue reading

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Tesla allowed to keep New York showrooms

March 29, 2014- In a smart move by Governor Cuomo, the state reached a deal with car dealerships to allow Tesla to keep its existing showrooms, and ad more. The controversy is over Tesla’s direct sales program that threatens the … Continue reading

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Tip of the Week: Stuyvesant pool day passes for $12

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Drug-busting task force lands at Brookfield Place

March 28, 2014- Crain’s reports, “The Drug Enforcement Agency’s New York Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force—an elite, joint federal, state and local group—will take one acre of space in lower Manhattan along the Hudson River. The feds will pick … Continue reading

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Broadsheet refuses to report on pending 4:00 AM liquor license at Pier A

March 18, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Viewers have reported to BP.TV that they sent letters to the editor of the Broadsheet (BS), and also requested the BS to alert the community, about the pending 4:00 AM liquor license for … Continue reading

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Man climbs rocks in HRP, fails, now sues HRPT

March 30, 2014- The Post reports a man is now suing the Hudson River Park Trust after he tried to vandalize the park by climbing rocks, then tore his Achilles tendon. (more…)

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City DOE wants new after school providers

March 18, 2014- DNAinfo reports, “The city is accepting proposals from organizations to provide new after-school programs for nearly 55,000 middle school students, at an estimated yearly cost of more than $131 million, according to an RFP released by the … Continue reading

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Smoking gun photos of Gov. Christie with Bridge-Gate staffers as it was happening

March 29, 2014- NBC News reports that Governor Christie was actually meeting in person with all of the key staffers involved in the scandal during a tour of the 9/11 Memorial, and showed the photographs. However, (more…)

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Comptroller Stringer claims conflicts of interest plague city contracts

March 30, 2014- DNAinfo reports, “After a review of agency records from July 2007 to April 2013, the EDC failed to ensure contractors’ affidavits about conflicts of interest were completed on time during project bids, didn’t document follow-ups on contractors … Continue reading

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The private “Blue School” to add middle school

March 30, 2014- The private Blue School, started by the cast of the Blue Man Group, acquired a Seaport building on 233 Water, adjacent to their existing school, and will add a middle school next year. (more…)

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City public school system fails to properly teach 77% of kids

March 30, 2014- As Mayor de Blasio plans to attack the charter school system, a report is out that shows a whopping 77% of “college” students at CUNY need remedial math, thanks to the wonderful public school system. (more…)

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