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Pier A is shaping up to be an extension of the touristy Liberty Tours scene, with booze

Update December 18, 2012 At the last BPCA update on Pier A, the construction was supposed to be completed by the end of the year, then turned over to the Poulakakos family for the construction of the restaurant. That timeline … Continue reading →

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South Street Seaport in danger of sinking

WSJ By LAURA KUSISTO, JENNIFER MALONEY and JESSI RUCKER The South Street Seaport was recently on the verge of a major redevelopment designed to lure locals and more tourists to the charming, but largely ignored, neighborhood on the southeast tip … Continue reading →

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Traffic light for West Thames discussed at First Precinct meeting

November 29, 2012  By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV attended the monthly First Precinct Community Affairs meeting tonight. We asked whether the NYPD ever collaborates with the City DOT about dangerous intersections, such as West Thames Street. Inspector Winski replied … Continue reading →

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Online campaign against overcrowding at P.S. 276

November 29, 2012 Click here for the online petition. (more…)

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Melrose Place actress convicted of vehicular homicide in death of former BPC resident Helene Zucker Seeman

November 29, 2012 By Associated Press and Louise Boyle Melrose Place actress faces up to 15 years in prison after she is found GUILTY of vehicular homicide in DUI crash Amy Locane-Bovenizer, 40, convicted by Somerset County, New Jersey, jury … Continue reading →

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Distasteful strip club ads plastered on South End Avenue

November 25, 2012 Who approved this ad for a strip club to be posted in a residential area like BPC? Why are these broken phone-booths even standing? Why is this strip club allowed to exist so close the hallowed “Ground … Continue reading →

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Asphalt Green update

November 27, 2012 By Steven E. Greer The joint session of Manhattan Community Board 1 met tonight and the Asphalt Green community center was mentioned. (more…)

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Pay to Play at the Broadsheet?

November 26, 2012 The coincidences never cease with the Broadsheet. Just as the new shops in the Mercantile Exchange building pony’d up and paid for advertising in (more…)

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BP.TV articles might lead to tens of billions in federal cuts

November 23, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD Earlier this year, BatteryPark.TV published two Op-Eds (here and here) in the Wall Street Journal about a wasteful program created by ObamaCare called the CMMI. They triggered congressional oversight investigations and we … Continue reading →

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Go Bucks

Congratulations to The Ohio State Buckeyes for finishing undefeated, 12-0, and beating Michigan. It was nice to also see the tribute to the 2002 national champs and Coach Tressel.   (more…)

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Why the 2010 Mid-term elections could destroy the GOP in 2012

Update November 7, 2012 Looks like we were right Opinion October 16, 2010 By Steven E. Greer It is a foregone conclusion that the Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives this November. However, will this be exactly … Continue reading →

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The Waterfall Duck Pond in August

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Exclusive: Manhattan Borough President Stringer to seek third term as Mayoral ambitions seem less viable

Update: November 18, 2012 Scott Stringer announced to insiders today that he would not seek election as Mayor and instead run for Comptroller. The New York Times reports here. This avoids the controversy that would have arisen had he decided … Continue reading →

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Selling the Yankees now would be smart

May 28, 2012 By Steven Greer The Daily News recently reported that rumors are flying within the ranks of Major League Baseball offices that the Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner is shopping around the Yankees for sale. The distressed … Continue reading →

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Medical Tip of the Week: Know when to decline a medical imaging study

By Steven Greer, MD One of my parents recently had an abdominal ailment and was almost given a CT scan by mistake, despite my elaborate efforts to have an MRI scan ordered instead to spare them from the radiation of … Continue reading →

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Tax relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy

November 17, 2012 To learn more about tax relief if you or your business are in areas affected by the hurricane, click here, and this IRS site. (more…)

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Interesting sounds

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We won! Asphalt Green to open December 1st

Update November 14, 2012 As of today, the new contract between BPCA and Asphalt Green, discussed below, is not yet signed. October 23, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD The BPCA Chairman, Dennis Mehiel, announced on October 23rd during the … Continue reading →

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Fox’s Bill O’Reilly reads letter from BatteryPark.TV’s Dr. Steven E Greer

On July 23rd, I wrote this letter, below, to Bill O’Reilly after he criticized the parents of the six year old girl for taking her to a midnight showing of Batman. He read the highly edited version, in the video … Continue reading →

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33 Rector Street featured in NYT on slow recovery after Sandy

November 15, 2012 33 Rector Street is featured in the New York Times as a building still not fully recovered from the damages of Hurricane Sandy.  Of note, that entire building has been shrouded in scaffolding for many years because … Continue reading →

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