Category Archives: Film Theater and TV

Ben Stiller movie shuts down Water Street for three weekends

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Editor

June 10, 2012 By Steven Greer Ben Stiller is the star of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” being filmed in New York City right now (by Twentieth Century Fox). Water Street has been completely shut down during daylight hours, … Continue reading →

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Ratings for May

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Editor

For the month of May, 2012, BatteryPark.TV received: 7,079 unique views and 10,500 total views for a 25% increase over the previous month. The entire population of Battery Park City is approximately 11,000 according to the census. BP.TV has made … Continue reading →

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Sasha Baron Cohen makes fun of Bloomberg’s Restaurant letter grade system

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Editor

https://youtu.be/ducw_ECI5QI To learn more about the tax scam masquerading as a letter grading system, click here. (more…)

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Dr. Oz jumps the shark…again

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Editor

The self promoting Theresa Caputo from Long Island makes a living out of convincing people that we all can communicate to deceased loved ones, preying upon our vulnerabilities. Dr. Oz, in his desperate search for ratings, had this person as … Continue reading →

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The economic impact of the Tribeca Film Festival

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Editor

April 19, 2012  By Steven Greer, MD Entering its 11th year, The Tribeca Film Festival will go through April 29th. In 2002, less than six months after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centers and The Pentagon, … Continue reading →

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Men in Black 3 filmed in Battery Park

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Editor

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Pop culture people who need to go away in 2012

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Editor

December 31, 2011 If you have found yourself yelling at the TV due to the bad content, or avoiding the movie theaters, you are not alone. It’s not you. The content providers are flailing, desperately and pumping out the worst … Continue reading →

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TV “News” hits a new low with the 60 Minutes Madoff family interview

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Editor

October 30, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD CBS’s “60 Minutes” has long been one of the most respected and trusted “TV News” sources. Now, even that bastion is crumbling as the old media world slowly becomes more obsolete and viewers … Continue reading →

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Apple iCloud: a prelude to Apple 50-inch TV’s?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Editor

October 26, 2011 As we have speculated for months, Apple is acknowledging that the Apple TV is in the works June 3, 2011 On June 6, Steve Jobs will announce the new cloud streaming service for Apple called iCloud. We … Continue reading →

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HBO films at nearby Duane Park

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Editor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-NiwvvY5sw September 6, 2011 HBO filmed a promotion for the new season of Boardwalk Empire at nearby Tribeca’s Duane Park cabaret. (more…)

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Rupert Murdoch’s biggest threat is from nepotism and incompetence

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Editor

July 16, 2011 Much is being discussed in the news about the metastasizing scandals relating to News Corp (NWS). It seems that criminal behavior was the modus operandi within the London tabloid news operations. There is now real concern that … Continue reading →

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Will Goldman Sachs close the Regal Cinemas?

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Editor

July 14, 2011 BatteryPark.TV recently spoke with some officials from Goldman Sachs and the topic of the hotel/retail remodeling came up. Goldman Sachs is not pleased with the young crowds that gather outside the Regal Cinemas movie theater, which is … Continue reading →

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Review: the new CBS Evening News

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Editor

June 20, 2011 The new CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley is better than the Katie Couric disaster of a show, which was much like Spider-Man the musical in terms of being painful to watch, but they still have a … Continue reading →

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The next big thing in tech gadgets will be…

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Editor

June 22, 2011 As we have speculated for months, Bloomberg is now reporting that Apple might announce this Fall the introduction of a 50-inch living room TV/computer February 19, 2011 The next big frontier in tech gadgets will be Smart … Continue reading →

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30 seconds on the set of Friends with Benefits

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Editor

Update: May 22, 2011 Justin Timberlake was the host for the season finale of SNL promoting this movie. July 28, 2010 30 seconds on the set of Friends with Benefits Starring Justin Timberlake and Woody Harrrelson Filmed at North Cove … Continue reading →

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How crass do you look while texting?

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Editor

May 7, 2011 We were in the production process of filming real people in TriBeCa as they walked while listening to headphones or pushed baby carriages while texting, when we saw that ABC beat us to it (see video). Texting … Continue reading →

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Egregious reporting

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Editor

April 28, 2011 Perhaps this clip best exemplifies the mainstream media’s much criticized hyping of the Royal Wedding, that polls show few in America care about. The morning after the worst tornado deaths in history, ABC listed their pre-wedding coverage … Continue reading →

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The NFL needs to take a year off

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Editor

Op-Ed February 7, 2011 By most accounts, Super Bowl 45 (XLV) was a big disappointment to fans and viewers, despite the actual game and Fox show being good. Due to incompetent planning, more than a thousand fans were kicked out … Continue reading →

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Elton John opening the Tribeca Film Festival

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Editor

April 20, 2011 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiWwvRCf3qQ (more…)

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Is the NCAA corrupt?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Editor

March 31, 2011 The best journalists in all of sports, in our opinion, are Bryant Gumble, Bernie Goldberg, and the others on the cast of HBO’s Real Sports. They just aired a special on corruption in big time college football … Continue reading →

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