Category Archives: Decline of our parks

Turtle Duck Park

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Editor

June 11, 2016- All eight ducklings live, and there is a bonus turtle. The BPCA parks people are doing (more…)

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CB1 Agenda for June 2019: Several plans to bring in noisy party boats to Brookfield marina

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Editor

June 2, 2019- The CB1 meeting this week should be of great interest to all residents. Outsiders (more…)

Posted in - Community Board 1, - Downtown oversight, - Politics, - Real estate, - State Government, Battery Park City and BPCA, Brookfield Place delays, Decline of our parks, Helicopter noise, New York Waterway ferry boat pollution | Leave a comment

BPTV supports this wrongly-suspended NJ cop

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Editor

March 12, 2019- In this video, BPTV sees a rare cop willing to give a damn and enforce a stable society free of (more…)

Posted in - City government, - Downtown oversight, - Politics, Crime, Decline of our parks, Dog feces and urine on sidewalks, Gripes, Lawyers, Newsracks, Op-Ed, Trash and Rats | Leave a comment

Miracle in Battery Park: Violent felons hawking bogus statue of liberty tickets banished

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Editor

December 26, 2017- The Daily News reports, “After several years of the Battery being filled with (more…)

Posted in - City government, - Downtown oversight, - NYPD First Precinct, Battery Park City and BPCA, Crime, Decline of our parks, Gripes, New York Waterway ferry boat pollution | Leave a comment

Who will save the parks in Battery Park City?

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Editor

April 25, 2016- by Steven E. Greer After seeing the hideous artificial turf field in the West Thames area, I became sad. It’s official: (more…)

Posted in - Downtown oversight, - Real estate, - State Government, Battery Park City and BPCA, Decline of our parks, Parks | 1 Comment

More senior parks employees fired

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Editor

April 13, 2016- At the BPCA Town Hall Meeting, another one of those fake resignations unfolded. This time it was 27-year veteran of the BPC parks Conservancy, T. Fleischer, who (more…)

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Without public input, the BPCA once again closes your parks for private event

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Editor

July 30, 2017- The BPCA has used Rockefeller and Wagner Parks for private industry events many (more…)

Posted in - Downtown oversight, - Real estate, Battery Park City and BPCA, Brookfield Place, Decline of our parks, Gripes, Health and lifestyle | Leave a comment

BPC residents oppose BPCA plans to change Wagner Park

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Editor

December 20, 2016- A local flier reports that BPC residents oppose BPCA’s plans to change quaint (more…)

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Did the BPCA rig the contract to redesign South End Avenue?

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Editor

Update July 25, 2016- There is a town hall meeting tonight at 6 River Terrace to discuss the plans to renovate South End (more…)

Posted in - City government, - Downtown oversight, - Politics, - Real estate, - State Government, Battery Park City and BPCA, Dangerous West Thames and South End Ave crossings, Decline of our parks, Gripes, Lawyers, Parks | Leave a comment

Shoddy construction of the West Thames cancer turf field

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Editor

Update November 18, 2016- The fence was finally properly installed. (more…)

Posted in - Downtown oversight, - Real estate, - State Government, Battery Park City and BPCA, Child care, Dangerous West Thames and South End Ave crossings, Decline of our parks, Doctors, Dentists, Gripes, Health and lifestyle, Op-Ed, Parks, Schools, Sports and fitness | 1 Comment

BPCA allows, once again, Diner en Blanc to shut down BPC parks without public notice

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Editor

September 16, 2016 (more…)

Posted in - City government, - Community Board 1, - Downtown oversight, - Real estate, - State Government, Battery Park City and BPCA, Decline of our parks, Op-Ed, Outdoor events | 1 Comment

Squirrel population in BPC parks dwindles

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Editor

September 2, 2016- DowntownExpress reports that some believe the squirrel population in our parks has declined. However, the poorly written article fails to point blame whatsoever (more…)

Posted in - 1 Autocracy Watch, Battery Park City and BPCA, Decline of our parks, Parks, Wildlife | 1 Comment

Irish Memorial closed for “repairs”

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Editor

August 11, 2016- by Steven E. Greer The BPCA has closed the Irish Memorial and surrounded it with a hideous fence, ostensibly for “repairs”. (more…)

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Brookfield’s use of the marina is your worst nightmare

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Editor

Update May 21, 2016- This failed exhibition race finally aired on NBC. However, the billionaire who owns Oracle pays the network to air this, as an infomercial for his hobby. There is (more…)

Posted in - Downtown oversight, - Real estate, Battery Park City and BPCA, Brookfield Place, Brookfield Place delays, Decline of our parks, Events and Activities, Op-Ed, Outdoor events, Parks, Sailing/Yachting | 3 Comments

Major Crime in New York City Parks Up 23%

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Editor

August 8, WSJ, “Major crime, including murders and rapes, has picked up in parks even as it declines overall in New York City. (more…)

Posted in - 1 Autocracy Watch, - Downtown oversight, - NYPD First Precinct, Battery Park City and BPCA, Crime, Decline of our parks, Guns | Leave a comment

Former jewel of NYC parks, BPC Parks are now neglected beds of weeds

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Editor

Update June 19, 2016- We added some “Before” photos at the bottom. (more…)

Posted in - Politics, - Real estate, - State Government, Battery Park City and BPCA, Crime, Decline of our parks, Parks | 1 Comment

BPCA secretly adds a whole new security guard company to patrol BPC

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Editor

June 6, 2016- City Safe, an entirely new, independent from AlliedBarton, security force has (more…)

Posted in - Downtown oversight, - State Government, Battery Park City and BPCA, Crime, Decline of our parks, Parks | 1 Comment

BPC Parks misleading the public on National PBS

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Editor

August 6, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD I am sitting here in Ohio flipping through the channels and came across PBS. It was the Battery Park (more…)

Posted in - Downtown oversight, - State Government, Battery Park City and BPCA, Decline of our parks, Film Theater and TV, Gripes, Parks | 1 Comment

BPC needs a BREXIT-like exit

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Editor

Update June 24, 2016- BREXIT supporters won and the UK will leave the EU, likely triggering other (more…)

Posted in - City government, - Downtown oversight, - Federal government, - Politics, - State Government, Battery Park City and BPCA, Decline of our parks, Op-Ed, Parks | 2 Comments

New trees on Vesey Street live after all

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Editor

Update July 8, 2016- I am happy to be wrong here. The locust trees have lived through the (more…)

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