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Bloomberg expands in London

New York Times By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM LONDON — It is the biggest development in this city’s buzzing financial district, and even Olympics-jaded Londoners call it grandiose: two bronze-and-stone towers, connected by sky-bridges atop the ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman … Continue reading

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WSJ features Battery Park

The weekend edition of the WSJ featured Battery Park City as a real estate opportunity. Battery Park City Adds More to Its Views January 25, 2013 The WSJ By MELANIE LEFKOWITZ When Derek Lee moved to Battery Park City in … Continue reading

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Breaking News: BatteryPark.TV helps save the Little League season

January 18, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD As a direct result of BatteryPark.TV’s reporting that lengthy RFPs are not required before beginning the repair work on the ballfields (other sources such as the Broadsheet were incorrectly reporting on the … Continue reading

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BatteryPark.TV now the most viewed news source for BPC

January 7, 2012 By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV is now the most viewed original content local news source for the area, by far, and rapidly becoming a go-to source for all of Downtown as well. Using the reliable web tracking … Continue reading

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3,000 calories in one Cheesecake Factory pasta dish

https://youtu.be/JQLOyY235YE By Saundra Young, CNN For the last six years, the CSPI has released Xtreme Eating Awards winners in its Nutrition Action Healthletter. The nine finalists for 2013: (more…)

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More conflicts of interest from the Bill Thompson era BPCA

January 16, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV previously reported how a BPCA board member, Martha Gallo, seemed uncomfortable discussing the issue of whether fraud transpired in the BPCA, during a pre-audit board meeting this month. There could be … Continue reading

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Fiery ferry boat crash at South Street Seaport

January 9, 2013 A “Seastreak” ferry boat operating out of the newly added East River slips has made a hard landing and crashed at Pier 11 in the South Street Seaport. A fire started. More then 20 injuries are reported … Continue reading

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Former BPCA Chairman Bill Thompson makes his move for Mayor

From The Wall Street Journal January 7, 2013 By MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson has begun working part-time at his Wall Street job to focus on his campaign, vowing to dispel the notion that he … Continue reading

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More landfill to be added to Battery Park and the Harbor?

The first of several commissions has returned a report to Governor Cuomo about ways to prevent future flooding from storms like Sandy. One plan in the WSJ today is to make miles of marsh and swamp south of the current … Continue reading

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After Hurricane Sandy, Insurance disputes and lawsuits

December 27, 2012 The Wall Street Journal By LESLIE SCISM And ERIK HOLM When a 5-foot surge from superstorm Sandy washed over 200 acres of low-lying parking lots at New Jersey’s Port Newark, a fleet of vehicles belonging to International … Continue reading

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BPCA buries bad news about ballfields on a holiday Friday

Update December 22, 2012 The BPCA news section, which was the source for the story, below, has been removed since our reporting. December 21, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD The Dynamic Duo of the BPCA’s misinformation team, Anne Fenton … Continue reading

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Leo’s new girlfriend

December 17, 2012 We only mention this because the film “Wolf of Wall Street” was filmed all over Downtown. The NY Post has a story about Leonardo DiCaprio, who lives in Battery Park, now dating his costar Margot Robbie. (more…)

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Delays and changes to the West Thames pedestrian bridge

December 19, 2012 By Steven E. Greer Local BPC resident Matt Fenton, employed by the local advertising flier The Broadsheet reported, reported that the West Thames pedestrian bridge was moving forward, but the story was full of inaccuracies. The Broadsheet … Continue reading

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CBS’s Nora O’Donnell busts Rahm Emanuel on gun hypocrisy

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P.S. 276 to have safety Town Hall meeting

On Tuesday, December 18th, at 8:30 AM, Battery Park’s new P.S. 276 will have a Town Hall meeting to discuss school safety in the wake of the Connecticut slaughter. (more…)

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Mayor Bloomberg expresses his outrage over gun deaths

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Video montage of the national news getting facts wrong on the CT kids shootings

On December 14, 2012, 20 kindergarteners and 7 adults were slaughtered by a crazed man with an assault rifle and handguns. More than 8 hours later, the national TV news was still botching key facts of the story. 24 hours … Continue reading

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ABC’s This Week discusses the Connecticut school massacre

Excerpts from the video transcript: Joe Klein of Time Magazine said, “I think there is a bright line on gun control, as well but there’s a third piece and that is the celebration of violence. We not only have a … Continue reading

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Two more pedestrians struck by vehicles on North End Ave

December 15, 2012 Despite several new traffic lights being installed, the portion of North End Avenue in front of the Conrad Hotel continues to be a death trap. Tonight, at 6:30 Pm, and again earlier in the week, two different … Continue reading

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Battery Park (not BPCA) park officer caught stealing

December 14, 2012 An undercover city Department of Investigations, during a sting operation, handed in a “lost” wallet with $55 in it to a Battery Park Conservancy PEP named Erthal Scott. The 32 year old Scott, then allegedly took the … Continue reading

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