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The Broadsheet gets it wrong on Pier A

May 30, 2012 The local advertising flier stated today that Pier A was “on schedule” and part of a citywide waterfront redevelopment program. The CEO of the BPCA, Gayle Horwtiz, was the source for the quote. In fact, Pier A … Continue reading →

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Is there a new street drug that triggers homicidal rages?

Update: May 28, 2012 A bizarre case of cannibalism occurred in Miami when two naked men by the highway were found. One man was eating the face off of the other. The police eventually shot and killed the man. Dr. … Continue reading →

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AOL’s Patch.com is struggling financially but growing in viewers

May 23, 2012 By Steven Greer The new era of hyper-local news reporting from “blogs” has been underway for a couple of years now. AOL has Patch.com. DNAinfo.com is funded by Billionaire Joe Ricketts (of TD Bank fame), and the … Continue reading →

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Did Rahm Emanuel panic and shut down Chicago for a simple NATO meeting?

May 22, 2012  By Steven Greer, MD For the last several days, the NATO meeting in Chicago has made national news, with stories of supposed “terrorists” who were planning to allegedly blow up police stations. Some of these scary men … Continue reading →

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The Disney Fantasy

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The economic impact of the Tribeca Film Festival

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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Waste in the American Healthcare System

https://youtu.be/E1n4wjqO6Ds Dr. Berwick, former Director of CMS and former President and CEO of IHI, discusses the percentage of waste in the American Healthcare System. He also mentions the new proposals by nine specialties recommending that 45 procedures and tests be … Continue reading →

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OWS demonstration fizzles on St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2012 6:00 PM As previously reported, the OccupyWallStreet movement had planned to make the Irish Hunger Memorial the spot for their new headquarters of 2012, after having been pushed out of Zuccotti Park last year. The group had … Continue reading →

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OccupyWallStreet proposes to encamp in Battery Park City

March 6, 2012 The monthly Community Board (CB) meeting for the BPC region was held tonight, and the main topic was the review of the application from “Occupy Wall Street” (OWS) to host their six-month anniversary march through Battery Park … Continue reading →

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Funny Tweet on Shake Shack

Funny. A New York Times Wall Street writer posted this on Twitter Peter Lattman ‏ @peterlattman Kids sharply disagreed with NYT on The Lorax. On heels of negative Shake Shack review, it seems we’re at risk of losing 7-to-10 demographic. … Continue reading →

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Men in Black 3 filmed in Battery Park

March 1, 2012 (more…)

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Time lapse of Freedom Tower/Sun Flowers going up

(View in full screen 1080iHD) September 10, 2011 By Steven Greer A time lapse of our local garden sun flowers growing into mini-towers as the real Freedom Tower grows behind it. (more…)

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Fire at 400 Chambers Street

February 21, 2012 On Monday evening (February 20th) at 7:30 PM, a fire broke out in a penthouse rooftop apartment at 400 Chambers Street. The NYFD wrote to us, ” The fire was on the 19th floor roof deck of 400 … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Man kills self falling from Rector Place window

February 11, 2012 (updated February 12 at 9:35 AM) BatteryPark.TV has learned that at 5:55 AM this morning, a man named Jimmy Taso, 28 years old, somehow fell from his window and died upon impact at 300 Rector Place. The … Continue reading →

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Port Authority Called ‘Dysfunctional’ as Trade Center Costs Rise

By CHARLES V. BAGLI The New York Times Published: February 7, 2012 The estimated cost of rebuilding the World Trade Center has grown to at least $14.8 billion, up from $11 billion in 2008, according to an audit commissioned by … Continue reading →

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Three Cunard Oceanliners Together Again

January 13, 2011 Once again, a trio of flagships from the British Cunard cruise line (The Queen Mary 2, The Queen Victoria and The Queen Elizabeth) came together in New York Harbor. A similar gathering took place in 2008. (Heat … Continue reading →

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Featured resident Alan Wilzig

Nearby resident, Alan Wilzig, and fan of BatteryPark.TV, is featured in the NY Post today. Where there’s a Wilzig  By MICKI SIEGEL New York Post Last Updated: 9:06 AM, January 12, 2012 Posted: 9:50 PM, January 11, 2012 There’s no … Continue reading →

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Pop culture people who need to go away in 2012

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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Why Facebook does not want to reveal its books in an IPO

Update: December 13, 2011 As we first reported a year ago, the U.S. usage rates of Facebook is way down, per the New York Times article. This is very bad for the hyped valuation and why they shunned the openness … Continue reading →

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Oh the irony. Leticia Remauro denied access to BPCA offices

December 10, 2011 By Steven Greer The Tribeca Tribune has a story about the recent BPC CB1 meeting whereby Leticia Remauro, former BPCA employee, met face to face with current BPCA administration (but not with CEO Gayle Horwitz, see our … Continue reading →

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