Category Archives: Law

Review: The Beekman Hotel lounge in City Hall

October 27, 2016- by Steven E. Greer City Hall has been a no-man’s land for decades, with few places of any quality to go for lawyers and (more…)

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Tip of the Week: Don’t mess with a federal judge

February 5, 2017- by Steven E. Greer As viewers of BPTV know, I am in a federal legal battle with the BPCA and Howard Milstein (more…)

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BatteryPark.TV wins major victory in federal lawsuit against the BPCA and Howard Milstein

Update January 17, 2017- The BPCA has fired its entire legal team and replaced it with a firm (more…)

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Court denies motion for restraining order against Glen Plaskin

Update January 15, 2017- On January 10th, more testimony was heard, and the judge ultimately denied the plaintiffs’ (more…)

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

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

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The vultures get a whiff of the de Blasio carcass

December 23, 2016- In this past week, since the leak of the news that two different grand juries had convened (more…)

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Viva la Preet

November 30, 2016- President Trump met with federal prosecutor Preet Bharara and decided to (more…)

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CB1’s Ninfa Segarra has the guts to take on Glenn Plaskin, LeFrak, and Gateway

September 28, 2016- A class action was filed against LeFrak’s Gateway plaza back in April of 2014. (more…)

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Several hundred rental apartments in BPC just became listed

June 13, 2016- by Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the lawsuit between Howard Milstein and his real estate (more…)

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Federal court refuses to dismiss lawsuit by Kirk Swanson against the BPCA

June 8, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD The federal lawsuit against the BPCA, brought by former BPCA executive Kirk Swanson, passed (more…)

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Howard Milstein loses control of apartment buildings, rules the Appellate Division

Update July 2, 2016- The Appellate Division modified their decision this week to allow the new (more…)

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BPCA lawyer Seema Singh ousted

Update September 21, 2016- Seema Singh has indeed been removed from her position. (more…)

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From now on, June 8th is “First Amendment Day”

June 9, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD Folks, something historic took place yesterday. BatteryPark.TV and a federal judge defended (more…)

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It’s official: Federal court declares that I am a true journalist

October 2, 2016- by Steven E. Greer, MD As if it were not enough for me to have been a freelance journalist for The Wall Street Journal, allowed (more…)

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Yes. You can defend yourself against Internet defamation.

Update July 19, 2016- We had another court appearance and the judged signed an order (more…)

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This is why “service dogs” in NYC are out of control

September 23, 2016- BP.TV has extensively reported on the “service dog” scam, whereby selfish, (more…)

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Shelly Silver to get 14-years in prison, say prosecutors

April 20, 2016- The NYT reports, “Federal prosecutors in Manhattan asked a judge on Wednesday (more…)

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BPC woman sues divorce lawyer after bad sex

October 1, 2016- Karma. The Post reports, “A Battery Park City woman had a torrid affair (more…)

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What is the difference between organized crime and the Cuomo/de-Blasio administrations?

Update September 21, 2016- Joe Percoco and other top aids to Cuomo were officially indicted today by Preet Bharara. (more…)

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Federal judge paints BPCA lawyer Seema Singh as a law breaker

June 9, 2016- In the recent decision by federal judge J. Paul Oetken, in the Swanson v BPCA case, it makes one (more…)

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