Category Archives: Law

The lesson learned is….

September 21, 2015- Opinion by Steven E. Greer In the news today is a CEO of a small peanut butter company, Stewart Parnell, who could get life in (more…)

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Another soldier for Sheldon Silver gets long prison time

September 17, 2015- This week, former New York Assemblyman and soldier of Sheldon Silver,  (more…)

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A debate with a law professor about Tom Brady’s guilt or innocence

September 14, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD The CBS show “60 Minutes Sports” featured Armen Keteyian interviewing a New York Law Professor (more…)

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Preet’s noose around Cuomo tightens

September 13, 2015- The NYT reports, “Senior officials of a state anticorruption commission shut down last year by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo have told federal prosecutors that (more…)

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Another case of pit bulls used as deadly weapons

September 13, 2015- The Post reports, “A woman has been charged with felony assault with a weapon (more…)

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Judge rules on taxi-industry lawsuit: Compete with Uber or die

September 10, 2015- Crain’s reports, “A state judge has slammed the door on a legal challenge by opponents of Uber, (more…)

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Gateway Plaza woman prevails in housing court against billionaire LeFrak

Update February 23, 2015- By Steven E. Greer Last year, BatteryPark.TV exclusively reported on the legal victories by one small pro se tenant (more…)

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Your building is likely rent-stabilized

June 17, 2015- By Steven E. Greer DNAinfo has a story today about the 421g law making FiDi luxury “condos” rent-stabilized (more…)

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BPCA’s Dennis Mehiel used wife’s minority status to get big contracts

July 13, 2015- By Steven E. Greer We have heard rumors for years that Dennis Mehiel, the Chairman and CEO of the BPCA and (more…)

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Exclusive: Lawsuit to remove Howard Milstein and Milford Management from BPC

Update July 21, 2015- The Real Deal blog picked up our story.  (more…)

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Now Starr is sued for keeping tips

Update August 6, 2015- Philly.com is reporting that Starr has sold the catering business. (more…)

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Judge denies Sheldon Silver’s third attempt to escape charges

July 25, 2015- The Post reports, “A federal judge rejected ex-state Assembly Speaker Sheldon (more…)

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Crain’s Op-Ed to ban tourist helicopters

July 24, 2015- Crain’s posted a guest Op-Ed from the City Council members who introduced (more…)

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Whole Foods has been overcharging you

https://youtu.be/UWUn2LYSb6g Update July 2, 2015- In the wake of the bad press, the two CEO’s of Whole Foods are now admitting that they (more…)

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Sheldon Silver’s Son-in-Law Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Scheme Case

July 14, 2015- The NYT reports, “A son-in-law (more…)

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Defamation suit against blogger fails. Plaintiff owes $225,000 now.

July 9, 2015- The Post reports on a story about the futility of defamation suits against bloggers, (more…)

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Nobody is listening to Catherine McVay Hughes’ CB1 anymore

April 9, 2015- Opinion by By Steven E. Greer Several years ago, the Tribeca subcommittee of CB1 protested over the design of a Pier 26 restaurant being (more…)

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NY Supreme Court rules that yelling obscenities at police is not illegal

June 27, 2015- In 2011, Richard Gonzalez yelled obscenities at NYPD in a subway station. They (more…)

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Broadsheet spins the Jeff Galloway conviction

June 8, 2015- Opinion by Steven E. Greer The local advertising flier called Broadsheet (BS) has been criticized by BatteryPark.TV over (more…)

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Helicopter noise gets even closer as choppers take off from North Cove Marina

Far left: The Boardwalk with helicopter on deck, parked closely to other boats and congested restaurants. June 12, 2015- By Steven E. Greer I was informed yesterday by someone at the WFC that the helicopter aboard the yacht Boardwalk (more…)

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