Category Archives: Law

How wealthy is LeFrak?

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Editor

April 10, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Richard LeFrak is in the news a lot lately over the class action lawsuit brought against him for his alleged mishandling of Gateway Plaza as a “slumlord”. (more…)

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The fallout begins: 50 city and private real estate inspectors arrested for taking bribes

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Editor

February 10, 2015- The people who used to look the other way and allow New York City backroom (more…)

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The best month ever

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Editor

February 1, 2015- By Steven E. Greer January could have been the best month that I have had in a long time. It began with my college team, (more…)

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NY Water Taxi asks CB1 permission to dock huge tour boat at Pier-A

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Editor

February 3, 2015– At the December, 2014 CB1 meeting, Tom Berton, the man who operates a couple (more…)

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CB1’s Tammy Meltzer praises Sheldon Silver after his arrest

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Editor

January 25, 2014- Downtown Express reports, “Tammy Meltzer, a Community Board 1 member, said (more…)

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It gets worse for Sheldon Silver: Cushy no-show law firm job axed.

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Editor

January 28, 2015- The woes have just begun for the once most powerful politician in the State of New York. (more…)

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Exclusive: BPCA did not get permission to design Pier-A in current form

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Editor

January 15, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the botched “Visitor Center” that is now a stalled project inside of Pier-A. Funded (more…)

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Did the BPCA conduct an illegal board meeting, making vote on marina invalid?

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Editor

January 22, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD New York Open Meeting law allows the public to not only attend government meetings, but also ask questions. (more…)

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Exclusive: BPCA fires another lawyer for “asking the wrong questions”

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Editor

October 2, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV has learned that yet (more…)

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Exclusive: Female BPCA employee who complained of sexual harassment “quits”

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Editor

September 27, 2014- By Steven E. Greer In May of this year, a BPCA employee, Kirk Swanson, who oversaw the contracts and RFP process, was fired for allegedly not agreeing to (more…)

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Exclusive: BatteryPark.TV confirms that Robert Serpico’s assistant filed a complaint with the federal government over sexual harassment

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Editor

November 18, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV previously reported that the long-time CFO of the BPCA, (more…)

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Tone-deaf BPCA President Shari Hyman hires liaison to JCOPE despite being married to head of JCOPE

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Editor

October 16, 2014- By Steven E. Greer We can’t make this up, folks. The BPCA President, (more…)

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BatteryPark.TV strongly supports the protestors in Ferguson, Missouri

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Editor

https://youtu.be/CAcIAzrRSbk August 14, 2014- Opinion by Steven E. Greer, MD On Saturday, August 9th, a hand-to-hand battle broke out between a white police officer and an 18-yo African American in Ferguson, Missouri. The young man’s name was Michael Brown. He … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Robert Serpico allegedly crossed the line from mere inappropriate harassment to physical touching and sex with BPCA employees

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Editor

October 22, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV has previously reported on the thick human resource file of sexual harassment complaints against the CFO of the BPCA, (more…)

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The FCC: an agency corrupted to the core and run by a former Verizon lobbyist

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Editor

November 22, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD The national news has recently picked up on the WSJ story about how high powered dangerous cell phone towers (more…)

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Exclusive: BatteryPark.TV obtains sexually inappropriate emails sent by CFO Robert Serpico to BPCA staff

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Editor

October 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the decades-long pattern of sexual harassment by the powerful CFO of the BPCA, Mr. Robert Serpico. (more…)

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BPCA blames Poulakakos for Pier-A delays

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Editor

September 24, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD Back on March 4th, it seemed so brilliantly machiavellian. The Poulakakos restaurant team was poised to pull off the impossible. They seemingly (more…)

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Despite promises otherwise, party boats plan to dock at Pier-A

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Editor

Update November 3, 2014- No one from this (more…)

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How Governor Astorino would deal with state corruption

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Editor

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Does Chinatown deserve its own City Council district?

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Editor

September 18, 2014- Policy Opinion by Steven Greer The City Council districts were redrawn in 2013 by the Districting Commission. Several laws and factors determined the shape of District 1, which encompasses (more…)

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