Category Archives: – Op-Ed

CB1 conspires to dodge a crucial vote

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Editor

April 6, 2014- By Steven E. Greer On April 1st, the BPC subcommittee of the Community Board 1 met to discuss a crucial issue in the community, which is the ongoing evictions of families form 22 River Terrace as the … Continue reading →

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NYT gives good review to Downtown Dance Festival

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Editor

August 22, 2014- If you think that some restaurant reviewers are overly critical, try reading the arts sections and reviews of dance theaters. (more…)

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Jimmy Fallon is a D-bag: Reason #15

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Editor

Charlie Rose made a perfectly acceptable joke on the CBS Morning Show. (more…)

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Essay: Mr. Mayor, It is time to give the EDC’s Kyle Kimball the boot

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Editor

June 21, 2014- Opinion by Steven E. Greer, MD Recently, during a City Hall meeting of 20 elected federal, state, and city officials concluded that there should be a complete ban on tourists helicopters causing noise disturbances over most of … Continue reading →

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How Asphalt Green eventually opened

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Editor

June 13, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Finally, seven years after the Battery Park City Authority approved the creation of the Asphalt Green community center, it will open this weekend and be nearly 18-months behind schedule. Undoubtedly, on June … Continue reading →

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A modern medical wonder finishes second in the U.S. Open golf tournament

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Editor

June 15, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD 34-year-old Erik Compton finished tied for second in the United States Open golf tournament. That was a good accomplishment by any standard, but it was also a genuine feat of modern medicine … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: P.J. Clarke’s wants your help fighting Brookfield

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Editor

July 11, 2014- By Steven E. Greer If you walk by P.J. Clarke’s during the lunch hour, the popular outdoor dining area will be empty. Only after the work shift do they become packed for dinner service. (more…)

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Exclusive: Controversial Danny Meyer restaurant at 9/11 Memorial to be more of a pop-up counter

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Editor

July 8, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Our intrepid reporter, Mary Engels, took a press tour of the 9/11 Memorial today (photos and story soon). We asked her to spy on the (more…)

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Danny Meyer needs to sell his BPC restaurants and leave town

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Editor

July 9, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD No one is a bigger supporter of the three Union Square Hospitality restaurants in Battery Park City than I am. In late 2011, when Shake Shack opened, then Blue Smoke and North … Continue reading →

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Letters: Pitbull owners terrorize Gateway Plaza

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Editor

July 7, 2014- BatteryPark.TV has received several letters regarding pitbulls and their owners who live in Gateway Plaza. They are unsolicited, not based on any recent story, which indicates something is going on. (more…)

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Why is Pier 25 “Cash Only”?

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Editor

June 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer I had to go to Pier 25 to meet some people on a boat, and I noticed something. Bob Townley’s Manhattan Youth was getting (more…)

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Danny Meyer places Op-Ed in NYT to explain the closing of Union Square Cafe

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Editor

July 3, 2014- Danny Mayer addresses the controversy over the closure of Union Square Cafe due to high rents in a NYT Op-Ed. He writes, “Because the market suggests they can, landlords are using this moment to demand the significantly … Continue reading →

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The Greer TV News Talent Agency (GTA)

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Editor

April, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Well, statistically, the p-value that this is a fluke is getting pretty small. The number of TV news anchors who have been hired after I suggested them to the heads of news is astonishing. … Continue reading →

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Millennials, a fading nation, and who’s to blame

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Editor

March 12, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD The Pew research people have a book out, “The Next America: Boomers, Millennials”, and it has me thinking. I never really thought about it, but labeling the demise of a society as … Continue reading →

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Wary Price’s lame Aquatic Carousel will never be completed

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Editor

June 27, 2014- By Steven E. Greer To no one’s surprise, the stalled construction project inside the Battery Park Conservancy, the aquatic-themed carousel, is delayed yet again. DNAinfo reports that it will now open in 2015. (more…)

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TriBeCan obstructionists boot out noisy gays this summer

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Editor

June 11, 2014– By Steven E. Greer The nationally recognized music groups that played Pier 26 last year for Gay Pride Week were the first taste of culture that Downtown had seen since 2001. Groups such as “Fun”, “The Nationals”, … Continue reading →

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Broadsheet in bed with Poulakakos now

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Editor

June 11, 2014- By Steven E. Greer As expected, the local advertising flier, The Broadsheet (BS), which is consistently in bed with special interests that fund it, has published a puff piece on the approval of the liquor license for … Continue reading →

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The fix was in: SLA grants unconditional approval for Pier-A beer garden and nightclub

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Editor

June 16, 2014- Opinion by Steven E. Greer The final SLA letter for the Pier-A beer garden and nightclub was obtained by BatteryPark.TV. (more…)

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Viewership for May blows away old records

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Editor

For the month of May, 2014, total viewership was 43,600 total views, which was a whopping 120% growth over 2013, and 4% growth over April of 2014! (more…)