Category Archives: – Op-Ed

The Netflix Late Reviewer- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Editor

March 13, 2014- By Steven E. Greer This second installment in The Hunger Games has earned $424 Million to date, domestic. Star Jennifer Lawrence delivered another great performance, and some of the scenes were intriguing. However, overall, (more…)

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Do local task forces accomplish anything?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Editor

March 13, 2014- Opinion By Steven E. Greer, MD The newly elected Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer recently formed a “Task Force” to halt the progress of the Howard Hughes Corporation development planned for the Seaport at Pier 17. The … Continue reading →

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Letter: Illegal town cars block disabled access to bus stop on Vesey Street

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Editor

March 12, 2014- Letter to Editor by David Feldman The problems (that BP.TV wrote about) persist. A dispatcher, wearing a bright orange vest is positioned just past the bus stop on Vesey Street. His job is to guide vehicles, and … Continue reading →

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Review: The new Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon aims for Nickelodeon’s viewers

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Editor

February 22, 2014– By Steven E. Greer The new Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon completed its first week. Ratings were high, around 7-Million, thanks to A-listers as guests. However, the short segments which actually featured just Jimmy Fallon were cringe … Continue reading →

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Hollywood set to oppose Hillary Clinton again

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Editor

January 25, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD In 2007, Hollywood powerbroker David Geffen gave an interview to the New York Time’s Maureen Dowd, which could have been the deciding factor that propelled Barack Obama into the White House. At … Continue reading →

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Letter: We need developments to save the Seaport

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Editor

February 26, 2014- By Battery Park Dad While I applaud the effort to ensure that the community around the Seaport has a voice via the Seaport Task Force, I have to question the naiveté of the community leaders opposed to … Continue reading →

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Letter: Sick and tired of the unending helicopter noise

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Editor

January 4, 2014- By Delia von Neuschatz Our elected officials have accomplished absolutely zero in mitigating the tourist helicopter issue since air tours moved to the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in 2008 after they were banned from using the East 34th … Continue reading →

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My Grandmother: a pioneer in education of sorts

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Editor

February 6, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD My mother posted the note, below, her site today. It is about her mother’s (my grandmother) 100th birthday. I found it interesting as it relates to women’s education in the 1930’s and … Continue reading →

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Letter: Gateway retaliated against me for complaining

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Editor

February 15, 2014 Dear Editor, I have been a tenant at Gateway exactly one year this weekend. I am not rent stabilized, but rather live in a market-rate one bedroom “renovated apartment.” (more…)

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Letter: The dog poop scourge of Battery Park City

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Editor

Dear Editor: I recently moved into 380 Rector Place and I have a dog.  I walk throughout our neighborhood and I am shocked by the amount of dog waste there is on the street and on the promenade. Is there … Continue reading →

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Letter to Rep. Nadler about ferry boat horn problem

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Editor

To: Celine Mizrahi, Staffer for Rep. Jerrold Naddler Ms. Mizrahi, I received your email as a possible contact in Rep. Nadler’s office. If you are the incorrect contact, would you please forward my note to the correct person. I read that … Continue reading →

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Letter: Why are Downtown Express newsracks polluting North BPC?

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Editor

Update November 2, 2013- The surrogate trashcan DowntownExpress newsrack was removed by somebody. Update October 27, 2013- Yet another DowntownExpress newsrack has appeared on North End Avenue, within yards of four others. September 26, 2013- Letter from North BPC resident … Continue reading →

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Ralph Lauren botches another Olympic with bad taste

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Editor

January 26, 2014- Recall, for the 2012 summer Olympics, designer Ralph Lauren was criticized for having his Olympic team uniforms manufactured in China. Somehow, he got the contract again for the 2014 Olympics. This time, he learned his lesson, and … Continue reading →

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Mayor de Blasio’s social equality platform: A fascinating experiment

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Editor

January 22, 2013- By Steven E. Greer We are witnessing a fascinating political science experiment unfold in New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio won the office by tapping into the protest vote. Millions of New Yorkers had become disaffected … Continue reading →

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Viewership continues to grow like a weed

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Editor

For the month of January, 2014, total viewership was 27,453 total views, which was a whopping 37% growth over 2013. Of those, 19,000 were unique views, which gives a better indication of the actual number of humans paying attention. For … Continue reading →

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Told you so, The Super Bowl sucketh on a grand scale

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Editor

February 3, 2014- The day before the Super Bowl, we wrote the essay “Why Super Bowl 48 will suck“, pointing out the ill-conceived plans to send 90,000 fans from Manhattan to New Jersey via public transportation. We were correct. The … Continue reading →

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Why Super Bowl 48 will suck

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Editor

Update February 2, 2014- Told you so, lead story tomorrow will be how New jersey screwed up the transportation to the game. Opinion February 1, 2014- By Steven E. Greer What would happen if, as an experiment of the effectiveness … Continue reading →

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Sallie Krawcheck tries her third attempt at reinventing herself

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Editor

Opinion February 1, 2014– Sallie Krawcheck was the CFO of Citigroup from 2004 to 2007, and was partly responsible for the bank loading up on risky CDO’s and other mortgage backed derivatives which should have destroyed the bank (White House … Continue reading →

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Tribeca, still lame after 9:00 PM one year later

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Editor

August 31, 2013- Ranger’s hockey star Sean Avery must agree with us, because he sold his stakes in Tiny’s and Warren 77. July 16, 2013– Despite high hopes for some new openings, we sadly report that Tribeca is still Super … Continue reading →

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Howard Hughes puts CB1 in its place

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Editor

January 30, 2014- Only two days after our Op-Ed stated that the entire CB1 system should be dissolved, a local blog reports that the CB1 leader, Catherine McVay Hughes, was dead wrong in proudly pronouncing victory against the Howard Hughes … Continue reading →

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