Category Archives: – Op-Ed

BP.TV supports the NYPD’s crackdown on bad drivers

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Editor

January 28, 2014- BP.TV highly supports the new Mayor’s policing efforts to crackdown on drivers who harm pedestrians. The Post reports, “Less than a week after the NYPD’s infamous ticket blitz of jaywalkers, cops switched gears and targeted rogue drivers … Continue reading →

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Questions you should ask of the appointed BPCA

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Editor

January 27, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The BPCA, led by Chairman and CEO Dennis Mehiel, recently cancelled the December board meeting, thereby dodging questions about numerous controversies. They can’t run forever, and will hold the next board meeting on … Continue reading →

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Do the data support Mayor Bloomberg’s public health and safety legacy?

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Editor

February 6, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD More than reform of the public school system or racial harmony, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s legacy will undoubtedly be his innovative and controversial measures to deal with public health and safety issues. His … Continue reading →

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Google wants your DNA now

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Editor

Opinion December 17, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD The Wall Street Journal published an article explaining how the pharmaceutical industry data mines credit card records, Internet traffic patterns, and other personal data on individuals, then forms educated guesses about … Continue reading →

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Enough already with the running quarterback

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Editor

Update January 19, 2014- The loss by the 49ers today, led by their running QB, and the exceptional play of Peyton Manning for the Broncos, supports my thesis, below. December 9, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD The concept of … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl prediction

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Editor

Update January 19, 2014- Oh well, I thought the running game for New England would be the key. Good for Peyton. He played well. January 11, 2014- Super Bowl prediction (at the time of this prediction, the final 4 teams … Continue reading →

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Annoying New Yorkers who need to go away in 2014

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Editor

January 1, 2014– By Steven E. Greer Well, we made it into yet another year, sound and alive. Congratulations. How can we make 2014 a better year than the past? For starters, wouldn’t it be nice if certain annoying (or … Continue reading →

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The year in review at a granular level

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Editor

December 31, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Please find below, in sequential order throughout the year, the most important, or representative, stories of Downtown, from 2013. Happy New Year. The State of Battery Park: 2013 annual letter BPCA now … Continue reading →

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What will they remember from the Bloomberg administration 30-years from now?

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Editor

December 29, 2013- By Steven E. Greer In the year 2043, when Michael Bloomberg will be 101 years old (he is too healthy to die), what will people remember then as accomplishments of the Bloomberg administration? Thirty years ago, 1983, … Continue reading →

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Did the Broadsheet make an editorial change?

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Editor

December 10, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD We noticed a change in the bogus titles assigned to the paid staff at the Broadsheet (BS). A mystery woman named (more…)

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What I recall about last year and the Newtown shootings

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Editor

December 14, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD What I recall about last year and the Newtown shootings was how it came at the height of the Hurricane Sandy devastation. Two days prior, the biggest rock concert of its kind, … Continue reading →

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Will Asphalt Green survive in Sheldon Silver’s district?

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Editor

December 12, 2013- By Steven E. Greer

Asphalt Green has been open for seven months. Is the community finding it to be indispensable, or is it a source of angst and a big disappointment? Listening to the Community Board 1, one would conclude that Asphalt Green is nothing but a luxurious country club for the wealthy, taking public funds, promising to be a “community center”, yet failing to provide “affordable” recreation.

Supporters of Asphalt Green say….well, they say nothing. There are seemingly no supporters whatsoever of Asphalt Green at public meetings.

At the recent November 4th CB1 meeting held on Asphalt Green’s own turf, Continue reading →

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Manhattan Youth “serves” BPC just like Gristedes

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Editor

Opinion November 6, 2013- By Steven E. Greer At the November 4th meeting of the CB1’s BPC subcommittee, CB1 member Bob Townley made the audacious claim, “I can tell you that Manhattan Youth serves more people in Battery Park City … Continue reading →

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Community Centers are magnets for corruption

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Editor

April 3, 2013 Op-Ed By Steven E. Greer, MD The trials and tribulations of the Battery Park City community center, to be run by Asphalt Green, and also the associated controversies with the nearby Downtown Community Center, managed by Bob … Continue reading →

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Asphalt Green should run the Stuyvesant Community Center

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Editor

https://youtu.be/_rqP0EgP0V0 Opinion October 31, 2013- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV previously reported how Bob Townley’s Tribeca community center is making a grab for the soon-to-close Stuyvesant Community Center, which is a gymnasium and swimming pool. The Battery Park City Authority … Continue reading →

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Art review: CB1 Kabuki Theater Company

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Editor

November 5, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, Theater critic for BP.TV The new CB1 performing arts theater company debuted in the Asphalt Green auditorium last night to only a handful of true spectators. As part of the gorilla art show, … Continue reading →

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Should kayakers blow whistles when they leave port?

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Editor

August 29, 2013- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV previously reported how kayak activists complained to the Coast Guard about theoretical safety issues with larger passenger ferries causing the Coast Guard to enforce old rules about sounding horns when docking. The … Continue reading →

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September breaks more viewership records

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Editor

For the month of September, 2013, BatteryPark.TV received 30,150 total views for a 23% increase over August, and 130% increase over September of last year. Viewership continues to break new ground. If you support what we are doing, please spread … Continue reading →

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CB1 helps Bob Townley angle for BPCA bucks

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Editor

September 30, 2013- Opinion by Steven E. Greer The Community Board 1 (CB1) sent out a blast email of a free advertisement for Bob Townley’s Tribeca community center, Manhattan Youth. It featured a large graphic of a senior citizen swimming, … Continue reading →