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Category Archives: – Op-Ed
Confirmed: Bill Thompson using BPCA as a platform to run for Mayor
February 24, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD Op-Ed Battery Park City Authority Chairman Bill Thompson confirmed, to no one’s surprise, that he is running for NYC Mayor. Meanwhile, he is transforming the BPCA staff to suit his needs and serve … Continue reading
Goldman Sachs transforms BPC from a Staten Island annex vibe into the new Tribeca
January 10, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD Battery Park City, since its formation in the early 70’s, has always been viewed by most New Yorkers as more of a Staten Island annex rather than a true part of Manhattan, and … Continue reading
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Pop culture people who need to go away in 2012
December 31, 2011 If you have found yourself yelling at the TV due to the bad content, or avoiding the movie theaters, you are not alone. It’s not you. The content providers are flailing, desperately and pumping out the worst … Continue reading
Our Viewership Stats, as of year end 2011
December 29, 2011 The domain of BatteryPark.TV has received approximately 100,000 views since we started counting this year. Of the actual videos, more than 175,000 people have viewed them. (A video of a previous 9/11 police bagpipe parade has more … Continue reading
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Why Facebook does not want to reveal its books in an IPO
Update: December 13, 2011 As we first reported a year ago, the U.S. usage rates of Facebook is way down, per the New York Times article. This is very bad for the hyped valuation and why they shunned the openness … Continue reading
Too many Fuddy-duddies stifle entertainment Downtown
December 9, 2011 The Financial District, Tribeca, and Battery Park City have few places for the citizens to enjoy good music, drinks, and New York class society. The main problem is that the local press consists of Fuddy-duddy people who … Continue reading
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Our Person of the Year
December 4, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD Our selection for Person of the Year won’t surprise you, but our runner up might. The question used for selecting the Person of the Year was, “Who will people, ten years from now, … Continue reading
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TV “News” hits a new low with the 60 Minutes Madoff family interview
October 30, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD CBS’s “60 Minutes” has long been one of the most respected and trusted “TV News” sources. Now, even that bastion is crumbling as the old media world slowly becomes more obsolete and viewers … Continue reading
It’s tough to interview a dead woman: The Avastin controversy
November 19, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD The mainstream TV news is botching the coverage of the decision to revoke Roche’s Avastin to treat breast cancer. Most of the TV reports all started the same way, by interviewing a breast … Continue reading
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Talking Points for Wall Street protestors
Update: October 6, 2011 It is becoming more apparent that the intentions of the protestors are not “noble” as we first wrote. The majority of the mob are run-of-the-mill anarchists who flock to any situation around the world allowing them … Continue reading
Waste, fraud, and cost overruns at the 9/11 Memorial
To express your feelings about this, the CEO of the 9/11 Memorial is Joe Daniels and can be contacted at info@911memorial.org August 19, 2011 9/11’s White Elephant By JOE NOCERA New York Times There is nothing wrong — and much … Continue reading
The false debate over stimulus: there never was actually a stimulus package.
By Steven Greer, MD August 16, 2011 The political left and the political right have been debating whether the Keynesian $787 Billion “stimulus package” (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA) signed by President Obama in February … Continue reading
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Bloomberg The Big Liar?
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is solidifying his legacy as “Bloomberg the Liar”. In 2011 alone, he lied (in our opinion) about being AWAL in Bermuda for the big blizzard, lied to us about the severity of “Hurricane” Irene (it was not … Continue reading
Rupert Murdoch’s biggest threat is from nepotism and incompetence
July 16, 2011 Much is being discussed in the news about the metastasizing scandals relating to News Corp (NWS). It seems that criminal behavior was the modus operandi within the London tabloid news operations. There is now real concern that … Continue reading
Is P90X a mental health risk to congressmen?
June 7, 2011 A growing number of 40-something congressmen are getting into the best shapes of their lives after joining an informal “P90X caucus“, whereby they religiously workout to the instructions of the infomercial P90X program. However, is this detrimental … Continue reading
How crass do you look while texting?
May 7, 2011 We were in the production process of filming real people in TriBeCa as they walked while listening to headphones or pushed baby carriages while texting, when we saw that ABC beat us to it (see video). Texting … Continue reading
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Bernanke’s missing link of chainmail on his underbelly
April 27, 2011 As investors know, The Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, gave a first-of-its-kind press conference today, pulling the curtain away from the Wizard of Oz. Coinciding with the event, the Fed released discouraging updates that downgraded the estimates … Continue reading
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The NFL needs to take a year off
Op-Ed February 7, 2011 By most accounts, Super Bowl 45 (XLV) was a big disappointment to fans and viewers, despite the actual game and Fox show being good. Due to incompetent planning, more than a thousand fans were kicked out … Continue reading
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Is the NCAA corrupt?
March 31, 2011 The best journalists in all of sports, in our opinion, are Bryant Gumble, Bernie Goldberg, and the others on the cast of HBO’s Real Sports. They just aired a special on corruption in big time college football … Continue reading
How Wall Street banks have enabled socialism throughout American history
Op-Ed January 20, 2011 As the new congress begins, led by the Republican Party in the House, the traditional GOP ranks are now ramping up the rhetoric opposing the recently enacted financial reforms (FinReg) that will threaten Wall Street[1] earnings. … Continue reading
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