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The Broadsheet still spinning for the BPCA hand that feeds it

January 11, 2013 By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV has previously reported (more…)

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Broadsheet fails to report on Gateway Plaza windows problems

Opinion February 5, 2013 By Steven E. Greer As previously reported, the Gateway plaza Tenants Association convened a meeting last night to discuss the energy audits and what needs to be done to bring Gateway into the 21st Century of … Continue reading

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Viewership for January

For the month of January, 2013, BatteryPark.TV received: 20,071 total views for a 41% increase over a seasonally slow December To put hose numbers in perspective, according to a website Compete.com that can somehow estimate traffic, the eBroadsheet website received … Continue reading

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How to save the Little League season

Opinion January 10, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD More than a thousand Battery Park and Tribeca kids might miss out this year. The Little League season seems likely to be cancelled due to damage to the ballfields on Murray … Continue reading

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The BPCA misinformation team does it again

Opinion January 7, 2013 BatteryPark.TV has previously exposed how the BPCA Dynamic Duo of misinformation, Matthew Monahan and Anne Fenton, have played games with the public announcements in order to diminish bad news or mislead the community over Asphalt Green. … Continue reading

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Winners and losers if the BPCA were to be dissolved

December 4, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Over the last three years, Governors of New York have appointed three different administrations to run the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) in Lower Manhattan, along the Hudson River. Two of the … Continue reading

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BPCA buries bad news about ballfields on a holiday Friday

Update December 22, 2012 The BPCA news section, which was the source for the story, below, has been removed since our reporting. December 21, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD The Dynamic Duo of the BPCA’s misinformation team, Anne Fenton … Continue reading

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The Connecticut shooter was influenced by violent video games

December 16, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD Adam Lanza watched violent mass murder video games (I assume this story is accurate, which is a big assumption given all of the incorrect reporting on this story.). (more…)

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Jeff Galloway dodges meetings about his secretive MOU

Opinion December 6, 2012 By Steven E. Greer Jeff Galloway, partner of Hughes and Hubbard LLP, and CB1 member, is the main author of the secretive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would stifle the operations of the Asphalt Green management … Continue reading

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Jeff Galloway and Bob Townley’s MOU to restrict Asphalt Green is back on the table

Update December 4, 2012 The CB1 met tonight, and as BatteryPark.TV correctly forewarned, below, CB1 member Jeff Galloway and other allies of the Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center used the crisis of Hurricane Sandy to revive their MOU that was … Continue reading

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Pay to Play at the Broadsheet?

November 26, 2012 The coincidences never cease with the Broadsheet. Just as the new shops in the Mercantile Exchange building pony’d up and paid for advertising in (more…)

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BP.TV articles might lead to tens of billions in federal cuts

November 23, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD Earlier this year, BatteryPark.TV published two Op-Eds (here and here) in the Wall Street Journal about a wasteful program created by ObamaCare called the CMMI. They triggered congressional oversight investigations and we … Continue reading

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Why the 2010 Mid-term elections could destroy the GOP in 2012

Update November 7, 2012 Looks like we were right Opinion October 16, 2010 By Steven E. Greer It is a foregone conclusion that the Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives this November. However, will this be exactly … Continue reading

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Skateboard noise

Letter November 11, 2012 By Fran Hi. I was wondering if there was any number for the PEP police. Everyday, skateboarders jump up and down the steps outside my window. Everyday, I have to call the PEP office to have … Continue reading

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This species has amused itself to death

October 30, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD The storm cloud footprint of Hurricane Sandy reaches from Central America to the Arctic circle. This is not normal, folks. The oceans are warming up due to fossil fuels and CO2 emissions. … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the economy and healthcare sector now that President Obama is re-elected

November 7, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD With the uncertainty of the election out of the way, not much else in terms of good news is in store for the country and the global economy. Caution: this is a … Continue reading

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“Electronic refugees”

November 1, 2012 Our term “Electronic refugees” has taken on a life of its own. People around town are mentioning that they like the phrase. (more…)

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The Broadsheet’s pro-BPCA agenda shines through on Asphalt Green scandal

Opinion Update September 7, 2012 Three days after or critical opinion piece on the non-coverage in the Broadsheet of the Asphalt Green delays, the local advertising flier finally posted a story. However, the story by reporter Matt Fenton simply reiterates … Continue reading

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What we want from the new BPCA

Opinion

September 19, 2012 By Steven E Greer

With the departure of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) President and CEO Gayle Horwitz, and the similar unexpected departure of Bill Thompson as Chairman, the opportunity has arisen for some much needed reforms within the BPCA. For years, Gayle Horwitz has hosted dog and pony show “Town Hall” meetings, then proceeded to completely ignore the concerns of the community. In lock-step, some of the puppets on the Community Board 1 have been complicit enablers of the BPCA hand that feeds it. As a result, a long laundry list of problems in the BPCA await resolution by the new Chairman Dennis Mehiel and his boss Governor Cuomo.

BatteryPark.TV has compiled a list of the most urgent and important issues that the majority of the community would like to see addressed. The list is ranked according to importance and ease of resolution.

Better representation on the BPCA board:

Stop lights at West Thames and Rector:

Better patrolling by the PEP with more use of judgment and common sense:

A better bank that serves the unique needs of BPC:

A better grocery store:

An outdoor exercise path:

Changes to Pier A plans:

Better retail:

A cultural arts and music venue:

Various gripes with LeFrak:

Dog sewage in the streets:

New infrastructure projects:

Stop giving away our money:

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Ratings for September

For the month of September, 2012, BatteryPark.TV received: 8,382 unique views and 13,101 total views for a 32% increase over August According to a website Compete.com that can somehow estimate traffic, the eBroadsheet website received fewer hits. The entire population … Continue reading

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