Category Archives: – Op-Ed

Letter: Parent outraged over kindergarten waitlist

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Editor

April 25, 2013- Letter from Reader In our most recent CB1 meeting, Tricia Joyce started her speech saying “We built it and they came…”. (more…)

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Did the Tribeca Film Festival benefit Downtown after 9/11?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Editor

April 18, 2013 By Steven Greer, MD Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro were interviewed on the CBS Morning show today, and Ms. Rosenthal listed examples of the recovery of Downtown New York after September 11th, 2001. For example, she … Continue reading →

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Does Asphalt Green deserve your trust, again?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Editor

April 14, 2013– Essay by Steven E. Greer, MD They’re baaaack. Asphalt Green is claiming to be in business once again, accepting memberships for summer camp and gym memberships. More than 1,700 families and 3,000 individuals of Downtown were burned … Continue reading →

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Little League opening day attracts the unworthy taking credit

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Editor

Opinion April 7, 2013 (updated 6:23 PM) The ballfields were opened this morning and Little League was able to commence the season on schedule. Showing up for the photo-op, like flies to honey, were every imaginable elected official. Even some … Continue reading →

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Latest arrests of State Assemblyman seem familiar

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Editor

April 5, 2013- The latest in several arrests of New York State Assemblymen by federal prosecutors were made over allegations of the elected officials accepting bribes in exchange for helping prevent new competition to a community center. If that sounds … Continue reading →

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It’s official: Pick-A-Bagel the worst restaurant in Battery Park

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Editor

March 31, 2013 Opinion– Since posting our first story on the decline of the Pick-A-Bagel on South End Avenue, it has become one of the most read stories of the year. It seems official now that Pick-A-Bagel is the worst … Continue reading →

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Letter to Editor : Issues needed to be addressed in BPC

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Editor

Dear Editor, I moved to Battery Park at exactly 7 years ago so I wouldn’t have a long commute to American Express from the Upper West Side. I’ve lived in New York my entire adult life in many different neighborhoods. … Continue reading →

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Letter: suggestions on sprucing up south BPC

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Editor

I always enjoy reading the articles about what is going on in BPC. I have lived in BPC for 4 years, renting for 2 years on North End ave and then we purchased a place on South End Ave for … Continue reading →

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Outrageous bias by omission in The Broadsheet

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Editor

Opinion March 27, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV has previously documented (more…)

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Show us your Gateway electric bill

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Editor

Update March 11, 2013 By Lauren V I live in a STUDIO apartment and work during the day. My meter was replaced in late January and my first electric bill since then is absurd. I’ve averaged around $130 for the … Continue reading →

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The public is allowed to speak anytime during CB1 and BPCA board meetings

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Editor

March 16, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD On many occasions over the last several months, both the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) and the Manhattan Community Board 1 (CB1), have made comments on websites and during board meetings stating … Continue reading →

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Liberty View Ice Rink

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Editor

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The State of Battery Park: 2013 annual letter

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Editor

February 18, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD Battery Park (BPC) is a far better place now than it was 12-months ago. Goldman Sachs brought fine dining to BPC for the first time with tremendous successes. Danny Meyer’s North End … Continue reading →

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Todd English, Steven Starr, and Cipriani’s lose out to Poulakakos?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Editor

February 27, 2013 The New York Post reported that the Poulakakos family will indeed be running a large food court in the World Financial center. The article claims that much more respected restaurateurs, such as Steven Starr, Cipriani’s group, and … Continue reading →

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Essay: Pier A should be a farmer’s market like New Amsterdam

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Editor

Essay, Opinion February 2, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD After decades of throwing cash into the money pit called Pier A in the southernmost tip of Manhattan, the City of New York managed to unload this headache onto the … Continue reading →

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The Broadsheet still spinning for the BPCA hand that feeds it

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Editor

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

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Editor

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

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Editor

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

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Editor

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

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Editor

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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