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Category Archives: – Op-Ed
The Broadsheet publishes letters opposing “dog mafia”
Opinion September 10, 2012 By Steven E Greer, MD As a direct result of BatteryPark.TV’s stance against the “dog mafia”, which is responsible for enabling the small minority of dog owners who allow their dogs to use the sidewalks as … Continue reading
Is the Battery Park Broadsheet in alliance with the BPCA?
April 6, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD Within the past week, two public meetings have been held that discuss the fate of The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA). The Town Hall meeting exposed many embarrassing problems for the BPCA, such … Continue reading
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Another agenda driven attack on BP.TV by the Broadsheet
February 15, 2012 A local throw-away is claiming that the majority of residents love the fruit shack vendor on South End Avenue and Albany Street. Their article provides no supporting data whatsoever. Their assertion conflicts with BP.TV’s survey and anecdotal … Continue reading
Nearby sports complex Pier 40 might be shut down
August 18, 2012 The New York Times is reporting that the nearby sports facility at Pier 40 might be shut down due to the cost of repairs as the infrastructure ages. The Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) operates the facility. … Continue reading
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Why News Corp and Disney should merge: A perfect storm is on the way for cable TV
https://youtu.be/1yFTZJhUFV0 Updated: August 6, 2012 See video above January 3, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD The cable TV business model is still printing money, despite high user dissatisfaction with the cable delivery companies and the poor quality of content found … Continue reading
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London is the most dangerous city in the world
https://youtu.be/2dkSR2r8oSs June 15, 2012 By Steven Greer Trading derivatives is the most profitable business for many large Wall Street banks. Despite the totality of derivates posing 700 Trillion or more in risk to the global financial system, derivatives remain largely … Continue reading
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Why does Battery Park City subsidize the surrounding neighborhoods?
Letter to the Editor July 13, 2012 Hi, Thanks for covering these topics that are not covered by the Broadsheet. I have lived in BPC for many years and always wondered why BPC residents subsidize the use of amenities that … Continue reading
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Reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act would create millions of jobs
June 1, 2012 By Steven Greer The May jobs report revealed that the economy created only 69,000 non-farm jobs, the worst number within the last year. Part of the reason that the economy is frozen in a depression is that … Continue reading
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Did Rahm Emanuel panic and shut down Chicago for a simple NATO meeting?
May 22, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD For the last several days, the NATO meeting in Chicago has made national news, with stories of supposed “terrorists” who were planning to allegedly blow up police stations. Some of these scary men … Continue reading
Why the Volcker Rule needs to be enacted now, without delay
Update May 15, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD The JP Morgan prop trading disaster is just another example of the incompetence in wall Street that make trading of derivatives an unacceptably risky business. Update September 17, 2011 Since first writing … Continue reading
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How the JP Morgan trading calamity could help the GOP take the moral high ground and win in 2012
(If you are a Democrat, do not jump to conclusions) May 13, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD JP Morgan reported at least a $2 Billion loss in trading of exotic synthetic derivatives: instruments very similar to the CDO’s that caused … Continue reading
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The “Stop Drinking Coffee” campaign
BatteryPark.TV is starting the Stop Coffee campaign in an attempt to persuade as many people as we can to end their addiction to caffeine. Caffeinated sodas and energy drinks are also targets of the crusade. Every day, hundreds of millions … Continue reading
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An agenda-filled Broadsheet article about Union Square’s new restaurants in BPC
April 13, 2012 By Steven Greer The local advertising paper, The Broadsheet, published an unusual interview with the CEO of The Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), Mr. Danny Meyer. In the article, they heavily reference all of the reviews on … Continue reading
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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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