Category Archives: City government

Mystery solved: Why MTA buses are parking on North End Ave

Update November 19, 2015- Mystery solved: these buses used to sit and wait across the street on Murray (more…)

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Catherine McVay Hughes again claims responsibility for something she did not do

November 17, 2015- by Steven E. Greer The Tribeca Tribune reported on the new red Downtown Connection buses and the new Golden (more…)

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PEP officers harassing voters at West Thames polling station

November 3, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Three weeks after our encounter with the new PEP Sergeant William Guzman, I ran into a more (more…)

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Time lapse video of tourist helicopters over New York Harbor

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LMDC releases $10 M for WTC Performing Arts Center “design”

November 16, 2015- The next big billion-dollar waste of money at Ground Zero, the Performing (more…)

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Crime in this city is out of control

November 9, 2015- by Steven E. Greer I recently traveled to Washington, DC for an event by The Mall. It was a beautiful October Fall day. (more…)

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BPCA board member Martha Gallo opposes shutting down the BPCA

November 3, 2015- by Steven E. Greer At the November 2nd CB1 meeting, State Senator Dan Squadron discussed his recent essay (more…)

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More pure crap journalism over the PEP firing issue

November 7 2015- DNAinfo posted a story about the CB1 meeting and the topic of the PEP being fired. (more…)

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Homeless camp in Goldman Alley

November 7, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Of all the ironies, I spotted this small homeless camp within feet from the entrance to Goldman (more…)

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BPCA refuses to explain why they severed the PEP contract

November 2, 2015- by Steven E. Greer At the November meeting of the BPC subcommittee of the CB1, the topic was the severing of the (more…)

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Tribeca Tribune misleads public on PEP firing issue

November 4, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Being very similar to the Broadsheet in how it is operated and funded (i.e. by one man who (more…)

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CB1 mysteriously cancels discussion of Pier-A

November 1, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Last month at the BPC subcommittee of CB1, the topic of Pier-A’s six-month liquor license (more…)

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TLC fines cash-seeking livery cab on Vesey $200

October 29, 2015- by Steven E. Greer I filed a complaint with 311 about a livery driver parked in the middle of Vesey Street, holding (more…)

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BPCA fires PEP force

October 28, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Likely as a direct result of BatteryPark.TV reporting (and other steps taken, which we cannot divulge here), (more…)

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NY Post wants the LMDC to shut down once and for all

October 26, 2015- The Post essays, “The “temporary” agency that won’t die — the Lower Manhattan (more…)

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Letter from viewer to the mayor about dangerous golf carts on our sidewalks

October 15, 2015- Letter from Viewer Dear Mr. Mayor: I am writing to make you aware of a dangerous situation being created by the Battery Park City (more…)

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The HRPT is run by idiots

October 19, 2015- Opinion by Steven E. Greer I attended the beginning of the CB1 and HRPT meeting tonight about the future of Pier-26 (more…)

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Outrage over BPCA ignoring the public on the West Thames turf field plans

October 6, 2015 (more…)

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Bombshell: One sleazy New Jersey family is responsible for the Seaport tourist helicopters

October 18, 2015- The Post reports, “A nonprofit fighting a City Council proposal to ban tourist (more…)

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Exclusive: New York State Inspector General investigates dubious construction contracts awarded by the BPCA

Update October 1, 2015- The man who used to be in charge of overseeing the RFP contract process (more…)

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