Category Archives: City government

Judge rules on taxi-industry lawsuit: Compete with Uber or die

September 10, 2015- Crain’s reports, “A state judge has slammed the door on a legal challenge by opponents of Uber, (more…)

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City DOT project awakens thousands for many nights

Update September 10, 2015- This is still going on. If you are being awakened at 4:00 AM, (more…)

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Another De Blasio schmuck booted

September 1, 2015- Mayor De Blasio’s deputy mayor in charge of the homeless problem has been fired, according to Crain’s, (more…)

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Gateway Plaza woman prevails in housing court against billionaire LeFrak

Update February 23, 2015- By Steven E. Greer Last year, BatteryPark.TV exclusively reported on the legal victories by one small pro se tenant (more…)

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Your building is likely rent-stabilized

June 17, 2015- By Steven E. Greer DNAinfo has a story today about the 421g law making FiDi luxury “condos” rent-stabilized (more…)

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Why BP.TV agrees that the BPCA needs to be shuttered

August 27, 2015- by Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV was the first editorial page to urge for the closure of the state-run Battery Park City (more…)

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Op-Ed in Crain’s by founding BPCA Chairman “BPCA should no longer exist”

May 11, 2014- In Crain’s New York, an Op-Ed by the founding Chairman of the BPCA, Charles Urstadt, once again calls for the dissolving of the BPCA, and for the city to assume control. Of note, and very timely given … Continue reading

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Local electeds again appeal to Mayor De Blasio to stop the tourist helicopters

August 8, 2015- The local electeds again appeal to Mayor De Blasio to stop the tourist helicopters. (more…)

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A comparison of the pencil towers that no one will live in

August 26, 2015- Crain’s compares the record-setting height of these new real estate bubble catastrophes that are plaguing the city. (more…)

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Aggressive panhandling costumed characters spread from Times Square to the Battery

August 26, 2014- Daily News reports that those dirtbags in Disney costumes in Times Square who hustle tourists (more…)

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The pencil towers are taking over the NYC

January 2, 2015- By Steven E. Greer The NYT editorial sections writes, “It’s not a tourist attraction yet, but when hard-hatted construction (more…)

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BPTV gets results on Vesey with town car illegal parking problem

Update August 24, 2015- The NYPD sent some traffic cops out to issue tickets and the problem of the town (more…)

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De Blasio’s film czar booted

August 24, 2015- There have been many complaints over the last year about poorly thought (more…)

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Uber quality is way down as it expands too fast

August 18, 2015- By Steven E. Greer For the second time in a row, I got an Uber driver who could barely speak English and had no knowledge of the city streets, (more…)

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The masses are waking up and realizing that their buildings are rent stabilized

June 24, 2015- The WSJ reports today that people in FiDi are waking up and realizing that (more…)

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Progress on the bike path

August 18, 2015- The bike path north of Albany to Liberty Street has been paved. (more…)

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Ferry boat crashes at Vesey Street slip

Update August 15, 2015 (10:40 AM)- We arrived at the ferry slip at approximately 10:30 AM (more…)

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Exclusive: Former CB1 leader Peter Braus also removed from Downtown Alliance board

June 14, 2015- By Steven E. Greer With no other news coverage other than from BatteryPark.TV, the long-time Chairman of the (more…)

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Still no PEP seen patrolling the parks

Update August 15, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD I rode a bike around the BPC property twice tonight, at 12:30 AM, and did not see (more…)

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Another ferry boat accident

August 13, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV has extensively reported on how the NY Waterway and other (more…)

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