Category Archives: City government

Federal class action lawsuit against Poulakakos for violating minimum wage laws

May 9, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV was tipped off last year by former employees of Harry’s Steakhouse that the Poulakakos family (more…)

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Exclusive: Have rent increases in BPC been illegal?

June 20, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV previously reported, “Exclusive: Your building is likely rent stabilized and you had no idea” in which we uncovered (more…)

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The Pier A beer garden is part of a bigger city plan to turn waterfront properties into concert venues

July 15, 2015- By Steven E. Greer The controversial Pier A beer garden, that succeeded in winning the broadest and most powerful of liquor licenses and will become (more…)

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As Uber and Lyft poach drivers, yellow cab drivers get worse

Update March 19, 2015- Uber drivers now outnumber yellow cab TLC drivers. (more…)

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Exclusive: Your building is likely rent stabilized and you had no idea

(3,000 people have read this as of February 17, 2015. We inform.) June 18, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD Tom Goodkind, Community Board 1 member and resident of Gateway plaza, has been a long-time activist for affordable housing. (more…)

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NYPD cars now parking right in front of the Conrad Hotel loading zone

March 14, 2015- Some people at the Conrad Hotel were asking our help with this police car problem. (more…)

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Is Mayor de Blasio chronically late because he is a pothead?

March 9, 2015- Mayor de Blasio is chronically late to public events where he is the keynote (more…)

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Billionaires pay almost no property tax on $100 Million condos

March 9, 2015- The Post reports on a topic that BatteryPark.TV has been covering for years. (more…)

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Review: Modern marijuana is too strong

March 6, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD I am not morally opposed to marijuana, but I despise the drug for many scientific reasons. First (more…)

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The BPCA needs to force LeFrak to upgrade Gateway’s windows and facade

February 21, 2015- By Steven E. Greer Here we are again. After three years of reporting on the freezing conditions inside Gateway Plaza (more…)

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The Dominoes fall: One of Shelly Silver’s judges replaced

(2,500 people have read this as of March 2, 2015) Update March 2, 2015- The Post reports that Judge Heitler has been fired, (more…)

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Topic of illegal police car parking on North End and River terrace discussed

March 4, 2015- The NYPD’s decision to long-term park unmarked cars all over northern BPC (more…)

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NYPD conducting “Live shooter” drills with blanks in 250 Vesey

March 4, 2015- The NYPD is turning 250 Vesey into a shooting range tonight. From 8:00 PM to (more…)

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Mayor de Blasio still diverting snow plows to the outer boroughs away from Manhattan

January 27, 2015 (10:30 AM)- By Steven E. Greer The streets of BPC are still not plowed after the non-blizzard of 2015. Last year, (more…)

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With Sheldon Silver gone, 421a law’s future is even more unclear

February 1, 2015- One of the biggest scams perpetrated by the real estate moguls who control the city has been their (more…)

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Exclusive: Are the 22 River Terrace condo conversion evictions illegal?

June 20, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV previously reported, “Exclusive: Your building is likely rent stabilized and you had no idea” in which we uncovered the (more…)

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Exclusive: Resignation(s) coming from CB1 member(s)

February 23, 2015- By Steven E. Greer With the disgraced Sheldon Silver having been so instrumental in almost all levels of local politics, including (more…)

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CB1’s Catherine McVay Hughes moves monthly meeting location

February 4, 2015- By Steven E. Greer Last night at the CB1 BPC meeting, (more…)

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A 21st Century Titanic waiting to happen on the Hudson

February 25, 2015- The East River ferry boats have been stopped due to the ice. However, (more…)

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Lower East Side group that fights CB3 is featured in the news

February 25, 2015- These guys remind us of BatteryPark.TV in many way. The Post reports on (more…)

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