Category Archives: City government

Population Downtown almost doubles in ten years

November 6, 2014- The CB1 issued a demographics report showing that the Cb1 district increased in population by 77%. (more…)

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The Broadsheet finally reports on the Sheldon Silver scandal, making no mention of arrest, only praising him

February 3, 2015- Op-Ed by Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV has long criticized the extreme bias of the local advertising flier called the Broadsheet (BS), (more…)

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Dangerous MTA bus drivers finally being arrested

February 20, 2015- By Steven E. Greer Last year, an MTA bus driver was violating the law and parking his full-size bus on North End (more…)

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CB1’s Jeff Galloway a no-show for the marina rally

Update December 19, 2014- Bob Townley is now all of a sudden the biggest supporter of the marina. (more…)

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Bloomberg is vindicated: The Feds agree with him that sugary sodas should be taxed

February 20, 2015- The Post reports, “An influential nutritional panel sounded the alarm Thursday against (more…)

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The demise of Sheldon Silver hurts Bill Ackman’s chances for building a tower at the Seaport

February 17, 2015- The NYT reports, “For years, the owner of the South Street Seaport in Manhattan (more…)

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New York was too corrupt for the Democrats to host the 2016 convention

February 12, 2015- The Post reports, “Continuing corruption scandals in New York sank Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (more…)

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Whatever happened to the old BPCA propaganda purveyor Leticia Remauro?

February 13, 2015- Before there was Robin Forst, there was the Dynamic Duo of Duncity, (more…)

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South Street Seaport Approaches Its Moment of Truth

February 11, 2015- Whether the city allows the Howard Hughes real estate company to move forward (more…)

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The fallout begins: 50 city and private real estate inspectors arrested for taking bribes

February 10, 2015- The people who used to look the other way and allow New York City backroom (more…)

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The city’s best outdoor cafe has just been turned into an NYPD parking lot

February 3, 2015- The CB1 met tonight. In a rare move, the Commanding officer of the First Precinct, Brendan Timoney, (more…)

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Did BatteryPark.TV help the NYPD get better bullet proof vests?

February 8, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD Last December, I sent an email to the top brass in the city and local politics telling them that (more…)

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Letter to the Editor: The Rector Street Bridge should come down, and don’t build another one!

April 13, 2014- By Gerald Hanweck Dear Editor, Right on! And don’t build the new one, either. It’s a waste of money. (more…)

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BPCA Chairman Mehiel has paid all of the relevant elected officials

January 24, 2015- Did you ever wonder why the local elected officials did not do more to save Mike Fortenbaugh’s (more…)

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Cuomo’s $4 Billion mistake

January 28, 2015- By Steven E. Greer Governor Cuomo “shrugged off” the cost to the city in lost tax revenue, and to workers in lost wages, (more…)

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Exclusive: BPCA did not get permission to design Pier-A in current form

January 15, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the botched “Visitor Center” that is now a stalled project inside of Pier-A. Funded (more…)

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Did the Nor’easter and Storm of the Century miss us?

Update January 27, 2015- Told you so. There was no blizzard. We inform. (more…)

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CB1’s Anthony Notaro tries again to draft year-end “accomplishments” and fails

January 6, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD When I started writing “Accomplishments of BatteryPark.TV” several years ago, which embarrassed the CB1, (more…)

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Local electeds have “no comment” of support for Sheldon Silver

January 23, 2015- DNAinfo reports that key elected officials declined to comment on the Sheldon Silver arrest as the (more…)

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Where did all the STEM students go in Stuyvesant?

January 18, 2015- The Post reports that, “The top-rated Manhattan high school saw a staggering 82 percent drop this (more…)

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