Category Archives: City government

Exclusive: Three marketing women form “Seaport Friends” to help Howard Hughes plans

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Editor

December 8, 2014 (updated at 3:00 PM)- By Steven E. Greer Last week, a group of three “moms” representing the “Seaport Friends” hosted a town hall to support the Howard Hughes corporation plans to develop the Seaport. (more…)

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Pier-A visitor center still stalled

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Editor

December 2, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The Poulakakos team was supposed to give an (more…)

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Legislation Introduced to Ban Drones From New York City Skies

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Editor

December 18, 2014- The WSJ reports, “Drones could be banned from the New York City skies under legislation introduced (more…)

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Broadsheet botches story on newly hired PEP

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Editor

December 17, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV has been the only news source to accurately report on the fact that the city-controlled Park Enforcement Police (PEP) were not showing up to work in the Battery Park City (more…)

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Bill Ackman’s Howard Hughes corp dealt major blow on Seaport plans

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Editor

December 12, 2014- Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman, Chairman of Howard Hughes corporation, was dealt a major set back by the CB1 on Wednesday when the Landmarks Committee of Community Board 1 (CB1) (more…)

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Comptroller Stringer issues audit report validating our warnings on Citi Bike fraud

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Editor

Update December 12, 2014- Comptroller Stringer issued an audit report validating our warning, below. (more…)

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What do you think of the new Pier-A Harbor House?

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Editor

December 6, 2014- The new Poulakakos-run Pier-A is partially opened. (more…)

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Review: I signed up for Uber, and it works well

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Editor

December 2, 2014- By Steven E. Greer I used Uber for the first time. It was (more…)

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Estuarium at Pier 26 set to begin construction in 2017? Really?

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Editor

December 5, 2014- The NYT reported on a press release from the HRPT that claims the estuarium at Pier 26 will begin construction in 2017. (more…)

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BPCA awarded for renovation of Pier-A

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Editor

November 26, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD When the BPCA made the decision in 2008 to assume the responsibility of Pier-A and the renovation that had stalled under city control, there was every (more…)

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BPCA is a no-show to CB1 meeting just days ahead of announcement on the North Cove Marina contract

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Editor

December 2, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The BPCA’s esteemed “community affairs” person, Robin Forst, hired to replace the ousted Dynamic Duo of Anne Fenton (more…)

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Exclusive: Is the BPCA paying the city for no-show PEP officers?

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Editor

Update  December 2, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The missing PEP are found! At the CB1 meeting tonight, a major announcement was made by the PEP officer assigned to give the update (PEP officer Ramos was unable to (more…)

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Uber, better and cheaper, poised to put yellow taxis out of business

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Editor

November 27, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The biggest quality of life problem for New Yorkers is transportation (or perhaps high housing costs). Our Third-World subways, corrupt Port Authority and high bridge/tunnel tolls, (more…)

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More pro-Big Real Estate infomercials masquerading as news in the New York Post

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Editor

December 1, 2014- As old media print papers struggle to survive, they no longer even attempt to be ethical when it (more…)

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Mayor de Blasio continues to say “Let them eat cake” to anti-helicopter activists

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Editor

November 22, 2014- By Steven E. Greer To no one’s surprise, Mayor de Blasio is still not going to (more…)

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BatteryPark.TV reporting leads to ouster of PEP Captain Falcon

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Editor

Update November 11, 2014- As we predicted on March 21st, below, Captain Falcon (more…)

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Plans for 1000-foot skyscraper at St Johns (by Whole Foods) revealed

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Editor

June 13, 2014- The St Johns college campus building next to Whole Foods is being torn down to make way for a much needed skyscraper (more…)

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Exclusive: The Poulakakos plan for the Pier-A visitor center is being investigated by NY State Parks

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Editor

November 5, 2014 To: Rose Harvey, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation (more…)

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Should Gateway Plaza be condemned and LeFrak evicted?

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Editor

Update October 24, 2014- By Steven E. Greer File this under our “Told you so” file: Below, last February, BP.TV (more…)

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The path to the American Dream goes through Stuyvesant High School

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Editor

May 15, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD Let’s face it. We live in an oligarchy where the rich live by separate rules. For the most part, that is. America still allows for upward class mobility like no other country. … Continue reading →

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