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Woman films herself being harassed as she walks the streets of New York

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Does Chinatown deserve its own City Council district?

September 18, 2014- Policy Opinion by Steven Greer The City Council districts were redrawn in 2013 by the Districting Commission. Several laws and factors determined the shape of District 1, which encompasses (more…)

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City to properly repair damaged cobblestones in Tribeca

October 14, 2014- Some Tribecans are hysterical about cobblestones being patched by asphalt. Relax. They will be properly fixed. (more…)

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BPCA responds to BP.TV, addresses infrastructure repairs budgeted but not happening

July 1, 2014- By Steven E. Greer As a direct result of the BatteryPark.TV investigative report that showed most of the budgeted infrastructure repair projects for 2014 have not yet begun, the BPCA went over a list of programs at … Continue reading

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BPCA fails to mention $7.5 million budget item during public meeting

June 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The controversial West Thames pedestrian bridge project is a proposed $30 Million bridge to span the West Side Highway. That number was determined even before plans were drawn up, so the final bridge, … Continue reading

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P.S. 150 wins national award

October 7, 2014- Last year, the city tried to evict P.S. 150 and make it move to Chelsea. Now, they are winning national awards: The National Blue Ribbon Award. (more…)

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De Blasio Orders a Greener City, Setting Goals for Energy Efficiency of Buildings

September 21, 2014- The NYT reports, “In a sweeping effort to reduce its environmental impact, New York City is planning to overhaul the energy-efficiency (more…)

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Tribeca’s Sunday traffic crisis

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Another Robin Hood pol wants to steal your BPC money

September 20, 2014- City Comptroller Stringer is the latest pol to want to get his hands into the golden cookie jar of the BPCA. (more…)

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Is Sheldon Silver really fighting for more schools?

December 3, 2013- By Steven E. Greer MD Some of State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s proudest accomplishments are the new schools that he takes credit for building. He even has (more…)

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Citizen places entire community board under arrest for violating state open meeting law

June 25, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV has extensively written about the rampant violation of New York Open Meeting Law by the BPCA board and Community Board 1. Whenever (more…)

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Video of bicyclist getting “doored” by taxi passenger

https://youtu.be/yFFZnnasd_Q September 13, 2014- Watch the entire clip. You will see a (more…)

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Good Samaritan told to stop clearing the weeds

August 30, 2014- By Steven E. Greer We previously reported on a good Samaritan volunteer, Michael Carthins, working with the Doe Foundation, who took it upon himself (more…)

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Despite “New law”, Speaker Silver still fails to bring in new schools to Downtown

August 12, 2014- By Steven E. Greer New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Governor Cuomo, both up for re-election in one month, have rushed through a new bill (more…)

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News reports confirm Citi Bike scam we first reported

September 12, 2014- The Post confirms what BatteryPark.TV previously reported, (more…)

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One distracted driver could kill 50 kids at PS 276

September 4, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV has been the only source to report on (more…)

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Brookfield Place will keep bike path closed for another year

August 27, 2014- Did we cause this story? (more…)

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NYC’s Scarlet Letter for restaurants

August 28, 2014- Commercial Observer reports on the Health Department’s letter grading system, calling it a Scarlett Letter. (more…)

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PEP snooze, people robbed on Pier 25

August 27, 2014- A few people playing sports on Pier 25 were robbed of the usual (iPhones, etc). The lack of proper patrolling by park officers is a chronic problem. (more…)

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WSJ explains why Governor’s Island is getting elevated

August 20, 2014- The WSJ reported on Governor’s Island and explained its history and why portions of it are being elevated now. (more…)

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