Category Archives: City government

Do Community Boards violate the NY State Open Meeting laws with secret sessions?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Editor

March 4, 2014– By Steven E. Greer The New York Community Board (CB) members have long discouraged discourse from the public during meetings. However, according to the New York Open Meeting Law, that seems illegal. BatteryPark.TV requested through the Freedom … Continue reading →

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Oh no! Best restaurant in the country loses City’s “A” grade by health department

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Editor

March 4, 2014- The Post reports, “Per Se, the three-Michelin-starred eatery in the Time Warner Center, lost its “A” rating last month after city inspectors wrote up seven violations and slapped it with a not-so-stellar “Grade Pending.”” Sasha Baron Cohen … Continue reading →

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City closes strip clubs by going after liquor licenses

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Editor

March 3, 2014- The NYT reports “The strip club industry is under broad attack in New York, as opponents have embraced a startlingly effective strategy: Spare the strip clubs, but punish their liquor. (more…)

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Term limits for CB1 being pondered

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Editor

February 25, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Newly elected Gale Brewer, who appoints half of the members of the Community Board, was present at the CB1 meeting tonight. Her staffer, Jesse Bodine, discussed the  selection process for the new members … Continue reading →

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We don’t make this up: Dog pee in front of PEP office

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Editor

March 1, 2014- A viewer sent us these photos. Note the “No dogs” signs, plural, and the fresh dog pee in front of the North PEP office. Minutes later, the same viewer saw a PEP in the nearby drug store. … Continue reading →

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Man arrested for jogging after dark in Prospect Park

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Editor

March 1, 2014- A local blog posted the first person account of a man arrested, held overnight, for jogging after dark in prospect Park. “I was arrested on Tuesday night for running in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park after dark. It was, … Continue reading →

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Letter: We need developments to save the Seaport

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Editor

February 26, 2014- By Battery Park Dad While I applaud the effort to ensure that the community around the Seaport has a voice via the Seaport Task Force, I have to question the naiveté of the community leaders opposed to … Continue reading →

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Letter: Sick and tired of the unending helicopter noise

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Editor

January 4, 2014- By Delia von Neuschatz Our elected officials have accomplished absolutely zero in mitigating the tourist helicopter issue since air tours moved to the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in 2008 after they were banned from using the East 34th … Continue reading →

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Ballfields for use on Governors Island

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Editor

February 26, 2014- At the CB1 monthly meeting, it was announced that the new ballfields on Governors Island are available for use. Apply for permits here. You will need to take the ferry. Also, the nearby Staten Island Ferry, which … Continue reading →

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Gale Brewer sends strong message that her administration will be different

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Editor

February 26, 2014- By Steven E. Greer At the February 25th CB1 meeting, elected officials made a rare appearance to discuss their new Seaport Task Force. Prior to the Fall 2013 elections, under the leadership of City Council’s Margaret Chin, … Continue reading →

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CB1’s Notaro backs down on “Homeowners Association” claims

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Editor

February 25, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The monthly CB1 took place tonight, and on the agenda for the BPC committee was supposed to be a review of the BPC Homeowners Association. (more…)

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Gale Brewer puts a stop to Pier 17 plans, for now

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Editor

February 25, 2014- The WSJ reports that the new CB1, now controlled by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, and City Council’s Margaret Chin, have forced Howard Hughes to stall plans to build a high-rise at Pier 17. The article states, … Continue reading →

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Not a single PEP officer to be found

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Editor

February 23, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Today was the first warm sunny day of the year. After weeks of polar vortex conditions, people came out to the parks by the hundreds. However, there was not a single PEP officer … Continue reading →

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The Bayonne wind turbine is turning

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Editor

February 22, 2014- The Bayonne, New Jersey wind turbine is now turning, we noticed. It is six miles away, and 260 feet tall. Apparently, it went online in June of 212, and we never noticed. (more…)

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Letter: Gateway retaliated against me for complaining

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Editor

February 15, 2014 Dear Editor, I have been a tenant at Gateway exactly one year this weekend. I am not rent stabilized, but rather live in a market-rate one bedroom “renovated apartment.” (more…)

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CB1’s Anthony Notaro complains about BPCA spending money on BPC

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Editor

February 19, 2014- By Steven E Greer The Downtown Express reported on the BPCA board meeting of February 18. The BPCA updated the public on the plans to repair the Wagner Park bathrooms. This work project was discussed in public … Continue reading →

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Cars buried in piles of ice for days in Battery Park City

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Editor

February 16, 2014- Weeks after the first of many snow storms, the snow continues to pile up, melt, then freeze into ice. Most of the cars parked in BPC are now stranded, unable to move. Not only is the city … Continue reading →

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Most Citi Bikes unusable, encased in snow

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Editor

February 18, 2014- The Post reports, “A DOT spokesman said New York City Bike Share, which is in charge of operating the system, must remove snow and maintain its stations. It also must shovel the sidewalks and street locations when … Continue reading →

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Chaos at the BPCA

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Editor

Update February 15, 2014- A source in an investigative division of the federal government recently told BatteryPark.TV, “We are following (the BPCA). The FBI is aware of it too.”. This was during a conversation about the BPCA’s application for FEMA … Continue reading →

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CB1’s Catherine McVay Hughes fights for her job

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Editor

January 31, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD The details of the elected officials Downtown are covered closely by the press, but few know how the sausage is made at the Community Board. In February, new CB1 members will be … Continue reading →

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