Category Archives: Crime

What you need to know about ISIS

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Editor

Update November 19, 2015- More than a year ago, BatteryPark.TV first warned that ISIS was a threat. (more…)

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Prosecutors rest their case in Sheldon Silver trial

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Editor

November 19, 2015- The WSJ reports, “After 2½ weeks of testimony, prosecutors rested their case (more…)

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Food vendor arrested in The Battery

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Editor

November 19, 2015- DNAinfo botches a story about a food vendor in “Battery Park”, but we think they meant (more…)

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This is just wrong: “Therapy dog” in Le District

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Editor

November 8, 2015- by Steven E. Greer I was in Le District trying to enjoy a gourmet coffee when a woman walked in with her 100-pound (more…)

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Crime in this city is out of control

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Editor

November 9, 2015- by Steven E. Greer I recently traveled to Washington, DC for an event by The Mall. It was a beautiful October Fall day. (more…)

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Food cart vendor on Liberty Street allegedly robbed

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Editor

November 11, 2015- by Steven E. Greer This was not me. I swear. (more…)

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BPCA refuses to explain why they severed the PEP contract

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Editor

November 2, 2015- by Steven E. Greer At the November meeting of the BPC subcommittee of the CB1, the topic was the severing of the (more…)

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Exclusive: NYPD will likely add permanent foot patrol to cover Battery Park once PEP leave

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Editor

October 30, 2015- by Steven E. Greer We attended the monthly community affairs meeting of the First Precinct of the NYPD last night. (more…)

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Sheldon Silver is so tainted his lawyers can’t even argue that he is a man of integrity

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Editor

October 29, 2015- by Steven E. Greer The NYT reports that Sheldon Silver has so much e (more…)

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Now, the NYPD need to fill the void left by the fired PEP

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Editor

October 28, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Now that the PEP have been fired by the BPCA and replaced by private security, the authority (more…)

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TLC fines cash-seeking livery cab on Vesey $200

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Editor

October 29, 2015- by Steven E. Greer I filed a complaint with 311 about a livery driver parked in the middle of Vesey Street, holding (more…)

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BPCA fires PEP force

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Editor

October 28, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Likely as a direct result of BatteryPark.TV reporting (and other steps taken, which we cannot divulge here), (more…)

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Retraction of “BPC teen assaulted in attempted iPhone robbery”

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Editor

Update October 29, 2015- Not only did the Broadsheet publish this story without giving us credit (more…)

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More blatant violation of Open Meeting law by BPCA

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Editor

October 27, 2015- by Steven E. Greer The BPCA is supposed to be live streaming the October board meeting underway now, but the (more…)

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Letter from viewer to the mayor about dangerous golf carts on our sidewalks

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Editor

October 15, 2015- Letter from Viewer Dear Mr. Mayor: I am writing to make you aware of a dangerous situation being created by the Battery Park City (more…)

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Sheldon Silver trial to begin next week

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Editor

October 22, 2015- Sheldon Silver’s federal prosecution trial begins next week. The WSJ reports, (more…)

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Review: Showtime’s new TV drama “Billions”

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Editor

August 14, 2015- By Steven E. Greer I almost started this post by writing, “They finally made a movie about my life”, but then I realized (more…)

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Exclusive: New York State Inspector General investigates dubious construction contracts awarded by the BPCA

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Editor

Update October 1, 2015- The man who used to be in charge of overseeing the RFP contract process (more…)

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Under Mayor De Blasio, New Yorkers smoke pot in public with impunity

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Editor

October 18, 2015- We have previously reported how the local PEP flagrantly ignore the problem (more…)

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PEP officers back to threatening the community, just like 2011

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Editor

October 12, 2015- by Steven E. Greer In the year or so leading up the cold winter of 2011, the PEP officers, then under the command (more…)

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