Category Archives: Crime

Now, your fancy coat and belt will get you mugged and shot

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Editor

November 12, 2013- BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the dangers of carrying one’s iPhone in public. The NY Post is reporting that fashion designer coats and belts are now also the target of gun-wielding thieves, “The $680 Marmot coat that sparked … Continue reading →

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Livery cab steals $1,000 from Ritz-Carlton Downtown guest

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Editor

October 10, 2013- DNAinfo is reporting that a livery cab driver stole $1,000 from a passenger he was driving to the Downtown Ritz-Carlton. BatteryPark.TV has previously reported on the problem of livery cabs loitering on residential streets waiting for corporate … Continue reading →

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Thieves violently assault man in Battery Park for his iPhone

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Editor

November 6, 2013- DNAinfo reports that a drunk man was surrounded by four men in baseball caps, then beaten as they stole his iPhone. BatteryPark.TV has reported previously of the dangers of using Apple products in public, and also of … Continue reading →

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Fake Banksy tag placed on Syms building

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Editor

October 31, 2013- A fake Banksy graffiti art tag was placed on the Greenwich Street side of the Syms building. The adjacent performing arts center 3LD stated that they are “modifying it with video.” but denied being the ones to … Continue reading →

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First Precinct Community Affairs meeting: CO clarifies BS story, bike gangs, and courts

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Editor

October 24, 2013- By Steven E. Greer The monthly meeting of the First Precinct Community Affairs took place a week early to avoid conflicts with Halloween. District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. gave a talk about the agenda for his office … Continue reading →

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Another bicycle gang violently assaults a random pedestrian

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Editor

Update September 23, 2013- A gang of young males on bicycles, matching the description and using the similar methods of the September 11th case, below, violently attacked a Columbia professor. They seem to have chosen the victim for no apparent … Continue reading →

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Governor Cuomo’s anticorruption commission investigates Sheldon Silver scandals

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Editor

September 26, 2013- The Columbia University journalism school news venue published an essay about Sheldon Silver hiding under his desk in the wake of scandals, “As I prepared this column, it suddenly occurred to me that Silver was noticeably absent … Continue reading →

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First Precinct clarifies sensational BS reporting on child abductor

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Editor

Update October 24, 2013- The monthly meeting of the First Precinct Community Affairs took place tonight. Commander Timoney explained that the reports in the Broadsheet (BS) of a child predator caught on the ballfields were misleading. He described the man … Continue reading →

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Man stabbed on doorstep of Asphalt Green in high-rent district

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Editor

October 23, 2013- DNAinfo is reporting that a 50-year old homeless man stabbed a man at 212 North End Avenue, which is the front entrance to Asphalt Green and a high-rent apartment building. However, no one at Asphalt Green was … Continue reading →

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NYPD vehicles now patrolling the esplanade

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Editor

Update October 20, 2013- NYPD cars are now parked with lights off on the esplanade, watching over the marina. Update September 26, 2013- More squad cars of the NYPD have been seen driving on the esplanade. August 29, 2013- Some … Continue reading →

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Concerned about the spike in crime? What you can do.

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Editor

October 8, 2013- If you are concerned about the spike in violent crime Downtown, the most effective thing you can do is to take the time to attend the monthly community affairs meeting of the NYPD, held at the First … Continue reading →

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Peter Vallone is the latest to make a grab for the BPCA piggybank

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Editor

October 15th, 2013- In the latest attempt by city officials to steal your hard earned tax dollars that you pay to benefit your own Battery Park City community, Brooklyn City Councilman Peter Vallone wants BPCA-funded Park Enforcement Patrol to be … Continue reading →

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Not the “Cut” they had in mind at Reserve Cut in FiDi

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Editor

October 16, 2013- The newest attempt to make the Setai building restaurant space work is the recently opened Reserve Cut steakhouse. Things aren’t going well. One employee stabbed another, according to the Post.   (more…)

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CBS News confirms that park crime is up 40% this year

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Editor

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Folks, your Apple products will get you mugged

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Editor

Update October 9, 2013- The NY Post has a video of a woman being pummeled in the face for her smartphone (not even an Apple). August 29, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV has extensively reported on the increase … Continue reading →

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NYC drug dealer prosecuted for using pit bull as deadly weapon

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Editor

October 6, 2013- The NYT is reporting, “A drug suspect, being pursued by two plainclothes officers, ran into Mr. Austin’s building. The authorities said Mr. Austin commanded the dogs to attack the officers, who responded by opening fire, killing Dutchess … Continue reading →

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Forensic sketch of child predator

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Editor

October 4, 2013- Gothamist posted this story over the summer of a child predator who attacked a boy in the Seaport. With the recent child predator arrest at the BPC ballfields, could it be the same man? (more…)

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Motorcycle gang attacks family in SUV on West Side Highway

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Editor

Update October 4, 2013- The Post is reporting that several members of the motorcycle gang are actually police offices, and one was “undercover” as the incident, below, took place. Update October 3, 2013- The Post is reporting that police have … Continue reading →

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Grand larceny in SoHo “out of control”

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Editor

Update October 3, 2013- DNAinfo reports that a worker in a boutique retailer was punched in the face trying to stop a shoplifter. July 31, 2013- DowntownExpress is expanding on our coverage and reporting today on the spike in grand … Continue reading →

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NYPD lets ‘pop-up’ bike gangs rampage

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Editor

October 2, 2013- The Post is reporting, “They’re hell on wheels — and NYPD cops won’t touch them. The department has ordered cops not to chase after large biker groups like the one that beat a driver near the West … Continue reading →

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