Category Archives: Federal government

Loud Harley’s do not honor 9/11/2001

September 1, 2013- Opinion By Steven E. Greer There are so many parades, motorcades, and ceremonies on September 11th each year, and weeks afterward, that people did not notice last year when a very disturbing new development took root. Dozens … Continue reading

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Exclusive: President Bush had controversial coronary CT-scan as routine screening leading to questionable stent

August 7, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD The press has reported extensively about President George W. Bush (The 43rd President) receiving a controversial coronary stent after a routine annual exam found a blockage in an unspecified coronary artery. A … Continue reading

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Coast Guard responds to letter about boat horn noise

Lenny Kinnear, US Coast Guard Chief Kinnear, I live 100 yards from the World Financial Center terminal. I complained to my Community Board about ferries at the terminal blasting their horns, and the Board forwarded to me your email of … Continue reading

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BPCA Chairman/CEO denies investigation, $300 Million in new bonds on hold

August 21, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD (First posted August 20, updated August 21) The Battery Park City Authority convened a board meeting today to discuss the proposed bond offering, the City Comptroller’s recent refusal to allow BPCA funds … Continue reading

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Are kayaks a danger to the waterways?

July 27, 2013– By Steven E. Greer, MD Sailing schools operate classes in small boats on the Hudson River and New York Harbor under the supervision of trained professional sailors. They know how to navigate around the larger commercial barges, … Continue reading

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Kayak activist causes noise menace on waterways

Below is an email from Nancy Brous, sent on May 7th to her kayak group. She is the person who contacted the Coast Guard to now require four loud horns each time a ferry boat docks at 6:00 AM, awakening … Continue reading

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DOJ calls out WSJ and others for making up “sources” on SAC Capital stories

July 17, 2013- DowntownTV has the best sources possible relating to the prosecution of SAC Capital and founder Stevie Cohen, and also was the source for numerous front-page WSJ articles since 2011. That is how we were confident that most … Continue reading

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Exclusive: ACLU investigating local Park Enforcement Patrol officers

June 23, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD If you have been harassed by the Battery Park City (BPC) division of the city Park Enforcement Patrol (PEP), headed by Captain Edward Falcon, you can notify BatteryPark.TV and we will instruct … Continue reading

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Are CB1 members rigging the ferry boat slip for personal interests?

July 3, 2013- By Steven E. Greer At the Battery Park City (BPC) subdivision of the Community Board 1 meeting last night, a local man who lives by the Vesey Street ferry boat slip on the north side of BPC … Continue reading

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Bombshell: The BPCA gives $500K to Manhattan Youth

(Center, Bob Townley who runs Manhattan Youth, From Clockwise: Former Chairman of the BPCA, Bill Thompson, Former President/CEO of the BPCA, Gayle Horwitz, BPCA senior executive Anne Fenton, Community Board 1 Chair, Katherine McVay Hughes, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Community … Continue reading

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Results: US Postal Service containers removed

Update May 22, 2013- By Steven E. Greer The US Postal Service container were removed by someone today. We had contacted the head of operations at Brookfield Properties, as well as the BPCA. In addition, a small but growing group … Continue reading

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US post office using Albany Street for storage

May 20, 2013- Letter to Editor from R. Anderson Last year, I had a months-long battle with the US Postal Service to stop using Albany St as a storage area for their orange bins. It took the intervention of the … Continue reading

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City wants BPCA to pay for West Thames bridge cost overruns

Update April 18, 2013- The BPCA board met on the 16th and voted to fund for a $2 Million design of the West Thames bridge. Currently, the bridge is a very speculative idea with no real architectural plans. Therefore, estimated … Continue reading

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The US Post Office trash dump in BPC

April 17, 2013- The US Post Office is storing their trash on South End and Albany again. (more…)

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New flood zone maps favor Battery Park City

March 1, 2013 By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV was the only local news site operational and reporting updates on the status of the flooding as the Hurricane Sandy storm surge came and went, leaving BPC virtually unscathed (see video below). Many … Continue reading

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Reliable gun violence statistics

February 12, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut massacre of 20 first graders and six brave adults, the debate over gun control (more…)

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NY Waterway stalling on promised ferry boat engine replacements

January 13, 2013 By Steven E Greer, MD At the January 15th, 2013, CB1 BPC meeting, the NY Waterway ferry company attended to give updates on their promised solutions to address noise and pollution complaints. For decades, the ferries have … Continue reading

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More landfill to be added to Battery Park and the Harbor?

The first of several commissions has returned a report to Governor Cuomo about ways to prevent future flooding from storms like Sandy. One plan in the WSJ today is to make miles of marsh and swamp south of the current … Continue reading

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CBS’s Nora O’Donnell busts Rahm Emanuel on gun hypocrisy

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ABC’s This Week discusses the Connecticut school massacre

Excerpts from the video transcript: Joe Klein of Time Magazine said, “I think there is a bright line on gun control, as well but there’s a third piece and that is the celebration of violence. We not only have a … Continue reading

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