Category Archives: Federal government

Key provision of PPACA “Obamacare” likely to be overruled by Supreme Court

March 27, 2012  By Steven Greer, MD Today was the most important day of the historic three-day Supreme Court hearing evaluating the constitutionality of the PPACA law, otherwise known as “Obamacare”, because it addressed the “commerce clause” of the constitution … Continue reading

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Port Authority Called ‘Dysfunctional’ as Trade Center Costs Rise

By CHARLES V. BAGLI The New York Times Published: February 7, 2012 The estimated cost of rebuilding the World Trade Center has grown to at least $14.8 billion, up from $11 billion in 2008, according to an audit commissioned by … Continue reading

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Polluting ferry boats to get new, less polluting, less noisy, engines

November 2, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD The much anticipated BPC CB1 meeting to discuss the ongoing problem of noise and air pollution from the New York Waterway ferry boats yielded significant results for the first time in recent memory. … Continue reading

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Big meeting tonight to discuss the fate of the polluting NY Waterway boats

November 1, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD The CB1 Battery Park City subcommittee will meet tonight to discuss the fate of the BillyBey Ferry Company’s air and noise polluting ferry boats (6:00 PM, 1 World Financial Center, 24th floor). After … Continue reading

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Update: EPA’s response to our letter on NY Waterway ferry pollution

August 31, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD CB1 Battery Park City committee Chairwoman Linda Belfer requested that BatteryPark.TV present our video of the NY Waterway ferries billowing black diesel particulate pollution at the Vesey Street slip on Tuesday, September 6th. … Continue reading

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As predicted, we just got rain

As BatteryPark.TV first predicted on Thursday the 25th, Hurricane Irene hit shore far more west than the models predicted, hitting the Carolinas and then dissipating into an eye-less tropical storm. Even after that occurred, however, New York Mayor Bloomberg and … Continue reading

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One of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World”

July 25, 2011 Peter Pronovost MD PhD, gave us a tour of his work at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. His pioneering research has greatly reduced adverse outcomes, such as infections and OR, in hospitals around the world. For his work, … Continue reading

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Is P90X a mental health risk to congressmen?

June 7, 2011 A growing number of 40-something congressmen are getting into the best shapes of their lives after joining an informal “P90X caucus“, whereby they religiously workout to the instructions of the infomercial P90X program. However, is this detrimental … Continue reading

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Update: U.S. Radiation levels from Japan

May 1, 2011 The radiation fallout levels in the U.S. from the Japan Fukushima reactors remain low. The EPA runs a national RadNet system that collects radiation samples from air, water, milk and other sources. In addition, most states (e.g. … Continue reading

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Bernanke’s missing link of chainmail on his underbelly

April 27, 2011 As investors know, The Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, gave a first-of-its-kind press conference today, pulling the curtain away from the Wizard of Oz. Coinciding with the event, the Fed released discouraging updates that downgraded the estimates … Continue reading

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Selectively enforced parking rules on West Thames

October 11 Matt Fenton has an interesting article in the Broadsheet about how State and City employees are parking their cars in no-parking zones on West Thames. The cars post government affiliations on their dashboard to avoid getting ticketed. Some … Continue reading

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“Nazi-like” pattern of behavior by the PEPs

March 1, 2011 The Community Board met tonight to discuss the proposed demolition of the Winter Garden stairs and the alleged assault of BPC resident Adam Pratt, first reported by BatteryPark.TV on January 29th. The Pratt incident was the last … Continue reading

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Wasted Federal Stimulus Money

March 29, 2011 An example of why the Trillion-dollar Federal Stimulus Plan (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) created no jobs and simply vanished into State and City balance sheets: The New York DOT wasted $1.14 Million on these needless … Continue reading

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Use medical device technology to seal the Gulf oil leak

May 16, 2010 It is now painfully obvious that the team of “expert engineers” working on ad hoc solutions to seal the oil-spewing pipe at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is incompetent. Saturday Night Live lampooned them on … Continue reading

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Coalition to save Tire Swing Park

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Legal Professor Randy Barnett: the constitutional challenges to the healthcare reform law

April 20, 2010 The new healthcare reform law will impact local hospitals and state budgets as the number of Medicaid patients increase. The plan to close St. Vincent’s is related to Medicaid issues. Healthcare systems in states across the country … Continue reading

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More bad PR for Goldman Sachs

March 15, 2010 On March 14, 60 Minutes featured the author Michael Lewis and his new book about the collapse of Wall Street due to the subprime mortgage debacle. The video replay can be found here. In the story, the … Continue reading

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BPC Meeting to discuss Tire Swing Park

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The “Botax” and mammogram guidelines

Dr. Jennifer Walden, one of the leading plastic and reconstructive surgeons in New York, discusses her opposition to the “Botax” tax on cosmetic plastic surgery proposed in the Senate healthcare reform bill. She also addresses the controversial recent AHRQ guidelines … Continue reading

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The USS New York leaving port

The USS New York is the fifth ship in the LPD 17 San Antonio class of amphibious transport dock ships. The USS NEW YORK (LPD 21), built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow, … Continue reading

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