Category Archives: – Politics

Downtown loses its second best reporter

May 28, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Sam Spokony, the reporter for Downtown Express, who was the only journalist other than BatteryPark.TV worth a damn, has resigned. He took a job working for City Councilwoman Margaret Chin. (more…)

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Broadsheet puts outrageous spin on Gateway settlement

May 27, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The local advertising flier calling itself the Broadsheet (BS), which earns most of its revenue from the BPCA and state-funded organizations, (more…)

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Exclusive: Did LeFrak’s Gateway defraud FEMA?

May 26, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD After Hurricane Sandy created thousands of refugees in New York City and surrounding area, Homeland Security, via FEMA (as well as the Red Cross, Salvation Army), assisted the refugees by helping them … Continue reading

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Two men fighting break out front windows of NY Sports Clubs on Greenwich

May 25, 2014- Today, at approximately 3:00 PM, two men began fist fighting. Somehow, they ended up shattering the large front window of the NY Sports Clubs on Greenwich Street. (more…)

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Fleet Week

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State Liquor Authority grants Pier-A opposition group a public hearing

May 20, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD Nearly one month after the April 24th New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) “500-Foot” hearing, the SLA has granted a rare public hearing to the community group opposing the Pier-A nightclub and … Continue reading

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Details of the Pier A beer garden and nightclub

April 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV exclusively obtained the actual SLA liquor license applications by the Poulakakos/Dermot group for Pier A. One fact that stands out (more…)

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Pier A to be “largest restaurant in NYC”

March 4, 2014- By Steven E. Greer You might seriously want to be considering moving if you like Battery Park City for its quiet manicured parks and family-friendly environment. The Community Board tonight just rubberstamped a 4:00 AM liquor license … Continue reading

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Courageous man chases down violent criminal who assaulted young woman

May 23, 2014- The Post reports that a young man chased down a violent criminal after he punched his female companion in the face, breaking her cheek bone. He was apparently “knocking her out” for the fun of it, (more…)

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Bill Clinton wears a Shinola watch on TV

https://youtu.be/OXhvUwvmmmo Watch Bill Clinton’s left wrist as he brandishes a special Shinola watch with a presidential seal on the back. (more…)

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Video of BPCA Chairman Dennis Mehiel trying to kick out reporters

May 11, 2014- BatteryPark.TV was the only news source to have attended the May 6th BPCA board meeting.  (more…)

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Spy Drone lobbyists and a WSJ propaganda piece

May 17, 2014- Opinion By Steven E. Greer, MD The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is truly an evil organization for many reasons. For example, they have a large feature section today touting drones as safe friendly ways to take family … Continue reading

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Charter schools defeat Public Advocate Leticia James in court

May 17, 2014- The local politicians in bed with the powerful school unions lost a battle in court. The WSJ reports, “Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Eileen Rakower dismissed a lawsuit by the city’s public advocate seeking to block co-locations (more…)

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Lady who drafted city bills, Alix Pustilnik, now BPCA General Counsel

May 11, 2014- After the BPCA’s former General Counsel, Phyllis Taylor, abruptly “resigned” last year (along with the departure of Anne Fenton and Matt Monahan), there has been a void in that position. (more…)

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Good reporting in Downtown Express on crime-plagued Greenhouse nightclub

May 9, 2014- reporter Sam Spokony of Downtown Express seems to have emulated BatteryPark.TV style by shaming the deadbeat local leaders into doing the right thing. (more…)

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Port Authority’s legal bills for whitewash report climbing

May 8, 2014- BatteryPark.TV first reported that New York’s own BPCA used taxpayer dollars to pay private lawyers to “investigate” an internal scandal, and exonerate Chairman Dennis Mehiel. Then, the NY/NJ Port Authority made national news when New Jersey’s Governor … Continue reading

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NY AG arrests NYC Councilman

May 7, 2014- The Post reports that the NY AG Eric Schneiderman made an arrest of an alleged crooked City Councilman for stealing for a non-profit 501c he ran. This is interesting for a couple of reasons. (more…)

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Senator Squadron wants BPC parks to give its money to poorer parks

April 30, 2014- By Steven E. Greer State Senator Dan Squadron hosted a Town Hall meeting Sunday. One issue he champions that should concern every person in Battery Park is his “Neighborhood Parks Alliance” that would steal cash from privately … Continue reading

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Another restaurant fights back against the city letter grade “extortion”

May 4, 2014- Famed chef David Keller recently made news for fighting back against city health department inspections that many have called nothing but added taxes. The inspectors make up arbitrary violations that have to be settled with fines in … Continue reading

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President Clinton visits Shinola

April 26, 2014- BatteryPark.TV recently interviewed the CEO of Shinola. Today, President Clinton visited their plant. (Press release) Today, President Bill Clinton, Founder of the Clinton Foundation, visited Shinola’s Midtown Detroit factory. (more…)

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