Category Archives: – Politics

What will they remember from the Bloomberg administration 30-years from now?

December 29, 2013- By Steven E. Greer In the year 2043, when Michael Bloomberg will be 101 years old (he is too healthy to die), what will people remember then as accomplishments of the Bloomberg administration? Thirty years ago, 1983, … Continue reading

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Another City Parks employee arrested

December 30, 2013- If the NYPD use the motto “City’s Finest”, then the Parks Department should be branded “City’s Worst”. Yet another park officer was arrested for a crime. The Post reports, (more…)

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Flip phones are the new cool phone

December 30, 2013- With the news about the Fed’s NSA spying on your cell phones, then Google’s ability to literally track your movements through GPS, the old fashioned flip phone is coming back in style. People in the know, such … Continue reading

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Helicopter noise to be addressed soon by federal electeds

December 21, 2013- A press release was issued by New York’s senators: GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER, NADLER, VELÁZQUEZ, GRIMM URGE FAA TO DEVELOP PLAN TO REDUCE EXCESSIVE HELICOPTER NOISE FOR MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN, AND STATEN ISLAND RESIDENTS Elected Officials Press FAA to Restrict … Continue reading

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Boy walking to school struck, killed by truck

December 20, 2013- Related to local efforts to allow kids to take buses to school, a New York City boy was struck by a struck and killed. The Post has more. PS 276 parents want buses allowed to take kids … Continue reading

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State bill to mandate grocery store health inspections be made available online

December 26, 2013- We previously reported how different the grocery store health inspection process was from the restaurant inspection process. The state agriculture department governs the grocery store inspections, whereas the city oversees restaurants with the infamous window-posted letter grades. … Continue reading

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Exclusive: Who is behind CB1’s move to dissolve the BPCA?

December 19, 2013- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV first exclusively reported that the political winds were shifting in favor of dissolving the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) as it exists now, and possibly having the city assume control of the … Continue reading

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City plows ahead with West Thames bridge design opposed by the community

December 3, 2013- By Steven E. Greer For the first time since June, the team from the city, led by Matthew Best, presented more detailed plans for the $30,000,000 West Thames Bridge, called “Speaker Silver’s Bridge” by some. Recall, the … Continue reading

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The BPCA proposed F2014 budget

October 27, 2013- By Steven E. Greer At the October 22nd Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) board meeting, details of the proposed F2014 budget were discussed. The timing of the board meeting coincided with the successful sale of more than … Continue reading

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Snowden’s Christmas message on privacy

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New state laws to curb motorcycle gangs

December 23, 2013- The Post reports new laws are planned to stiffen penalties against motorcycle gangs, in the wake of the roadside beating last vvv, “Sen. Adriano Espaillat, whose district includes Washington Heights, where the violence took place, and Assemblywoman … Continue reading

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Christie shuts down GW Bridge as payback to Dems

December 19, 2013- The national press is making Bridge Gate more clear. It seems that crony friends of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, appointed to the corrupt Port Authority of NJ NY, closed lanes of the GW Bridge in September, … Continue reading

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Try selling this: Condo in SoHo that used to enrich uranium

Gray building, far left, 154 Spring Street December 21, 2013- For community board members, historic sites that played a role in the Manhattan project add a whole new level to the meaning “Landmark”.  The WSJ published a fascinating piece of … Continue reading

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Armed robbery of jewelry store in Tribeca

December 18, 2013- WABC reports, “There is chilling surveillance video of a jewelry heist in Manhattan. The video shows two men forcing their way into the back of a jewelry store on Nassau Street in TriBeCa on Saturday. A worker … Continue reading

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Primaries expose weaknesses of former power brokers

September 12, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD The recent New York City primary elections have profound implications for the Lower Manhattan local politics. Despite heavy campaigning, most local elections were won by underdogs rather than more established candidates. Much … Continue reading

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What I recall about last year and the Newtown shootings

December 14, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD What I recall about last year and the Newtown shootings was how it came at the height of the Hurricane Sandy devastation. Two days prior, the biggest rock concert of its kind, … Continue reading

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TriBecans win, prevent city from moving criminal court to W. Broadway and Thomas

Update December 12, 2013- The owners of Odeon prevailed in their lawsuit to prevent to criminal court from relocating next to their restaurant. The NY Times reports, “With neighborhood backing, the Odeon’s owner, Lynn Wagenknecht, sued, claiming that the city … Continue reading

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Major mistake in Downtown Express on West Thames bridge story

December 13, 2013- As previously reported by BatteryPark.TV, the team assembled by the city to try to get the West Thames bridge moving before the Bloomberg administration leaves is spreading lies. They are telling the CB1, press, etc, that the … Continue reading

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Sale of 346 Broadway closes, to become luxury condos

December 12, 2013- Rather than make a much needed new school, the city sold 346 Broadway to real estate moguls. The Commercial Observer reports, “The Peebles Corporation has closed on the $160 million purchase of 346 Broadway in Tribeca, making … Continue reading

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BPCA: insurance covered damages caused by intentional flooding of Pier A

December 11, 2013- The NYT has an article on the new commercial complex at Pier A. In it, the BPCA’s Gwen Dawson makes an interesting comment, “Separately, Hurricane Sandy set back the project for several months, with about $4.3 million … Continue reading

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