Category Archives: – Politics

Art review: CB1 Kabuki Theater Company

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Editor

November 5, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, Theater critic for BP.TV The new CB1 performing arts theater company debuted in the Asphalt Green auditorium last night to only a handful of true spectators. As part of the gorilla art show, … 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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CB1’s Anthony Notaro regurgitates BPCA excuses for not funding traffic lights

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Editor

Update November 5, 2013- At the November 4th CB1 meeting, Anthony Notaro explains how he blindly accepts the BPCA’s excuse for not funding traffic lights in unsafe zones of south BPC, despite having paid for the traffic lights on North … Continue reading →

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City DOT rejects Margaret Chin’s “Slow Zone” application for BPC

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Editor

November 5, 2013- At the November 4th CB1 meeting of the BPC subcommittee, it was announced that the Slow Zone application that was initiated by Margaret Chin’s office was rejected by the City DOT. The other changes planned to the … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: A source of funds for the Stuyvesant Community Center

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Editor

November 4, 2013- By Steven E. Greer The Battery Park City subcommittee of the CB1 met at Asphalt Green tonight. The main topic was the planned closure of the Stuyvesant Community center (which for some reason suddenly has the attention … Continue reading →

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PS 276 supports DOT plan for concrete medians

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Editor

October 30, 2013- The PS 276 school will be hosting a safety Town Hall. In the blast email, they specifically mention the City DOT’s plan to install concrete medias on South End Avenue and West Thames. First Town Hall Safety … 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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Fired city parks officer wants job back

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Editor

November 1, 2013- BatteryPark.TV has reported on the problems at the top with our local Park Enforcement Patrol (PEP) officers, led by Captain Ed Falcon. The New York City Parks Department has endemic problems. The Post is reporting, “A Parks … 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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BPCA hires staffer away from current auditor company

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Editor

October 26, 2013- By Steven E. Greer In yet another questionable move, The Battery Park City Authority’s (BPCA) Chairman/CEO, Dennis Mehiel, hired a staffer as a full-time in-house BPCA employee even though the staffer creates a conflict of interest. Daniel … 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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Exclusive: BPCA hired employment lawyer to investigate complaints by employees

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Editor

August 21, 2013- BatteryPark.TV exclusively reported on August 12th that an investigation was underway at the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) stemming from employee complaints about the President, Demetri Boutris, and other executives, being abusive to staff and making wrongful … 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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Progress on ferry boat horn nuisance

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Editor

October 22, 2013- By Steven E. Greer At the joint session of the CB1 tonight, significant progress was made to thwart the ferry boat horn nuisance. For the first time, the office of federal official Jerrold Nadler (which has the … Continue reading →

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BPCA successfully raises more than $800 Million in bond market

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Editor

Update October 22, 2013- The bonds went to market and the cash will be in the BPCA bank account this week. Of note, the proposed F2014 budget has only $48.5 Million in capital expenditures planned, despite almost $100 Million of … Continue reading →

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BS article gives CB1 credit for safety changes on streets

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Editor

October 14, 2013- By Steven E. Greer The local advertising flier, The Broadsheet (BS), posted an article on October 10th about the street changes coming to South End and West Thames. The author was Matt Fenton and the article included … Continue reading →

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Did the Chairman/CEO of the BPCA investigate himself?

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Editor

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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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