Category Archives: – Politics

The other dog sewer hotspot: The back entrance to Gateway by Merchant’s

September 23, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD On September 22nd, the day of the BPC Block Party, the above video footage was captured as the Parks Conservancy staff tried to clean it up. Since first reporting on the front … Continue reading

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Exclusive: Local lawyer and dog activist prevails against frivolous PEP harassment

September 21, 2012By Steven E. Greer, MD Lawyer and Battery Park City resident Michael Devereaux, who recently incorporated his own dog activist group called the Battery Park Residents Action Corporation (BPRAC), took a stand against City Park Enforcement Patrol (PEP) … Continue reading

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Letter: Best to handle the PEP by calling 911

In response to your story PEP rough up and handcuff another man for walking his dog, The Esplanade is the “West Side Hwy west” with bikers and skate boarders endangering all with their speed and lack of restraint, and South Cove is the local hangout for the later: and Continue reading

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“Dog mafia” Don fails with staged photo-op

Updated: 9:00 PM August 27, 2012 There were 1,000 views of this story withing the first 12 hours of posting. August 27, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD As previously reported, Jeff Galloway, founder of BPC dogs, a dog owners association … Continue reading

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Gateway meets with concerned tenants. Dog sewer problem already improving.

September 11, 2012, By Steven E Greer, MD On Monday, September 10th, the Gateway management responsible for drafting the changes to the lease rider met with Jeff Galloway, Glenn Plaskin, and others who live in Gateway. Many of the same … Continue reading

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Glenn Plaskin now opposes Gateway Plaza power washing to clean dog filth

August 31, 2012 By Steven E Greer, MD Dog owner and local activist, Glenn Plaskin, is now (more…)

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The NYC Health Code that prohibits dogs from urinating on the sidewalk

 September 8, 2012  By Steven E. Greer, MD The Park Enforcement Patrol (PEP) are spreading rumors that there are actually no rules prohibiting dogs from urinating on the sidewalk. This is false and there are health codes against such behavior … Continue reading

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Gayle Horwitz’s BPCA blames the New York Fire Department for Asphalt Green delays

https://youtu.be/HBX3fwxZ7XE September 5, 2012  By Steven E. Greer, MD The September meeting of the BPC subdivision of the Community Board 1 met to discuss the Pier A status and other lesser issues. But the last topic of the drawn out, … Continue reading

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Another pro-BPCA fluff piece in the Broadsheet

May 24, 2012 By Steven Greer The local advertising flier, The Broadsheet Daily, has posted another article so friendly to the BPCA that it seems to have been placed by a PR firm. Recall, BatteryPark.TV has previously pointed out the … Continue reading

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Fox 5 covers dog sewer story

Note: Gateway Plaza washed the sidewalks knowing that Fox 5 was arriving. Therefore, of course, the usual sewer and stench was absent. Related stories The dog sewer at the entrance of Gateway Plaza “Dog mafia” Don fails with staged photo-op … Continue reading

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State Senator Squadron’s photo-op arranged for BPC Dogs

  August 30, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the failed attempt of (more…)

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The dog sewer at the entrance of Gateway Plaza

August 23, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD For decades, the entrance to Gateway Plaza on South End Avenue has been a problematic zone caused by a small minority of dog owners who inconsiderately allow their pets to urinate on the … Continue reading

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PEP stop two iPad thefts in Rockefeller Park. NYPD make arrest

August 11, 2012 By Steven Greer BatteryPark.TV has learned from sources that the PEP stopped two different iPad thefts taking place in the Rockefeller Park “Great Lawn”. The first case occurred two weeks ago after a woman left her iPad … Continue reading

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PEP rough up and handcuff another man for walking his dog

August 2, 2012 BatteryPark.TV first broke the story in January, 2011, of then resident Adam Pratt being assaulted by the park ranger “PEPs”. We received a Letter to the Editor several weeks ago about a similar incident but did not … Continue reading

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Gun violence on the rise during the economic depression

August 2, 2012- Gun violence and mass murder from lone shooters have skyrocketed since the 2007 recession, then depression, began. (more…)

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London is the most dangerous city in the world

https://youtu.be/2dkSR2r8oSs June 15, 2012 By Steven Greer Trading derivatives is the most profitable business for many large Wall Street banks. Despite the totality of derivates posing 700 Trillion or more in risk to the global financial system, derivatives remain largely … Continue reading

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State Senator Squadron wants to give Gayle Horwitz, Bill Thompson, the boot

February 19, 2012 State Senator Squadron wrote a letter to the NY Daily News recommending that Governor Cuomo transform the leadership of BPCA from its current state-appointed, nonrepresentative, leaders, such as Gayle Horwitz and Bill Thompson, neither of whom even … Continue reading

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Mayor Bloomberg, Mort Zuckerman agree the stimulus package was wasted

August 1, 2010 Mayor Bloomberg was on NBC’s Meet the Press in 2010. He made some insightful comments about the ineffective ARRA stimulus package that not many in the press have made. As unemployment remains high, the debate has been … Continue reading

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Crime Report Manipulation Is Common Among New York Police, Study Finds

By WENDY RUDERMAN NY Times Published: June 28, 2012 An anonymous survey of nearly 2,000 retired officers found that the manipulation of crime reports — downgrading crimes to lesser offenses and discouraging victims from filing complaints to make crime statistics … Continue reading

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Serious problems at Gateway Plaza and BPCA does nothing

In full screen 1080i HD (more…)

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