Category Archives: – Politics

Ed Koch discusses homeless and politics

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Editor

In the second part of our interview with Ed Koch, he discussed the growing homeless problem in Battery Park and how it is similar to New York City in the late 70’s when he was Mayor and the City was … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: BPCA Pier A renovation delayed a year with cost overruns

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Editor

January 4, 2012 by Steven Greer, MD Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) CEO Gayle Horwitz made a surprise appearance at the Community Board 1 (CB1) last night to deliver an update on the various BPCA construction projects underway. Recall, CB1 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Editor

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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Gayle Horwitz hides under her desk as CB1 discusses her bizarre culling of the ranks

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Editor

December 7, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD The Community Board 1, BPC division, met last night and the main topic was the bizarre firings of 19 long-time BPCA employees, first reported by BatteryPark.TV. One of the fired employees, former media … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Editor

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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PEP promptly deal with OccupyWallStreet graffiti

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Editor

October 18, 2011 A man in his 20’s from the OccupyWallStreet Zuccotti Park migrated over to the sidewalk by the West Thames Park grass field today. He wrote in chalk large protest messages. He was overheard saying that he was … Continue reading →

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SECURITY ALERT: Protestors in BPC now

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Editor

October 6, 2011 The number of “OccupyWallStreet” protestors has grown exponentially over the last three days and it is causing them to bleed over into our once-sleepy neighborhood, which is a considerable distance from “Wall Street” and the original Zuccotti … Continue reading →

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A chat with Russell Simmons at OccupyWallStreet: by Steven Greer, MD

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Editor

October 16, 2011 BatteryPark.TV had a chance to speak with Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons at the OccupyWallStreet protests today. He has been down there quite often. After a lengthy interview with Fox Business and Geraldo Rivera, he surprisingly was quite … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Editor

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

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Editor

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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Hurricane Survey

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Editor

As of August 27 at 11:00 AM, Hurricane Irene has hit land in North Carolina and is losing power (as we predicted more than 24 hours ago). Will the storm pick up steam and make Mayor Bloomberg look like a … Continue reading →

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Did Mayor Bloomberg panic?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Editor

August 26, 2011 5:00 PM Mayor Bloomberg issued the first ever mandatory evacuations in parts of New York City due to Hurricane Irene, now off the coast of North Carolina. It is easy to be a Monday morning quarterback. Therefore, … Continue reading →

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Waste, fraud, and cost overruns at the 9/11 Memorial

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Editor

To express your feelings about this, the CEO of the 9/11 Memorial is Joe Daniels and can be contacted at info@911memorial.org August 19, 2011 9/11’s White Elephant By JOE NOCERA New York Times There is nothing wrong — and much … Continue reading →

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Bureaucrats shamed into a grass field deal

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Editor

Update: August 15, 2011 The fence was removed and the field is now opened for public use. August 12, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD Well, after having our friends at Pix11 TV news and The NY Post begin stories on … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Editor

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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PEP catch a thief

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Editor

July 18, 2011 On Saturday, July 9, an astute Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) officer witnessed two teenage boys steal a camera that was on the hostess stand of Kaijou Japanese restaurant, 21 South End Avenue. One boy escaped, but the … Continue reading →

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Detecting nuclear fallout from Japan and elsewhere

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Editor

July 18, 2011 Clifford Mitchell, MD of the State of Maryland health department discusses how they measure nuclear fallout, as well as how the federal government has an independent system run by the EPA. – Which isotopes are the most … Continue reading →

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The PEP welcome homeless to stay in our parks

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Editor

June 28, 2011 On June 28, a local resident once again informed BatteryPark.TV of a homeless man in Rector Park. The same man has encamped himself in the park. He had a large cluster of trash bags and scared away … Continue reading →

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A new view: the Deutsche Bank eyesore is gone

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Editor

May 18, 2011 If you walk by the W hotel, you might notice something: you can see the new WTC looking northward. The dilapidated scandalous death trap of the old condemned Deutsche Bank building has finally been removed. Some have … Continue reading →

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Save the Stairs

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Editor

Update: June 17, 2011 The Winter Garden marble stairs are reportedly getting a pardon and will now be saved from demolition. Per our interview in March with grass roots leader Justine Cuccia, Brookfield Properties had wanted to demolish the awe-inspiring … Continue reading →

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