Category Archives: – Politics

Is P90X a mental health risk to congressmen?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Editor

June 7, 2011 A growing number of 40-something congressmen are getting into the best shapes of their lives after joining an informal “P90X caucus“, whereby they religiously workout to the instructions of the infomercial P90X program. However, is this detrimental … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Editor

May 27, 2011 The title, “Mission accomplished” is, of course, sarcasm. Although the newly sodded field looks great now, in eight weeks, will the ambiguous, overlapping authorities and pseudo-authorities that decide which sports can tread on the field have the … Continue reading →

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The Parks Conservancy delays the new sod for the mud field

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Editor

Update: May 17, 2011 It appears as if the Parks folks have struck an agreement with the DOT over the handling of the mud field. A press release today from the DOT read, “The lawn will be closed for re-sodding … Continue reading →

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Why the DOT should not be in the landscaping business

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Editor

Update: DOT to make corrections to Tire Swing Park August 7, 2010 As a result of the BatteryPark.TV report on the construction flaws and suboptimal management of the lawn of the newly opened $9 Million Tire Swing Park on West … Continue reading →

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Update: U.S. Radiation levels from Japan

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Editor

May 1, 2011 The radiation fallout levels in the U.S. from the Japan Fukushima reactors remain low. The EPA runs a national RadNet system that collects radiation samples from air, water, milk and other sources. In addition, most states (e.g. … Continue reading →

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Bernanke’s missing link of chainmail on his underbelly

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Editor

April 27, 2011 As investors know, The Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, gave a first-of-its-kind press conference today, pulling the curtain away from the Wizard of Oz. Coinciding with the event, the Fed released discouraging updates that downgraded the estimates … Continue reading →

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Selectively enforced parking rules on West Thames

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Editor

October 11 Matt Fenton has an interesting article in the Broadsheet about how State and City employees are parking their cars in no-parking zones on West Thames. The cars post government affiliations on their dashboard to avoid getting ticketed. Some … Continue reading →

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NYPD Memorial

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Editor

October 13, 2010 The NYPD held its annual Police Memorial event, adding 12 names to the Killed-in-Action-Wall by the North Cove Marina in Battery Park City. Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Kelly were present. The names of the deceased offers this … Continue reading →

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PEP still illegally parking on our streets

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Editor

April 23, 2011 BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the problem of Parks Enforcement Patrol (Pep’s) parking their personal cars in illegal spots along the streets of Battery Park City. The PEP’s involved were disciplined, but the practice still continues. At 10:20 … Continue reading →

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“Nazi-like” pattern of behavior by the PEPs

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Editor

March 1, 2011 The Community Board met tonight to discuss the proposed demolition of the Winter Garden stairs and the alleged assault of BPC resident Adam Pratt, first reported by BatteryPark.TV on January 29th. The Pratt incident was the last … Continue reading →

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New Schools

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Editor

March 22, 2011 CB1 Chairperson Julie Menin describes the new schools underway in the CB1 region of Downtown New York. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1mpQbGfxYM (more…)

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Wasted Federal Stimulus Money

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Editor

March 29, 2011 An example of why the Trillion-dollar Federal Stimulus Plan (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) created no jobs and simply vanished into State and City balance sheets: The New York DOT wasted $1.14 Million on these needless … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: NYC Taxi companies are double charging credit cards

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Editor

Update: March 17, 2011 We spoke with the TLC after they reviewed our mailed-in complaint letter. We went over each of the double-charges on our statement and learned that the four charges that showed up on February 22 were in … Continue reading →

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Comparing radiation leaks from major nuclear events

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Editor

March 15, 2011 Now that the multiple nuclear reactors in Japan are in meltdown, possibly on the scale of Chernobyl in 1986, the key safety questions are “How will this radiation accident compare to other previously documented events, such as … Continue reading →

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PEPs routinely illegally parking personal cars

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Editor

Update March 10, 2011 BatteryPark.TV reported on the problem of PEP officers parking illegally in bus stops, etc, and avoiding city parking tickets by placing official-looking parks badges in their personal car windows. A local paper is now reporting that … Continue reading →

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Battery Park City park rangers assault BPC resident

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Editor

January 29, 2011 At approximately 12:00 PM on January 29th, 20011, according to eyewitness Theresa Shabbos who lives one floor above 2 South End Avenue, local resident Adam Pratt was walking his small dog and arrived at the southeast corner … Continue reading →

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Busted: Snow plow operators sitting idle

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Editor

Update: January 3, 2011 The New York Post is now reporting that the sanitation department bosses were not only shirking their duties after the blizzard, but bought beer and got drunk in their cars and trucks. December 31, 2010 After … Continue reading →

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Misguided Gothamist article critical of the NYPD dealing with skateboarders

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Editor

December 26, 2010 The Gothamist is an online blog about New York City news and events. They quite often have good posts. However, we noted one recent post that was misguided, and unfortunately represents the views of many. The Gothamist … Continue reading →

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Tire Swing Park: The victim of two feuding bureaucracies

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Editor

Update: November 18, 2010 The CYA strategy to cover up the embarrassment of Tire Swing Park The newly-sodded grass playing field north of the new Tire Swing Park has been allowed to become a mud field due to bureaucratic feuding … Continue reading →