Category Archives: – Politics

Skateboarders assault food vendor near the Ritz Carleton in Battery Park City

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Editor

October 2, 2010 On Saturday, October 2, approximately 20 skateboarders, many from Brooklyn, were performing jumps, damaging the granite benches and walkway in front of 17 Battery Place.  Across the street is the family tourist area of Battery Park, Statue … Continue reading →

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Tire Swing Park Ribbon Cutting

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Editor

Update September 4, 2017- I am going back to the oldest stories on BPTV and reminiscing. (more…)

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The new Tire Swing Pork Park

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Editor

May 8, 2010 The old “Tire Swing Park” was bulldozed last year over the protests of many families in Battery Park City. It was a park design with natural materials such as wood, sand, grass, etc. Families loved it because … Continue reading →

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St Vincent’s hospital closure: The first of many across the country?

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Editor

April 7, 2010 St. Vincent’s hospital in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, is closing due to mounting debt and New York State cuts in funding. St. Vincent’s is the last tertiary care catholic hospital in the city. How can a business entity … Continue reading →

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Use medical device technology to seal the Gulf oil leak

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Editor

May 16, 2010 It is now painfully obvious that the team of “expert engineers” working on ad hoc solutions to seal the oil-spewing pipe at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is incompetent. Saturday Night Live lampooned them on … Continue reading →

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Coalition to save Tire Swing Park

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Editor

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Battery Pork City

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Editor

April 13, 2009 The New York Post writes about the corruption scandal of the BPCA (more…)

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Legal Professor Randy Barnett: the constitutional challenges to the healthcare reform law

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Editor

April 20, 2010 The new healthcare reform law will impact local hospitals and state budgets as the number of Medicaid patients increase. The plan to close St. Vincent’s is related to Medicaid issues. Healthcare systems in states across the country … Continue reading →

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More bad PR for Goldman Sachs

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Editor

March 15, 2010 On March 14, 60 Minutes featured the author Michael Lewis and his new book about the collapse of Wall Street due to the subprime mortgage debacle. The video replay can be found here. In the story, the … Continue reading →

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BPC Meeting to discuss Tire Swing Park

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Editor

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The “Botax” and mammogram guidelines

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Editor

Dr. Jennifer Walden, one of the leading plastic and reconstructive surgeons in New York, discusses her opposition to the “Botax” tax on cosmetic plastic surgery proposed in the Senate healthcare reform bill. She also addresses the controversial recent AHRQ guidelines … Continue reading →

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The Sound and the Fury

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Editor

On the evening of November 9th, at the corner of Battery Place and West Thames, construction crew began to jackhammer up a ditch in the road related to Con Edison gas lines. The work was non-emergent. The crew foreman claimed … Continue reading →

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The USS New York leaving port

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Editor

The USS New York is the fifth ship in the LPD 17 San Antonio class of amphibious transport dock ships. The USS NEW YORK (LPD 21), built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow, … Continue reading →

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DOT begins construction of West Thames playground

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Editor

October 13, 2009- Wasting no time, the DOT began construction on the new “Tire Swing Park” (more…)

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The growing homeless problem in BPC

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Editor

October 15th For the first time this decade, multiple homeless individuals are making the parks in Battery Park City their preferred location during the day. In particular, Wagner Park in front of the Jewish Heritage Museum is a popular spot. … Continue reading →

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Doctor at 200 Chambers is not board certified in Internal or Emergency Medicine

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Editor

February 28, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV has received many complaints about the service (more…)

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Radio appearances by Steven E. Greer, MD

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Editor

Joe Piscopo interviews Steven E. Greer, MD: 10-22-2020 Joe Piscopo interviews Steven E. Greer, MD about the Trump recovery: 10-5-2020 Joe Piscopo interviews Steven E. Greer, MD about President Trump’s health: 10-2-2020 Joe Piscopo interviews Steven E. Greer, MD: 9-25-2020 … Continue reading →

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