Category Archives: – Politics

Crime in this city is out of control

November 9, 2015- by Steven E. Greer I recently traveled to Washington, DC for an event by The Mall. It was a beautiful October Fall day. (more…)

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BPCA board member Martha Gallo opposes shutting down the BPCA

November 3, 2015- by Steven E. Greer At the November 2nd CB1 meeting, State Senator Dan Squadron discussed his recent essay (more…)

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Cuomo secretly worked with Republican senate to kill bill raising minimum wage

June 29, 2015- The Post reports, “Despite public claims to the contrary, Gov. Cuomo worked (more…)

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Food cart vendor on Liberty Street allegedly robbed

November 11, 2015- by Steven E. Greer This was not me. I swear. (more…)

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More pure crap journalism over the PEP firing issue

November 7 2015- DNAinfo posted a story about the CB1 meeting and the topic of the PEP being fired. (more…)

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Homeless camp in Goldman Alley

November 7, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Of all the ironies, I spotted this small homeless camp within feet from the entrance to Goldman (more…)

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The PEP are still roughing up people for walking their dogs

September 11, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Recall, our local park enforcement officers (PEP), who are not police officers, were abusing (more…)

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BPCA refuses to explain why they severed the PEP contract

November 2, 2015- by Steven E. Greer At the November meeting of the BPC subcommittee of the CB1, the topic was the severing of the (more…)

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Tribeca Tribune misleads public on PEP firing issue

November 4, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Being very similar to the Broadsheet in how it is operated and funded (i.e. by one man who (more…)

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Exclusive: NYPD will likely add permanent foot patrol to cover Battery Park once PEP leave

October 30, 2015- by Steven E. Greer We attended the monthly community affairs meeting of the First Precinct of the NYPD last night. (more…)

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CB1 mysteriously cancels discussion of Pier-A

November 1, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Last month at the BPC subcommittee of CB1, the topic of Pier-A’s six-month liquor license (more…)

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State Senator Dan Squadron praises Sheldon Silver at Gateway Plaza meeting

November 2, 2015- by Steven E. Greer On Thursday, October 29th, Gateway Plaza held the annual kabuki theater put on by the Gateway (more…)

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Sheldon Silver is so tainted his lawyers can’t even argue that he is a man of integrity

October 29, 2015- by Steven E. Greer The NYT reports that Sheldon Silver has so much e (more…)

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Apple store employee turned cop nabs murderer using iPhone app

October 30, 2015- by Steven E. Greer The NYPD convened its monthly community affairs meeting last night. Officer Adam Riddick (more…)

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BPCA proceeds with opaque West Thames turf project

October 29, 2015- by Steven E. Greer At the October 27th BPCA meeting, the board voted to approved $1.59 Million of your tax dollars (more…)

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Now, the NYPD need to fill the void left by the fired PEP

October 28, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Now that the PEP have been fired by the BPCA and replaced by private security, the authority (more…)

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TLC fines cash-seeking livery cab on Vesey $200

October 29, 2015- by Steven E. Greer I filed a complaint with 311 about a livery driver parked in the middle of Vesey Street, holding (more…)

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BPCA fires PEP force

October 28, 2015- by Steven E. Greer Likely as a direct result of BatteryPark.TV reporting (and other steps taken, which we cannot divulge here), (more…)

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Retraction of “BPC teen assaulted in attempted iPhone robbery”

Update October 29, 2015- Not only did the Broadsheet publish this story without giving us credit (more…)

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Washington lawmakers are asking the EPA to weigh in on whether artificial turf fields cause cancer

October 26, 2015- NBC reports, “Washington lawmakers are asking the Environmental Protection (more…)

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