Category Archives: – Politics

More blatant violation of Open Meeting law by BPCA

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Editor

October 27, 2015- by Steven E. Greer The BPCA is supposed to be live streaming the October board meeting underway now, but the (more…)

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NY Post wants the LMDC to shut down once and for all

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Editor

October 26, 2015- The Post essays, “The “temporary” agency that won’t die — the Lower Manhattan (more…)

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Letter from viewer to the mayor about dangerous golf carts on our sidewalks

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Editor

October 15, 2015- Letter from Viewer Dear Mr. Mayor: I am writing to make you aware of a dangerous situation being created by the Battery Park City (more…)

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The HRPT is run by idiots

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Editor

October 19, 2015- Opinion by Steven E. Greer I attended the beginning of the CB1 and HRPT meeting tonight about the future of Pier-26 (more…)

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Sheldon Silver trial to begin next week

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Editor

October 22, 2015- Sheldon Silver’s federal prosecution trial begins next week. The WSJ reports, (more…)

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Outrage over BPCA ignoring the public on the West Thames turf field plans

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Editor

October 6, 2015 (more…)

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Bombshell: One sleazy New Jersey family is responsible for the Seaport tourist helicopters

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Editor

October 18, 2015- The Post reports, “A nonprofit fighting a City Council proposal to ban tourist (more…)

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Review: Showtime’s new TV drama “Billions”

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Editor

August 14, 2015- By Steven E. Greer I almost started this post by writing, “They finally made a movie about my life”, but then I realized (more…)

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Artificial turf fields are such a bad idea

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Editor

September 9, 2015- by Steven E. Greer The local news is reporting a case of a local high school football team that suffered burn injuries (more…)

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Is the BPCA backing away from the West Thames turf project?

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Editor

October 20, 2015- We previously reported on the investigation by the City Comptroller of the BPCA (more…)

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Exclusive: New York State Inspector General investigates dubious construction contracts awarded by the BPCA

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Editor

Update October 1, 2015- The man who used to be in charge of overseeing the RFP contract process (more…)

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Exclusive: Port Authority delays jeopardize entire retail project under the World Trade Center sites

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Editor

October 20, 2015- by Steven E. Greer We previously posted our exclusive video tour of the WTC “Oculus”, which will be the most (more…)

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Photos from Washington, DC

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Editor

October 16, 2015 (more…)

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New law makes public the number of PEP assigned to each park

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Editor

October 19, 2015- BatteryPark.TV has been the only source to expose problem of park enforcement patrol (more…)

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Under Mayor De Blasio, New Yorkers smoke pot in public with impunity

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Editor

October 18, 2015- We have previously reported how the local PEP flagrantly ignore the problem (more…)

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PEP officers back to threatening the community, just like 2011

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Editor

October 12, 2015- by Steven E. Greer In the year or so leading up the cold winter of 2011, the PEP officers, then under the command (more…)

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Head of NYC Consumer Affairs opposes Pier A

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Editor

April 24, 2014- The newly appointed head of the city’s Consumer Affairs Department, Julie Menin, discusses her opposition to making Pier A a private restaurant. (more…)

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If you build it, they won’t come

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Editor

September 5, 2015- by Steven E. Greer, MD Now that Brookfield Place has been open for quite some time, it is apparent that there is almost (more…)

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NYPD turns bike lane into their own parking lot

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Editor

October 15, 2015- BPC residents on the north side will appreciate this story. In Brooklyn, the (more…)

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Starr to open a restaurant near Chinatown

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Editor

Update October 14, 2015- The NYT has more info on this hotel/restaurant project at 148 Lafayette. It will be called Chez La Vieille Adrienne, and “The restaurateur Stephen Starr and Daniel (more…)

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