Category Archives: – Politics

BPCA avoids hiring new head of parks conservancy

August 18, 2015– By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV previously exclusively reported that Dennis Mehiel and his BPCA were in the process (more…)

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Exclusive: BPCA plans to cut park spending, eliminate conservancy

Update September 1, 2015- As we first reported below, the BPCA is confirming. A local adverting flier reported, (more…)

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Another De Blasio schmuck booted

September 1, 2015- Mayor De Blasio’s deputy mayor in charge of the homeless problem has been fired, according to Crain’s, (more…)

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Gateway Plaza woman prevails in housing court against billionaire LeFrak

Update February 23, 2015- By Steven E. Greer Last year, BatteryPark.TV exclusively reported on the legal victories by one small pro se tenant (more…)

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Your building is likely rent-stabilized

June 17, 2015- By Steven E. Greer DNAinfo has a story today about the 421g law making FiDi luxury “condos” rent-stabilized (more…)

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BPCA’s Dennis Mehiel used wife’s minority status to get big contracts

July 13, 2015- By Steven E. Greer We have heard rumors for years that Dennis Mehiel, the Chairman and CEO of the BPCA and (more…)

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BatteryPark.TV triggers U.S. Senate oversight hearing

Update March 20, 2013 – The Senate Finance Committee finally conducted the actual oversight hearing (video above) (more…)

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New York Times picks up our story about Goldman Sachs ferry boats

Update February 20, 2013 The NYT picked up our story and added more details. (more…)

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Why BP.TV agrees that the BPCA needs to be shuttered

August 27, 2015- by Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV was the first editorial page to urge for the closure of the state-run Battery Park City (more…)

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Op-Ed in Crain’s by founding BPCA Chairman “BPCA should no longer exist”

May 11, 2014- In Crain’s New York, an Op-Ed by the founding Chairman of the BPCA, Charles Urstadt, once again calls for the dissolving of the BPCA, and for the city to assume control. Of note, and very timely given … Continue reading

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Local electeds again appeal to Mayor De Blasio to stop the tourist helicopters

August 8, 2015- The local electeds again appeal to Mayor De Blasio to stop the tourist helicopters. (more…)

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A comparison of the pencil towers that no one will live in

August 26, 2015- Crain’s compares the record-setting height of these new real estate bubble catastrophes that are plaguing the city. (more…)

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Aggressive panhandling costumed characters spread from Times Square to the Battery

August 26, 2014- Daily News reports that those dirtbags in Disney costumes in Times Square who hustle tourists (more…)

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The pencil towers are taking over the NYC

January 2, 2015- By Steven E. Greer The NYT editorial sections writes, “It’s not a tourist attraction yet, but when hard-hatted construction (more…)

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Icon of 9/11/2001 dies of cancer at age 42

August 26, 2015- The NYT reports, “Marcy Borders, who became known as the “dust lady” (more…)

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BPTV gets results on Vesey with town car illegal parking problem

Update August 24, 2015- The NYPD sent some traffic cops out to issue tickets and the problem of the town (more…)

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De Blasio’s film czar booted

August 24, 2015- There have been many complaints over the last year about poorly thought (more…)

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Uber quality is way down as it expands too fast

August 18, 2015- By Steven E. Greer For the second time in a row, I got an Uber driver who could barely speak English and had no knowledge of the city streets, (more…)

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Nadler defies his base, sides with Obama

August 21, 2105- The NYT is reporting, “Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York endorsed (more…)

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The masses are waking up and realizing that their buildings are rent stabilized

June 24, 2015- The WSJ reports today that people in FiDi are waking up and realizing that (more…)

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