Category Archives: – Politics

Brookfield wants to bring booze-cruise party boats to the marina

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Editor

May 6, 2015- By Steven E. Greer At the CB1 meeting last night, Brookfield Properties, the new operator of the North Cove Marina, (more…)

Posted in State Government, Wall Street | 6 Comments

Letter: The Police memorial is still out of order and a disgrace

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Editor

May 7, 2015- Letter to the Editor by (name withheld) Dear Battery Park TV: The Police Memorial located at Liberty Street and South End Avenue in Battery Park City (more…)

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After 18-months of stalled progress, Howard Hughes agrees to change Seaport tower design

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Editor

June 20, 2015- Downtown express reports, “Howard Hughes is reducing the proposed size (more…)

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NY AG charges slumlord for pushing out rent-regulated tenants

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Editor

June 17, 2015- Observer reports, “Daniel Melamed, a Long Island resident who owns several buildings in Brooklyn, (more…)

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Broadsheet spins the Jeff Galloway conviction

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Editor

June 8, 2015- Opinion by Steven E. Greer The local advertising flier called Broadsheet (BS) has been criticized by BatteryPark.TV over (more…)

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Brookfield Property senior executive to run Downtown Alliance

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Editor

June 14, 2015- By Steven E. Greer The secretive Alliance for Downtown announced that the new Chairman is Dennis Friedrich, (more…)

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Another suicide in BPC

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Editor

May 28, 2015- There have been several bodies pulled from Hudson offshore of BPC’s esplanade, as (more…)

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Progress: Another 9/11 bridge comes down

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Editor

June 11, 2015- The Vesey Street temporary bridge came down recently, greatly improving the looks of the area. (more…)

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Those Buddhist monks in the Battery are con men

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Editor

June 14, 2015- I spotted some strange men in Buddhist monk outfits by Pier A. Their gowns (more…)

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Should CB1 members be fined by the city’s Conflict of Interest Board?

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Editor

Update April 23, 2015- Pete Braus replied and told us that he has left the CB1. (more…)

Posted in - Politics, City government | 3 Comments

Helicopter noise gets even closer as choppers take off from North Cove Marina

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Editor

Far left: The Boardwalk with helicopter on deck, parked closely to other boats and congested restaurants. June 12, 2015- By Steven E. Greer I was informed yesterday by someone at the WFC that the helicopter aboard the yacht Boardwalk (more…)

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Exclusive: Another jumper pulled out of the Hudson by BPC

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Editor

June 12, 2015- Viewers of BP.TV tipped us off about a major ruckus over South Cove last night at 8:30 PM. (more…)

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Why is the BPCA still employing Robin Forst at $130,000?

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Editor

May 6, 2015- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV previously reported how Sheldon Silver’s appointment to the BPCA, Robin Forst, (more…)

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Police Memorial still broken 3 years later and BPCA has no plans to fix it anytime soon

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Editor

Update June 3, 2015- The BPCA’s Robin Forst presented an update before the CB1 last night. (more…)

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More vandalism in West Thames Park

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Editor

June 8, 2015- Because the BPCA has instructed the PEP to not patrol the West Thames field (more…)

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NY AG Schniederman wants banks to restrict what tellers see about you

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Editor

June 8, 2015- By Steven E. Greer I have told the CEO of one of my banks and many other bank managers over the years that it is appalling (more…)

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Downtown to lose thousands of rent-stabilized apartments due to legal loophole

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Editor

June 3, 2015- The Daily News reports that more than 100,000 rent-stabilized apartments (more…)

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Schmucks wanting to illegally park on Rector Place: S1:E2

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Editor

June 3, 2015- By Steven E. Greer There are some interesting things happening on my quiet little street and they are all related to people illegally parking. (more…)

Posted in Humor and pranks, NYPD First Precinct | 1 Comment

Letter: Trash piling up at Vesey and West Street

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Editor

May 10, 2015- Letter to the Editor by Jim B. (more…)

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CB1’s Anthony Notaro mocks FBI investigations into Sheldon Silver

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Editor

January 7, 2015- By Steven E. Greer The largest newspapers reported last week that New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is (more…)

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