Category Archives: – Politics

Population Downtown almost doubles in ten years

November 6, 2014- The CB1 issued a demographics report showing that the Cb1 district increased in population by 77%. (more…)

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The Broadsheet finally reports on the Sheldon Silver scandal, making no mention of arrest, only praising him

February 3, 2015- Op-Ed by Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV has long criticized the extreme bias of the local advertising flier called the Broadsheet (BS), (more…)

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Dangerous MTA bus drivers finally being arrested

February 20, 2015- By Steven E. Greer Last year, an MTA bus driver was violating the law and parking his full-size bus on North End (more…)

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BPCA violates anti-nepotism laws to make internal investigation go away, whistleblower claims

September 25, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BPCA Chairman and CEO Dennis Mehiel came into office on June 20, 2012. The President serving him at the time was Gayle Horwitz. (more…)

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CB1’s Jeff Galloway a no-show for the marina rally

Update December 19, 2014- Bob Townley is now all of a sudden the biggest supporter of the marina. (more…)

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Bloomberg is vindicated: The Feds agree with him that sugary sodas should be taxed

February 20, 2015- The Post reports, “An influential nutritional panel sounded the alarm Thursday against (more…)

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Exclusive: BPCA is a hostile work environment for black females

December 18, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV has exclusively learned that yet another black female has found the working environment of the BPCA to be so hostile that she has resigned. Angela Howard, the “Senior Project Manager” (more…)

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Exclusive: Embezzlement uncovered within Downtown Little League

(2,500 people have read this post as of February 15, 2015) Update February 13, 2015- A member of the Downtown Little League board is telling people that (more…)

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The Anthem hack reminds us how electronic medical record security is not ready for prime time

February 5, 2015- By Steven E. Greer, MD The large health insurance company now called Anthem, formerly known as WellPoint (more…)

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Governor Cuomo’s office is once again notified of BPCA wrongdoing

February 19, 2015- As of February 19, 2015, the BPCA had not posted on its website the date for the (more…)

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More reform for New York courts

February 17, 2015- The Post reports, “New York’s chief judge has proposed major grand jury reforms (more…)

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The demise of Sheldon Silver hurts Bill Ackman’s chances for building a tower at the Seaport

February 17, 2015- The NYT reports, “For years, the owner of the South Street Seaport in Manhattan (more…)

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New York was too corrupt for the Democrats to host the 2016 convention

February 12, 2015- The Post reports, “Continuing corruption scandals in New York sank Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (more…)

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Downtown Little League President Zelter is making matters worse by hiding from the press

February 13, 2015: Op-Ed By Steven E. Greer The revelation yesterday that money had been embezzled from the bank accounts of the Downtown Little (more…)

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Scenes from the BPCA board meeting deciding the fate of the marina

January 22, 2015- Scenes from the BPCA board meeting today: (more…)

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Whatever happened to the old BPCA propaganda purveyor Leticia Remauro?

February 13, 2015- Before there was Robin Forst, there was the Dynamic Duo of Duncity, (more…)

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Told you so: Sheldon Silver arrested by FBI

January 22, 2015- SHELDON SILVER HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY THE FBI, for allegedly not reporting income from law firms. (more…)

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South Street Seaport Approaches Its Moment of Truth

February 11, 2015- Whether the city allows the Howard Hughes real estate company to move forward (more…)

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The one-percenter who runs BPC

Update January 20, 2015- It gets better. Mr. Mehiel owns a 148-foot mega-yacht called Helios. (more…)

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The fallout begins: 50 city and private real estate inspectors arrested for taking bribes

February 10, 2015- The people who used to look the other way and allow New York City backroom (more…)

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