Category Archives: State Government

Museum of Feelings at Brookfield Place? Or is it a stealth ice rink?

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Editor

Update November 15, 2015- A worker on the site today swore to me that there is no ice rink inside. (more…)

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What you need to know about ISIS

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Editor

Update November 19, 2015- More than a year ago, BatteryPark.TV first warned that ISIS was a threat. (more…)

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Prosecutors rest their case in Sheldon Silver trial

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Editor

November 19, 2015- The WSJ reports, “After 2½ weeks of testimony, prosecutors rested their case (more…)

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LMDC releases $10 M for WTC Performing Arts Center “design”

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Editor

November 16, 2015- The next big billion-dollar waste of money at Ground Zero, the Performing (more…)

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BPCA board member Martha Gallo opposes shutting down the BPCA

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Editor

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

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Editor

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

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More pure crap journalism over the PEP firing issue

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Editor

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

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BPCA refuses to explain why they severed the PEP contract

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Editor

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

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Editor

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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CB1 mysteriously cancels discussion of Pier-A

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Editor

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

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Editor

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

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Editor

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

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BPCA proceeds with opaque West Thames turf project

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Editor

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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BPCA fires PEP force

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Editor

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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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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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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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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