Category Archives: State Government

Tunnel from WTC to Winter Garden progressing

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Editor

January 16, 2012 The tunnel being constructed to go from the World Trade Center, under West Street, to the Brookfield Properties Winter Garden atrium is nearing completion. An inspector on the site said that the new glass structure overtop of … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: BPCA Pier A renovation delayed a year with cost overruns

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Editor

January 4, 2012 by Steven Greer, MD Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) CEO Gayle Horwitz made a surprise appearance at the Community Board 1 (CB1) last night to deliver an update on the various BPCA construction projects underway. Recall, CB1 … Continue reading →

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Polluting ferry boats to get new, less polluting, less noisy, engines

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Editor

November 2, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD The much anticipated BPC CB1 meeting to discuss the ongoing problem of noise and air pollution from the New York Waterway ferry boats yielded significant results for the first time in recent memory. … Continue reading →

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Gayle Horwitz hides under her desk as CB1 discusses her bizarre culling of the ranks

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Editor

December 7, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD The Community Board 1, BPC division, met last night and the main topic was the bizarre firings of 19 long-time BPCA employees, first reported by BatteryPark.TV. One of the fired employees, former media … Continue reading →

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Big meeting tonight to discuss the fate of the polluting NY Waterway boats

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Editor

November 1, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD The CB1 Battery Park City subcommittee will meet tonight to discuss the fate of the BillyBey Ferry Company’s air and noise polluting ferry boats (6:00 PM, 1 World Financial Center, 24th floor). After … Continue reading →

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Update: EPA’s response to our letter on NY Waterway ferry pollution

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Editor

August 31, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD CB1 Battery Park City committee Chairwoman Linda Belfer requested that BatteryPark.TV present our video of the NY Waterway ferries billowing black diesel particulate pollution at the Vesey Street slip on Tuesday, September 6th. … Continue reading →

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As predicted, we just got rain

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Editor

As BatteryPark.TV first predicted on Thursday the 25th, Hurricane Irene hit shore far more west than the models predicted, hitting the Carolinas and then dissipating into an eye-less tropical storm. Even after that occurred, however, New York Mayor Bloomberg and … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Survey

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Editor

As of August 27 at 11:00 AM, Hurricane Irene has hit land in North Carolina and is losing power (as we predicted more than 24 hours ago). Will the storm pick up steam and make Mayor Bloomberg look like a … Continue reading →

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Did Mayor Bloomberg panic?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Editor

August 26, 2011 5:00 PM Mayor Bloomberg issued the first ever mandatory evacuations in parts of New York City due to Hurricane Irene, now off the coast of North Carolina. It is easy to be a Monday morning quarterback. Therefore, … Continue reading →

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Waste, fraud, and cost overruns at the 9/11 Memorial

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Editor

To express your feelings about this, the CEO of the 9/11 Memorial is Joe Daniels and can be contacted at info@911memorial.org August 19, 2011 9/11’s White Elephant By JOE NOCERA New York Times There is nothing wrong — and much … Continue reading →

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Bureaucrats shamed into a grass field deal

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Editor

Update: August 15, 2011 The fence was removed and the field is now opened for public use. August 12, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD Well, after having our friends at Pix11 TV news and The NY Post begin stories on … Continue reading →

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Detecting nuclear fallout from Japan and elsewhere

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Editor

July 18, 2011 Clifford Mitchell, MD of the State of Maryland health department discusses how they measure nuclear fallout, as well as how the federal government has an independent system run by the EPA. – Which isotopes are the most … Continue reading →

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A new view: the Deutsche Bank eyesore is gone

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Editor

May 18, 2011 If you walk by the W hotel, you might notice something: you can see the new WTC looking northward. The dilapidated scandalous death trap of the old condemned Deutsche Bank building has finally been removed. Some have … Continue reading →

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Save the Stairs

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Editor

Update: June 17, 2011 The Winter Garden marble stairs are reportedly getting a pardon and will now be saved from demolition. Per our interview in March with grass roots leader Justine Cuccia, Brookfield Properties had wanted to demolish the awe-inspiring … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Editor

May 27, 2011 The title, “Mission accomplished” is, of course, sarcasm. Although the newly sodded field looks great now, in eight weeks, will the ambiguous, overlapping authorities and pseudo-authorities that decide which sports can tread on the field have the … Continue reading →

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The Parks Conservancy delays the new sod for the mud field

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Editor

Update: May 17, 2011 It appears as if the Parks folks have struck an agreement with the DOT over the handling of the mud field. A press release today from the DOT read, “The lawn will be closed for re-sodding … Continue reading →

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Why the DOT should not be in the landscaping business

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Editor

Update: DOT to make corrections to Tire Swing Park August 7, 2010 As a result of the BatteryPark.TV report on the construction flaws and suboptimal management of the lawn of the newly opened $9 Million Tire Swing Park on West … Continue reading →

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Update: U.S. Radiation levels from Japan

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Editor

May 1, 2011 The radiation fallout levels in the U.S. from the Japan Fukushima reactors remain low. The EPA runs a national RadNet system that collects radiation samples from air, water, milk and other sources. In addition, most states (e.g. … Continue reading →

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Selectively enforced parking rules on West Thames

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Editor

October 11 Matt Fenton has an interesting article in the Broadsheet about how State and City employees are parking their cars in no-parking zones on West Thames. The cars post government affiliations on their dashboard to avoid getting ticketed. Some … Continue reading →

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“Nazi-like” pattern of behavior by the PEPs

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Editor

March 1, 2011 The Community Board met tonight to discuss the proposed demolition of the Winter Garden stairs and the alleged assault of BPC resident Adam Pratt, first reported by BatteryPark.TV on January 29th. The Pratt incident was the last … Continue reading →

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