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What we want from the new BPCA

Opinion

September 19, 2012 By Steven E Greer

With the departure of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) President and CEO Gayle Horwitz, and the similar unexpected departure of Bill Thompson as Chairman, the opportunity has arisen for some much needed reforms within the BPCA. For years, Gayle Horwitz has hosted dog and pony show “Town Hall” meetings, then proceeded to completely ignore the concerns of the community. In lock-step, some of the puppets on the Community Board 1 have been complicit enablers of the BPCA hand that feeds it. As a result, a long laundry list of problems in the BPCA await resolution by the new Chairman Dennis Mehiel and his boss Governor Cuomo.

BatteryPark.TV has compiled a list of the most urgent and important issues that the majority of the community would like to see addressed. The list is ranked according to importance and ease of resolution.

Better representation on the BPCA board:

Stop lights at West Thames and Rector:

Better patrolling by the PEP with more use of judgment and common sense:

A better bank that serves the unique needs of BPC:

A better grocery store:

An outdoor exercise path:

Changes to Pier A plans:

Better retail:

A cultural arts and music venue:

Various gripes with LeFrak:

Dog sewage in the streets:

New infrastructure projects:

Stop giving away our money:

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It’s not too late to make Pier A an Italian Museum

Opinion   October 7, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD With the money pit at Pier A proceeding behind schedule and over budget, under the leadership of the former Chairman Bill Thompson and President/CEO Gayle Horwitz, and with the developing plans … Continue reading

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Great idea: Have 22 bureaucrats micromanage Asphalt Green

Opinion October 13, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD In 2010, shortly after the previous BPCA administration chose Asphalt Green to manage the $55 Million community center on North End Avenue, various organizations enjoying monopolies for decades became threatened and … Continue reading

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We are pushing for a performing arts center in BPC

September 26, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD In the September 23rd “What we want from the new BPCA“, we listed a performing arts center as a new project for the BPCA that would be in demand. There is currently … Continue reading

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Some in CB1 still opposing Asphalt Green

October 2, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD The monthly meeting of the BPC division of Manhattan Community Board 1 displayed more of the deceit and poorly concealed Machiavellian scheming to prevent Asphalt Green from becoming a reality that was … Continue reading

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“Dog mafia” Don fails with staged photo-op

Updated: 9:00 PM August 27, 2012 There were 1,000 views of this story withing the first 12 hours of posting. August 27, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD As previously reported, Jeff Galloway, founder of BPC dogs, a dog owners association … Continue reading

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Gateway meets with concerned tenants. Dog sewer problem already improving.

September 11, 2012, By Steven E Greer, MD On Monday, September 10th, the Gateway management responsible for drafting the changes to the lease rider met with Jeff Galloway, Glenn Plaskin, and others who live in Gateway. Many of the same … Continue reading

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Broadsheet spins the Asphalt Green delays as the fault of Asphalt Green and not due to the BPCA

June 12, 2012 By Steven Greer As we have reported previously, the Battery Park City Authority seems to be in collusion with the local advertising flier, the Broadsheet. Every important story that relates to inadequacies of the authority are either … Continue reading

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Gayle Horwitz “Wants Asphalt Green to go away”

Update September 4, 2012  By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV has received some confidential memos relating to the ongoing delays of the pool and exercise facility at the new “Asphalt Green” center on Murray Street. Bob Townley’s Manhattan Youth, which … Continue reading

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State Senator Squadron’s photo-op arranged for BPC Dogs

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BatteryPark.TV improves the environment

July 14, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD Battery Park is the greenest neighborhood in Manhattan in terms of energy efficient apartment buildings and well kept parks. It attracts residents with young kids for that reason. Also, environmentally active A-list celebrities, … Continue reading

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The grass field is a big success so far

August 10, 2012 By Steven Greer The West Thames Park grass field is a smashing success this year and is being used properly by the children and adults. After two years of disgraceful neglect caused by a feud between the … Continue reading

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More unsightly scaffolding eyesores from 225 Rector

Update August 16, 2012 After a full year, the scaffolding on 225 Rector Place is coming down. August 11, 2011 Residents of Battery Park have had to endure the unsightly scaffolding around the bankrupt 225 Rector Park apartment building for … Continue reading

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Wagner Park in bloom

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Is this what is coming to Pier A?

Is this what is coming to Pier A? The same developers are doing this nearby, see article below Battery Maritime lease deal By LOIS WEISS New York Post Posted: 12:08 AM, July 25, 2012 After years of negotiations and waiting … Continue reading

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Safer street crossings in North BPC to be installed this month

Click map for full screen Update: July 5, 2012 By Steven Greer The Community Board meeting on July 3rd provided an update on the traffic signal work on Murray Street and North End Avenue. The city DOT will install a … Continue reading

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Goldman Sachs’ Conrad Hotel disappoints the community

July 6, 2012 By Steven Greer The new Conrad Hotel was written up by The New York Times in an article titled “It’s a Goldman World”. In it, a long-time resident of Battery Park, Rosalie Joseph, complained, “(The Conrad and … Continue reading

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The people have voted: “Bring quality music to the Conrad Hotel”

The results of our survey are in. Ideally, if the business model made sense, our viewers liked the idea of a high-quality jazz and performing arts venue to go into one of the remaining retail spots of the Conrad Hotel, … Continue reading

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NY Times reviews the Goldman Sachs canopy: A Canopy as Social Cathedral

The New York Times has an architectural review of the glass canopy that covers the alley (North End Way). Click here for the story. “That’s the power of architecture. I’ve stopped by on different days, morning and evening. Cafe tables … Continue reading

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Serious problems at Gateway Plaza and BPCA does nothing

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