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Category Archives: BIkes
Interview with the CEO of Shinola
Posted in BIkes, Featured Residents, Jewelry, TriBeCa, Videos, Wall Street
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HRPT installs lights after BatteryPark.TV reporting
October 1, 2013– By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV previously reported on hotspots of crime within the HRPT strip of parks created by poor
Weekend Warriors do not understand city bike laws
December 6, 2015- by Steven E. Greer At the recent CB1 meeting, member Jeff Mihok was griping that the newly opened West Side
Fancy building loses battle to remove Citi Bike rack
August 5, 2015- Crain’s is reporting, “An appeals court has turned down The Plaza’s bid to get rid of a bicycle-sharing rack from a space across from the landmark hotel’s entrance.
Posted in - City government, - Real estate, BIkes
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CB1’s Tammy Meltzer wants to restrict Citi Bikes
July 8, 2015- By Steven E. Greer At the July 7th meeting of the BPC subcommittee of CB1, Tammy Meltzer was being her long-winded self,
American Express starts their own version of Citi Bikes
June 6, 2015- It looks like American Express is starting their own version of the Citi Bike program.
Citi Bike program saved by Related real estate company
Update March 30, 2015- The Post reports that the new operators of the Citi Bike Program
Comptroller Stringer issues audit report validating our warnings on Citi Bike fraud
Update December 12, 2014- Comptroller Stringer issued an audit report validating our warning, below.
Posted in - City government, - Downtown oversight, BIkes, Crime, Gripes, Op-Ed
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Remove this bike path obstacle
July 4, 2013- By Steven E. Greer This 12-year-old barrier installed by the BPCA after 9/11 is obstructing the only bike
Posted in - NYPD First Precinct, Battery Park City and BPCA, BIkes, Gripes
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Citi Bike rates to increase
Update March 22, 2014- The cost for a Citi Bike will likely go up to cover the deficit run by the inept operators from Oregon. The WSJ reports. March 20, 2014- BatteryPark.TV has been the most vocal supporter of the … Continue reading
Posted in - City government, - Read Between the Lines, BIkes, Gripes
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New mayor seems to support Bloomberg’s Citi Bikes
January 19, 2014- The Post reports, “The city Department of Transportation doesn’t want to give up bike-share racks at The Plaza hotel — months after the landmark building filed a lawsuit to get rid of them. The attorney for the … Continue reading
Have you been erroneously billed by Citi Bike?
December 15, 2013- By Steven E. Greer I noticed $30 of charges on my credit card from Citi Bike and inquired. The docking stations frequently malfunction, accept the bikes, but turn to yellow light instead of green. I do not … Continue reading
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New Yorkers struggle with basic mechanics of Citi Bikes
October 5, 2013- Many New Yorkers are white collar yuppies whom have never touched a screwdriver. Their lack of mechanical aptitude is evident in Citi Bikes after they use them. In the photo above, many users think that turning the … Continue reading
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Celebrity Citi Bike spotting
June 8, 2013- Tyra Banks picked up a Citi Bike in Battery Park today.
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Bloomberg may be a dweeb, but he’s a genius for Citi Bike
June 28, 2013- Opinion by Steven E. Greer, MD This morning, I did something that I have never done before in my decades of living in Manhattan. I ventured beyond my immediate “hood” to get gourmet pastries and coffee in … Continue reading
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Have you been stranded while Citi Biking?
August 15, 2013- The NY Times is reporting on the problems caused by the success of the Citi Bike program, which is how some racks are empty of bikes while others are too full. The program is using box trucks … Continue reading
Posted in - Read Between the Lines, BIkes, Gripes
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