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Category Archives: State Government
A letter to the EPA about the NY Waterway ferries polluting the children’s playgrounds
Kenneth Eng Chief, Air Compliance Branch US EPA, Region 2 Mr. Eng I am a medical doctor and am reporting a serious air quality health hazard at the west end of Vesey Street where the New York Waterway ferries dock. … Continue reading
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Meeting of Gateway Plaza stakeholders draws strong turnout
In full screen 1080i HD May 17, 2012 By Steven Greer A meeting of the residents of Gateway Plaza and elected officials drew a strong turnout. The main topic was the inadequate outdated windows in the units that drive large … Continue reading
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A letter to Speaker Silver and Senator Squadron about jackhammer noise on West Thames and Battery Place
April 18, 2012 Speaker Silver, Senator Squadron I am writing to on behalf of thousands of people in Battery Park City because the BPCA, Mayor’s office, and city DOT are completely unresponsive. We have a major noise problem down here … Continue reading
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Why is Pier A delayed? Follow the money
January 5, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD We had an interesting conversation with The New York Times reporter, Patrick McGeehan, who has covered Pier A and the Maritime Building for years. Unbeknownst to many, the BPCA is seeking a bizarre … Continue reading
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BPCA adds the first board member who actually lives in BPC
March 19, 2012 By Steven Geer, MD The New York legislature confirmed the first board member of the BPCA who actually lives in Battery Park City. Martha Gallo, an executive with JP Morgan, and local resident, was nominated by Governor … Continue reading
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Port Authority Called ‘Dysfunctional’ as Trade Center Costs Rise
By CHARLES V. BAGLI The New York Times Published: February 7, 2012 The estimated cost of rebuilding the World Trade Center has grown to at least $14.8 billion, up from $11 billion in 2008, according to an audit commissioned by … Continue reading
Tunnel from WTC to Winter Garden progressing
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
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
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
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
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
Update: EPA’s response to our letter on NY Waterway ferry pollution
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
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
Hurricane Survey
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
Did Mayor Bloomberg panic?
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
Waste, fraud, and cost overruns at the 9/11 Memorial
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
Bureaucrats shamed into a grass field deal
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
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
A new view: the Deutsche Bank eyesore is gone
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
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