Category Archives: State Government

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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New Schools

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Editor

March 22, 2011 CB1 Chairperson Julie Menin describes the new schools underway in the CB1 region of Downtown New York. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1mpQbGfxYM (more…)

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Wasted Federal Stimulus Money

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Editor

March 29, 2011 An example of why the Trillion-dollar Federal Stimulus Plan (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) created no jobs and simply vanished into State and City balance sheets: The New York DOT wasted $1.14 Million on these needless … Continue reading →

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PEPs routinely illegally parking personal cars

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Editor

Update March 10, 2011 BatteryPark.TV reported on the problem of PEP officers parking illegally in bus stops, etc, and avoiding city parking tickets by placing official-looking parks badges in their personal car windows. A local paper is now reporting that … Continue reading →

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Battery Park City park rangers assault BPC resident

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Editor

January 29, 2011 At approximately 12:00 PM on January 29th, 20011, according to eyewitness Theresa Shabbos who lives one floor above 2 South End Avenue, local resident Adam Pratt was walking his small dog and arrived at the southeast corner … Continue reading →

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Busted: Snow plow operators sitting idle

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Editor

Update: January 3, 2011 The New York Post is now reporting that the sanitation department bosses were not only shirking their duties after the blizzard, but bought beer and got drunk in their cars and trucks. December 31, 2010 After … Continue reading →

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Tire Swing Park: The victim of two feuding bureaucracies

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Editor

Update: November 18, 2010 The CYA strategy to cover up the embarrassment of Tire Swing Park The newly-sodded grass playing field north of the new Tire Swing Park has been allowed to become a mud field due to bureaucratic feuding … Continue reading →

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Tire Swing Park Ribbon Cutting

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Editor

Update September 4, 2017- I am going back to the oldest stories on BPTV and reminiscing. (more…)

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The new Tire Swing Pork Park

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Editor

May 8, 2010 The old “Tire Swing Park” was bulldozed last year over the protests of many families in Battery Park City. It was a park design with natural materials such as wood, sand, grass, etc. Families loved it because … Continue reading →

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St Vincent’s hospital closure: The first of many across the country?

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Editor

April 7, 2010 St. Vincent’s hospital in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, is closing due to mounting debt and New York State cuts in funding. St. Vincent’s is the last tertiary care catholic hospital in the city. How can a business entity … Continue reading →

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Coalition to save Tire Swing Park

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Editor

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIyvnGy1e1g (more…)

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Battery Pork City

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Editor

April 13, 2009 The New York Post writes about the corruption scandal of the BPCA (more…)

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Legal Professor Randy Barnett: the constitutional challenges to the healthcare reform law

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Editor

April 20, 2010 The new healthcare reform law will impact local hospitals and state budgets as the number of Medicaid patients increase. The plan to close St. Vincent’s is related to Medicaid issues. Healthcare systems in states across the country … Continue reading →

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BPC Meeting to discuss Tire Swing Park

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Editor

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q45vqgBZjtQ (more…)

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DOT begins construction of West Thames playground

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Editor

October 13, 2009- Wasting no time, the DOT began construction on the new “Tire Swing Park” (more…)

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