February 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD
On February 20th, Paul Gigot, the editor in charge of gatekeeping the letters published in the prestigious Wall Street Journal, allowed two men to criticize Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks about climate change. The letter stated, Continue reading
April 3, 2014- Crain’s reports, “Sen. Charles Schumer on Thursday introduced legislation that would allow bike-share memberships to be purchased with pre-tax dollars. Employers could also buy memberships for their employees and then Continue reading
April 2, 2014- There are many useful websites that summarize New York law governing tenant’s rights, such as this one.
The tenants who were tricked into signing riders in their lease agreeing to eviction, might have a case that the terms were “Unconscionable”. Also, if any tenant has filed complaints, or blogged about the evictions, that might qualify as an “assembly” and be protected. Even in market rate buildings, landlords cannot retaliate by eviction. Continue reading
March 30, 2014- Senator Schumer was at the WTC today demanding Homeland Security to get involved, and to have the NYPD take over the control of security. Of course, BatteryPark.TV reporting caused all of this. Continue reading
April 1, 2014- ” PRNewswire- The LeFrak Organization, one of the largest landlords in New York City, put the deep freeze on thousands of Battery Park City residents during one of the coldest winters in recent memory. That is the accusation at the heart of a class action lawsuit filed today in Supreme Court, New York County by the law firm of Sanford Heisler, LLP. Continue reading
4/1 Battery Park City Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Battery Park City Library 175 North End Avenue
1) American Heart Association/NYC LeadDog Marketing Group, Inc., application for Battery Park City Authority permit for Wednesday, June 18, 2014 – Discussion Continue reading
March 31, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD
April 1, 2014- The local advertising flier called The Broadsheet (BS), and its staff of amateur writers, has done it again. On April Fool’s Day, they passed off a blatantly sponsored infomercial for Bob Townley’s Manhattan Youth as a true news story.
Nowhere does the article mention that Manhattan Youth sponsored the story. Manhattan Youth is one of the largest sources of revenue for Robert Simko’s BS. Continue reading
Hello Dr. Greer,
I read your email list serve and think you do a great job. I am interested in many of your postings ( & congrats on getting the scoop on the BASE jumpers, etc. story). You are helping to expose the Port Authority for the unconscionable and irresponsible organization they are – including their lack of protecting the public at the WTC site.
Could you please Continue reading
March 21, 2014- By Steven E. Greer
We found a website, StatShow.com, that fairly reliably estimates the web traffic of sites. We ranked the viewership of the various local news sites that cover our area. Large conglomerates, such as The New York Post or Times, are not listed. We looked at the stand-alone sites that are true local news venues. Continue reading
March 29, 2014- By Steven E. Greer
Congressman Nadler updated the community today during a very informal meet-and-greet in front of Gateway Plaza. He seems to have made an earnest effort to speak to the U.S. Coast Guard about the laws now suddenly enforced that force the ferry boats to honk three times before they dock, and then again when they depart, from the Vesey Street slip. Unfortunately, his meetings have resulted in no progress, to make a long story short. Continue reading