Exclusive: Mehiel’s BPCA administration hires a record 18 staff in one year

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Editor

November 16, 2013– By Steven E. Greer

BatteryPark.TV has previous and exclusively reported on the mass firing of 19 veteran staff by the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) under then-Chairman Bill Thompson and CEO Gayle Horwitz. After the current BPCA administration took over, led by Chairman and CEO Dennis Mehiel, many more staff have been forced into retirement and fired (The BPCA is refusing to give details on exactly how many). Those actions triggered an internal investigation over allegations of employee harassment and abuse. Subsequently, the President of the BPCA, Demitri Boutris, abruptly resigned, and disgruntled BPCA staff sent letters to BP.TV claiming that the Mehiel administration was firing old staff and replacing them with his own “Greek cronies”.

To investigate whether the rumors that the Mehiel administration was turning the BPCA into his own “Greek fiefdom” were true, BP.TV issued a FOIL request of the names and salaries of all of the newly hired staff since Mehiel was appointed Chairman/CEO of the BPCA. The FOIL was made in Continue reading →

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An extremely illegal taxi line on Vesey Street

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Editor
Illegal town cars are out of control on Vesey Street (more…)
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The BS still refuses to post correction on Banksy story

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Editor

January 15, 2014- Apparently doubling down in their mistake hoping to revise history with propaganda, the Broadsheet (BS) is still refusing to acknowledge that the painted over fake Banksy was a fake. Today, and every day for weeks, the BS is anonymously posting, “White Out: Weeks after acclaimed (and anonymous) street artist Banksy allegedly emblazoned a FiDi wall (below) with his trademark stencil work, the piece had been erased by a field of fresh white paint (above). Whether Banksy was one-upped by acolytes of Kazimir Malevich or ­Barnett Newman, or a unionized maintenance worker, we will ask you to decide…”

Caroline Press and Matt Fenton are listed as the BS editors.

Fake Banksy painted overDecember 19, 2013- The fake Banksy was painted over.

Banksy on GreenwichNovember 6, 2013- In an astonishing gaffe, the Broadsheet (BS) has reported on multiple occasions that the publicity stunt on Greenwich Street adjacent to the 3LD performing arts center is a genuine piece of Banksy art. On Monday, “Pulitzer” Matt Fenton posted his first incorrect story. Fine, people make mistakes. However, then again on Wednesday, he doubled down, asserting again that the artwork was authentic.

On November 6th, Mr. Fenton wrote, Continue reading →

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Early look at new south entrance to Brookfield Place

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Editor
January 17, 2014- The design of the 225 Liberty Street south entrance to Brookfield Place was revealed in a construction update blast email today. The email stated: “Construction on the lobby at 225 Liberty St. will begin on Thursday, January 23 and there will be no street-level access to the (more…)
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Staten Island US Rep. Grimm threatens to kill NY1 reporter

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Editor
January 29, 2014- The Post reports, “Rep. Michael Grimm went ballistic on a reporter after the State of the Union address Tuesday and threatened to throw him over a balcony and “break him in half” – and Grimm was not apologetic when he later told The Post the reporter was (more…)
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Few snow plows for BPC under new mayor

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Editor
January 21, 2014- For the second time this month, under the new mayor, a major snow accumulation as been met with no snow plows to the streets of Battery Park City. This is due to Mayor de Blasio’s promise to treat the other boroughs more fairly. While it might seem (more…)
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Petition against rehab facility at 2 Washington Street

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Editor

2 Washington StreetDear Editor of BatteryPark.TV:

We have been enjoying your coverage on the many topics that deeply concern us as residents in this area. Below is a topic that I thought might be of interest to you. As a resident of South BPC, we find this deeply disturbing and are hoping your coverage may help prevent this from happening!

Best, Qiong Sun

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Shari Hyman appointed new President and COO of the BPCA

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Editor
January 28, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD During the BPCA board meeting today, Chairman/CEO Dennis Mehiel announced that the new President and COO of the BPCA will be Shari Hyman, starting the next month. Ms. Hyman earned her Northwestern law degree after graduating from Columbia. She became an assistant (more…)
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Super Bowl fireworks on the Hudson

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Editor
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Illegal town cars are out of control on Vesey Street

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Editor
January 27, 2014- I was walking into the WFC when I heard a woman at the bus stop say “Officer, officer, these cars are blocking the bus stop. I have to go into the middle of the street to get the bus?”. In the photo, behind the police car is (more…)
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WTC fence to come down after 13 years

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Editor
January 27, 2014- The WSJ reports, “A fence that has cordoned off the World Trade Center site from the rest of Downtown for the past 13 years is set to come down – at least partially – in 2014. The move will allow visitors to the 9/11 Memorial to move (more…)
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Questions you should ask of the appointed BPCA

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Editor

January 27, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

The BPCA, led by Chairman and CEO Dennis Mehiel, recently cancelled the December board meeting, thereby dodging questions about numerous controversies. They can’t run forever, and will hold the next board meeting on Tuesday the 28th..

What questions should you as a Battery Park City citizen ask when they finally face the music? The following are some starters: Continue reading →

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No electeds or BPCA show up to support freezing Gateway tenants

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Editor

January 7, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

Approximately 20 residents of LeFrak’s Gateway Plaza turned out in the bitter cold for the presentation by Glenn Plaskin, president of the Gateway Plaza Tenets Association (GPTA), updating the CB1 on the lack of progress made by LeFrak to fix the cold leaking windows and exorbitant electric bills. For the second year in a row, Mr. Plaskin chose to have this meeting in the middle of the winter, when it is too late to prevent the suffering.

Mr. Plaskin briefed the audience on Continue reading →

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Fernando Mateo goes on PR offensive to repair name

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Editor

January 2, 2014- Fernando Mateo, the infamous member of the BPCA board, seemingly constantly in the news for doing bad things, went on the PR offensive. He created a Continue reading →

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BPCA board member Fernando Mateo gets in trouble at pro-A-Rod rally

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Editor
Update January 12, 2014- A-Rod was banned for the entire 2014 seasons for using steroids. 60 Minutes interviewed the man who supplied the drugs, allegedly, and claims that A-Rod’s entourage made death threats against him. October 21, 2013- The Post is reporting that our controversial BPCA board member, Fernando Mateo, (more…)
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BPCA’s Fernando Mateo in the news again for another scandal

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Editor
Mateo, far right December 23, 2013- The Post reports, “The battle over La Marina has gotten so bizarre that one owner — former taxi bigwig Fernando Mateo — even challenged two of his business partners to a boxing bout to settle their dispute, according to Manhattan Supreme Court papers….He also (more…)
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More “service animal” scams

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Editor
January 26, 2014- BP.TV recently reported on the concept of nutjob dog owners pretending to be mentally disabled in order to take own dogs in buildings that forbid dogs. Government bureaucrats are actually enabling this, apparently because it seems like a politically popular strategy. Well, it’s happening again, “The federal (more…)
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Real estate moguls: Not as wealthy as you might have thought

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Editor
January 23, 2014- The Real Deal blog reports on a list they made that tries to rank the top-ten wealthiest real estate moguls in the city. The dollar amounts are not nearly in the same league as hedge fund moguls, who make several billion per year, so New York still (more…)
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Local man convinces the State of New York to sue on his behalf in dog dispute

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Editor

20 South End Cove ClubJanuary 13, 2014- A Battery Park City grandfather, Roman Erikhman, age 76, who lives in the “Cove Club” at 2 South End, was sued in 2012 by his building’s condo board and building manager, Milford Management ( a division of Milstein Properties). The Cove Club plaintiffs accused Mr. Erikhman of harboring a large-breed Doberman Pincher in violation of the rules of the building. Mr. Erikhman claimed that the dog was needed as a “service dog”, since he is “deaf”. The whole mess is best summed up in this two-page decision by the judge, which is sending the matter to trial this year.

However, in a remarkable turn of events. Mr. Erikhman has convinced the State of New York, through its Division of Human Rights, to file a suit against Milford Management Continue reading →

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Latest view of Liberty Street elevated park

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Editor
January 24, 2014- CBS showed this view of the WTC site, and we spotted the Liberty Street elevated park construction, with the Greek Orthodox Church. Liberty Street elevated park revealed Laughable cost estimates for the Liberty Street Greek Church (more…)
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