February 18, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD
As previously reported, the “BPC Homeowners Coalition” (BPCHC), which made news recently by having one of its members present before the CB1 meeting this month, is in fact an illegitimate organization lacking any official structure. BP.TV has learned more. Continue reading
February 22, 2014– By Steven E. Greer
The new Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon completed its first week. Ratings were high, around 7-Million, thanks to A-listers as guests. However, the short segments which actually featured just Jimmy Fallon were cringe provoking. Continue reading
March 5, 2014- For the second time in a few months, the Tribeca CB1 member Bob Townley has attended a BPC CB1 meeting. He was allowed to dominate the conversation and vote tonight.
The CB1 offices confirmed that Mr. Townley has now been officially added to the BPC committee, as of October of 2013. This coincides with his attempts to regain the $250,000 grants that the BPCA stopped funding to his Manhattan Youth. Starting with the Fall Block Party, Mr. Townley has been trying to morph into “Mr. BPC”.
March 4, 2014– By Steven E. Greer
The New York Community Board (CB) members have long discouraged discourse from the public during meetings. However, according to the New York Open Meeting Law, that seems illegal. BatteryPark.TV requested through the Freedom of Information Law the documents or law that would allow the CB1 to stifle debate, and the CB1 was unable to provide any laws are legal justification.
Before each CB1 Battery Park City committee meeting, CB1 group leader Anthony Notary routinely begins the meetings with the threat, Continue reading
March 3, 2014- BatteryPark.TV was the first to report that the local Community Board 1 was set the be shaken up, and that members, such as Catherine McVay Hughes were “fighting for their jobs”. We also reported that term limits were on the table. Well, today, City Council debated overhauling the Community Board system. Continue reading
March 3, 2014- The Post review of the 2014 Academy Awards was actually pretty informative. They listed the numerous cases of uneducated Hollywood actors botching the English language. It seems that the Tinseltown magic goes away when they have to speak off script. The article states, Continue reading
March 1, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD
A local blog reports, “The announcement followed reports at the meeting by several Downtown school principals that kindergarten registration was higher this year than last, foretelling even longer wait lists at those schools, though the numbers are far from final.
The most severe shortage of seats is at P.S. 276 in lower Battery Park City, where Continue reading
March 3, 2014- The NYT reports “The strip club industry is under broad attack in New York, as opponents have embraced a startlingly effective strategy: Spare the strip clubs, but punish their liquor. Continue reading
February 25, 2014- By Steven E. Greer
Newly elected Gale Brewer, who appoints half of the members of the Community Board, was present at the CB1 meeting tonight. Her staffer, Jesse Bodine, discussed the selection process for the new members to be appointed in March. Continue reading
Filming Wolf of wall Street in BPC
Trailer out for “Wolf of Wall Street” filmed all over Downtown
September 24, 2012 By Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh
Excitement is in the air at Dennis Conner’s North Cove. In addition to the normal hails of starboard and port, new hails of “Lights, camera, action!” were heard on the waterfront this morning. Continue reading
Update January 8, 2014- CBS produced a segment today that echoes my review, below. Notably, CBS reasserts my notion that Hollywood was conned by Mr. Belfort. You can view the CBS story here.
January 5, 2014- By Steven E. Greer (a Series 7 certified movie critic) I eagerly watched The Wolf of Wall Street, despite the bad word of mouth and bad movie reviews in most newspapers. The Charlie Rose interview of Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese convinced me that both artists had put their best efforts into the film, and had made a serious epic worthy of a rare Steve Greer theater sitting.
I was willing to endure the three hours that most had said was excessive. However, Continue reading
January 25, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD
In 2007, Hollywood powerbroker David Geffen gave an interview to the New York Time’s Maureen Dowd, which could have been the deciding factor that propelled Barack Obama into the White House. At the time, Hillary Clinton was the sure thing to become the Democratic nominee. Barack Obama was an obscure senator.
In the article, Mr. Geffen threw Hillary under the bus, saying, “Everybody in politics lies, but (the Clintons) do it with such ease, it’s troubling.”, and, ““Obama is inspirational, and he’s not from the Bush royal family or the Clinton royal family. Americans are dying every day in Iraq. And I’m tired of hearing James Carville on television.”.
Well, what is now be the worst nightmare for Mr. Geffen and his other Hollywood elite is the thought of Hillary Clinton finally claiming her rightful thrown in the Oval Office, and exerting her full vindictive powers of revenge against Mr. Geffen et al. So, Hollywood is already preparing for a war. Continue reading