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The year in review at a granular level
December 31, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Please find below, in sequential order throughout the year, the most important, or representative, stories of Downtown, from 2013. Happy New Year. The State of Battery Park: 2013 annual letter BPCA now … Continue reading
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The BPCA proposed F2014 budget
October 27, 2013- By Steven E. Greer At the October 22nd Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) board meeting, details of the proposed F2014 budget were discussed. The timing of the board meeting coincided with the successful sale of more than … Continue reading
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Exclusive: BPCA now owns Pataki Highway south of Chambers Street
November 14, 2013- Governor Cuomo finally signed A8031. The Villager reports, “On the same day that around 200 Lower West Side residents gathered to discuss their fears about a bill that would allow the transfer and sale of Hudson River … Continue reading
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Irish Memorial damaged for nearly a year, no repairs in sight
Update October 14, 2013- The Irish Memorial is finally being repaired. July 4, 2013- By Steven E. Greer On August 12th, 2012, a man in a stolen vehicle, confirmed to be intoxicated, crashed a car into the north wall of … Continue reading
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BPC falls into disrepair
Update September 11, 2013- The South Cove repairs are completed and the stumps are finally removed. Update July 28, 2013- After the BPCA addressed our concerns, below, there has been no progress on any of the items we detailed as … Continue reading
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Violent crime in West Thames park, and no PEP in sight
July 29, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV has extensively reported on the problem of the BPCA-paid city Park Enforcement Patrol (PEP) still refusing to patrol the West Thames playgrounds, despite there being large numbers of teenagers routinely breaking … Continue reading
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Dog owners ignoring “Dog Free” signs
May 29, 2013- At the most recent meeting of the BPC division of CB1, board member Dennis Gault raised the topic of dog owners allowing their pets to go to the bathroom in the dog free Teardrop Park. Likewise, in … Continue reading
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A new place for sunbathing and Frisbee Downtown
May 25, 2013- The West Thames grass field opened today, after repairs were made to install a drainage system. The public can now use it for sunbathing and light recreational activities (see photos below). (more…)
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Water outage in BPC Parks Conservancy
May 4, 2013- The reason the water for the community gardens on Albany Street is not activated is that the pipes have a break under the grass field Since that is Hudson River Park Trust property, they are hiring an … Continue reading
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PEP still refuse to patrol West Thames Park
Update August 10, 2013- This “promise” by Captain Falcon seems to have been an empty one. Park staff tell us that the PEP and parks conservancy still are treating the West Thames park as if it were Hudson River Park … Continue reading
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The State of Battery Park: 2013 annual letter
February 18, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD Battery Park (BPC) is a far better place now than it was 12-months ago. Goldman Sachs brought fine dining to BPC for the first time with tremendous successes. Danny Meyer’s North End … Continue reading
Inept PEP allow park crime to triple in 2012
February 20, 2012 The inept Park Enforcement Patrol (PEP) officers are in the news again. The WSJ is reporting that crime in the city’s parks tripled in 2012. The article points out that there are only 100 PEP for all … Continue reading
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What we want from the new BPCA
Opinion
September 19, 2012 By Steven E Greer
With the departure of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) President and CEO Gayle Horwitz, and the similar unexpected departure of Bill Thompson as Chairman, the opportunity has arisen for some much needed reforms within the BPCA. For years, Gayle Horwitz has hosted dog and pony show “Town Hall” meetings, then proceeded to completely ignore the concerns of the community. In lock-step, some of the puppets on the Community Board 1 have been complicit enablers of the BPCA hand that feeds it. As a result, a long laundry list of problems in the BPCA await resolution by the new Chairman Dennis Mehiel and his boss Governor Cuomo.
BatteryPark.TV has compiled a list of the most urgent and important issues that the majority of the community would like to see addressed. The list is ranked according to importance and ease of resolution.
Better representation on the BPCA board:
Stop lights at West Thames and Rector:
Better patrolling by the PEP with more use of judgment and common sense:
A better bank that serves the unique needs of BPC:
A better grocery store:
An outdoor exercise path:
Changes to Pier A plans:
Better retail:
A cultural arts and music venue:
Various gripes with LeFrak:
Dog sewage in the streets:
New infrastructure projects:
Stop giving away our money:
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Accomplishments
BatteryPark.TV efforts directly cause BPCA to allow public comments at meetings Sheldon Silver is found guilty on federal corruption charges Exclusive: Jeff Galloway led away in handcuffs to prison We get results: BPCA fires PEP force The new Downtown Alliance … Continue reading
BatteryPark.TV improves the environment
July 14, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD Battery Park is the greenest neighborhood in Manhattan in terms of energy efficient apartment buildings and well kept parks. It attracts residents with young kids for that reason. Also, environmentally active A-list celebrities, … Continue reading
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Outdoor sports recreation space in the winter
While all of the grass fields of BPC are shut down for the winter, the unusually warm weather is causing kids and parents to seek out sport recreational spaces. The artificial turf fields on Murray are open and have ample … Continue reading
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PEP promptly deal with OccupyWallStreet graffiti
October 18, 2011 A man in his 20’s from the OccupyWallStreet Zuccotti Park migrated over to the sidewalk by the West Thames Park grass field today. He wrote in chalk large protest messages. He was overheard saying that he was … Continue reading
Testimonials
“Thank you for your help. Will be a good day for the community when that stretch becomes safer…You move mountains.” – Danny Meyer, restaurateur, referring to our help getting the traffic lights installed on North End Ave and Murray Streets … Continue reading
Mission Accomplished?
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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Why the DOT should not be in the landscaping business
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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