Former NY Senator Hillary Clinton found negligent in US embassy attack

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Editor

Clinton-Benghazi-G1-620x362January 15, 2014- Former New York senator, Hillary Clinton, was found to have been negligent in the attack of the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, that killed several people, including the ambassador, according to a bipartisan report from the senate.  Mrs. Clinton was the Secretary of State at the time of the attack. The report states, “At the end of the day, (Hillary Clinton) was responsible for ensuring the safety of all Americans serving in our diplomatic facilities. Her failure to do so clearly made a difference in the lives of the four murdered Americans and their families.”

The NYT reports, “A stinging report by the Senate Intelligence Committee released Wednesday concluded that Continue reading →

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If I were a chef, this would be my competition

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Editor
Jeff Mahin’s Do-Rite doughnuts in Chicago January 4, 2014- By Steven Greer As viewers know from my brief commentaries on New York restaurants, I think that most simple foods are botched, and most fancy foods miss the target. If I were a chef, this is how I would do things (more…)
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Buttgirl visits Battery Park

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Editor
January 3, 2014- Jen Selter is Buttgirl. Her selfies on Instagram have a huge following. She has been spotted in BPC.   (more…)
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Cops make arrest in ‘knockout’ spree

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Editor
January 4, 2014- The Post reports, “The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force busted a Brooklyn man for at least seven “knockout” assaults, cops said Friday. Barry Baldwin, 35, punched out the victims between Nov. 9 and Christmas Eve in Canarsie and Midwood, police said.” (more…)
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Images from the first blizzard of 2014

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Editor

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It’s official. Society has crumbled.

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Editor
January 3, 2014- The Post has a typical Post story about a young woman getting in the news for something stupid. This story is about a 20-year-old lady with a bulbous buttocks who posts selfies on Instagram and has millions of followers. That is not interesting. The real story is (more…)
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Price of luxury homes nearly doubles in 2013

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Editor
January 3, 2014- the highly unreliable NY Post real estate section reports bullishly, not as if it is a bubble but rather as sustainable, that, “Housing for the 1 percent is out of control. The median sale price for new luxury homes in Manhattan jumped 72 percent — to $7.85 (more…)
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The Clintons jump on the income inequality bandwagon headed for 2016

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Editor
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Photos 1-1-2014

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Editor

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The year in review at a granular level

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Editor

Fireworks 1-1-2014December 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 has $221 Million in surplus!

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It’s a bubble: 16-yo day trader says Twitter valuation does not matter

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Editor
December 30, 2013- It’s official. The gold standard definition of a stock bubble has been met. The NYT reports, “Max Ganik has no doubts that Twitter’s stock — up 145 percent since it first began trading on Nov. 7 — is firmly in bubble territory. “But that doesn’t mean it’s (more…)
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Fireworks over New York Harbor 1-1-2014

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Inauguration setup

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Mayor Bill de Blasio meets BatteryPark.TV

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Editor

Bill de Blasio GreerOctober 6, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD

BatteryPark.TV had a nice meeting with Bill de Blasio today.  We endorse him for Mayor (full story to follow).

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Won’t be fooled again

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Editor
Skip to the 54-minute mark to watch Roger sing “Won’t be fooled again” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e52v8-NmCNY&feature=share (more…)
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What will they remember from the Bloomberg administration 30-years from now?

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Editor

Bloomberg at memorialDecember 29, 2013- By Steven E. Greer

In the year 2043, when Michael Bloomberg will be 101 years old (he is too healthy to die), what will people remember then as accomplishments of the Bloomberg administration? Thirty years ago, 1983, when Ed Koch was mayor, most New Yorkers remember those days as the city being a place of high crime recovering from the brink of bankruptcy. Then, the David Dinkins era was one of racial healing, followed by the Giuliani era, remembered for the reduction in crime followed and September 11th, 2001.

With Mayor Bloomberg set to leave office on January 1st, all of the newspapers in town are writing opinion pieces trying to encapsulate the important hits and misses from the Bloomberg administration. This is how I think Mayor Mike will be remembered in 2043: Continue reading →

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Another City Parks employee arrested

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Editor

New York City Prepares For Direct Hit By Hurricane IreneDecember 30, 2013- If the NYPD use the motto “City’s Finest”, then the Parks Department should be branded “City’s Worst”. Yet another park officer was arrested for a crime. The Post reports, Continue reading →

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Flip phones are the new cool phone

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Editor

Razr flip phoneDecember 30, 2013- With the news about the Fed’s NSA spying on your cell phones, then Google’s ability to literally track your movements through GPS, the old fashioned flip phone is coming back in style. People in the know, such as CEO’s of banks and financial gurus, have flip phones now.

More importantly, iPhones are such a liquid asset in the black market that they are getting the owners of those phones violently mugged. The old flip phone is your best defense against felonious assault.

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