CB1 allows unofficial group of homeowners to speak for all of BPC owners with bogus “resolution”

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Editor

February 5, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD

Pat Smith, local Battery Park City (BPC) resident since 2003, spoke before the February 4th CB1 board representing an unofficial group of homeowners calling themselves the BPC Homeowners Coalition. The coalition is not an official entity and has no website. The group has not convened in more than a year, according to Mr. Smith. Anthony Notaro, leader of the CB1 meeting, is also a member of the official sounding “homeowners coalition”.

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BPCA promises action on unsafe street crossing at PS 276

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Editor

Kids cross in fearFebruary 4, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

At the CB1 meeting tonight, at the end of the meeting as “new business”, the topic of the recent accidents in front of PS 276 on Battery Place were discussed. In the audience were representatives of the BPCA and State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office. Both offices promised new action to resolve this death crossing. Continue reading →

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PEP Captain Falcon denies reassigning his PEP to other parks

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Editor

February 5, 2014- At the CB1 meeting held in the public library on February 4th, BP.TV asked the Park Enforcement Patrol Captain, Ed Falcon, to address our reporting that uncovered his officers were being reassigned to other parks, despite the BPCA paying for the PEP to patrol BPC territory. Mr. Falcon denied that he sends his PEP to nearby Hudson River Park, etc. This conflicts with evidence BP.TV has uncovered.

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Noise tops New Yorkers’ quality-of-life complaints

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Editor

January 20, 2014- The Post reports, “Screeching subway trains, honking cars, roaring planes, barking dogs and boisterous people make noise the Big Apple’s No. 1 quality-of-life complaint. A city hotline got more than 260,000 noise complaints last year. Silence, it seems, is the one thing in this city of more than 8 million that’s almost impossible to find, despite a major crackdown on excessive noise. One of the lesser-known legacies of the recently ended 12-year tenure of Mayor Michael Bloomberg was one of the nation’s toughest noise codes. Under it, every construction site must post a noise mitigation plan, while excessive noise from restaurants, sidewalks, even garbage trucks is illegal.” Continue reading →

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Tribeca’s China Blue gets horrible review in NY Daily News

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Editor

China Blue whole fishFebruary 5, 2014- The new Tribeca Chinese joint, China Blue, was destroyed by the Daily News restaurant reviewer today. Sadly, we have to agree with most of what they wrote. BP.TV was giving the place a few more months before we too wrote that the management seems blitheringly incompetent.

The Daily News review states, Continue reading →

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Brookfield Place signs Diane von Furstenberg

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Editor
February 4, 2014- Brookfield Place added another retail tenant, 2000 sq-ft to Diane von Furstenberg. (more…)
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Navigating the snow in New York City

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Editor
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Important meeting tonight for BPC owners

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Editor
February 4, 2014- The CB1 meeting tonight, to be held in the public library on North End Avenue, has an agenda item scheduled as “BPC Homeowners”. We believe this will revive the concerns that PILOT taxes and other fees will be escalating more, soon, and might price homeowners out of (more…)
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Drunk guy in NYC walks around naked after Super Bowl

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Editor
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Photos 2-3-2014

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Told you so, The Super Bowl sucketh on a grand scale

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Editor
February 3, 2014- The day before the Super Bowl, we wrote the essay “Why Super Bowl 48 will suck“, pointing out the ill-conceived plans to send 90,000 fans from Manhattan to New Jersey via public transportation. We were correct. The headlines today are, among many, the WSJ reporting, “Security, Crowds (more…)
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Photos: Snow 2-3-2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Editor
February 3, 2014- Photos courtesy John Brindisi and Fran (more…)
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Drop off your old coats for the homeless

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Editor
January 4, 2014- You can drop off old coats to help the homeless here. (more…)
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Why Super Bowl 48 will suck

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Editor

MetLife Stadium

Update February 2, 2014- Told you so, lead story tomorrow will be how New jersey screwed up the transportation to the game.

Opinion February 1, 2014- By Steven E. Greer

What would happen if, as an experiment of the effectiveness of government, one placed the most dysfunctional bureaucracies of the country in charge of the biggest private sector event in the world? We will find out tomorrow as that social experiment is conducted on Super Bowl Sunday. Continue reading →

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Photos 165 Duane Street

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Editor
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Alec Baldwin hoists Lamborghinis to Tribeca rooftop for fundraiser

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Editor
January 31, 2014- A local blog reports that Alec Baldwin and other celebrities have used the “Tribeca Rooftop” event space on on 2 Debrosses Street to host a Super Bowl related fundraiser. Part of the event includes hoisting Lamborghinis to the roof (is the plural of Lamborghini still just Lamborghini?). (more…)
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Gristedes rock hard green bananas

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Editor
February 1, 2014- Send us your stories and photos relating to Gristedes. 100% of survey responders want Gristedes replaced Peapod is cheaper than FreshDirect (more…)
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Truffle store draws complaints for putrid smell

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Editor
February 2, 2014- Viewers know that BatteryPark.TV is no fan of truffle oil or truffles. The Post reports, ““Pungent and putrid” smells from a truffle store in an Upper West Side condominium building are permeating apartments, causing home values to plummet, and making at least one condo “uninhabitable,” a lawsuit (more…)
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Tribeca’s fruit shanty shack is back

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Editor

Tribeca fruit truck 2-1-2014Tribeca fruit truck b 2-1-2014February 1, 2014- Our previous story about the Tribeca fruit shanty shack being evicted was premature. They are back, along with their 24/7 parked hideous graffiti-riden truck. Continue reading →

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Building manager of 2 River Terrace replaced

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Editor

Update February 1, 2014- The repairs to 2 River Terrace are completed, but more importantly, we have learned that the building supervisor, Arthur Aquilato, has “resigned”.

2 River Terrace lobby under constructionUpdate August 22, 2013- The repairs have begun (full story below).  Continue reading →

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