Juice of the Week: Carrot, celery, orange

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CB1 asks City Council for funding of Bob Townley programs

Townley and pals

August 8, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD

BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the possibility that the BPCA will revoke the $250,000 free grants given to Bob Townley’s Tribeca community center called Manhattan Youth. Suggesting that the funding cutoff decision has been made, the Community Board 1, which Mr. Townley is a member of, is requesting money from City Hall to offset the cuts.

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More cover-ups relating to sexual misconduct for Sheldon Silver’s State Assembly

Townlet Silver

August 8, 2013- The NY Times is reporting that Speaker Silver’s State Assembly is in trouble for yet another cover-up relating to yet more Assemblymen doing bad sexual things at the office. “New York ethics regulators have opened a new investigation into the State Assembly after learning that Assembly Continue reading

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PEP officers need to walk, not ride in golf carts

Esplanade and PEP joggersOpinion August 3, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD

With the spike in violent crime and grand larcenies Downtown and within Battery Park City borders, I have been keeping an eye out the Park Enforcement Patrol officers (PEP) that the BPCA pays $2.5 million a year to retain. The authority hires 45 officers, far more than any other city park, yet walking PEP are rarely seen. Instead, they are almost always insulated from the community by riding around in Plexiglas enclosed electric vehicles.

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NY Post covers our story on dubious BPCA grants

August 7, 2013- BatteryPark.TV has extensively reported on the dubious free money handouts given by previous BPCA administrations to so-called charities. The most egregious of these gifts has been the $250,000 per year given to Tribeca’s Bob Townley and his Manhattan Youth community center. The BPCA is now re-evaluating those (more…)
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Should this be the official photograph of North BPC?

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NYPD Night Out: Good idea. Bad Timing.

Night out crowd 2013August 6, 2013- The NYPD put on its citywide “Night Out” meant to get the community involved and raise awareness of crime prevention. The First Precinct, led by Continue reading

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USHG might not be the juicer for new Brookfield Equinox gym

Update August 1, 2013- Danny Meyer’s Unions Square Hospitality Group has not yet signed on to be the provider of juices and sandwiches at this Equinox, despite having such deals with other Equinox gyms. A USHG spokeserson replied, “We are not certain about that location at this time.” A Brookfield (more…)
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Speaker Sheldon Silver and Inspector Winski discuss Night Out

New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and First Precinct Commanding Officer Inspector Winski discuss Night Out: The annual community outreach event of the NYPD. This year, Battery Park resident Anthony Notaro received a community achievement award. Speaker Silver also discussed the soon to open September 11th Memorial and Freedom (more…)
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Ice rink killed grass. Sod now dead too.

August 5, 2013- The winter ice rink that was installed in Wagner Park required the plush bluegrass to be re-sodded. For unknown reasons, the sod did not take, and will have to be replaced. The Executive VP of Operations for the BPCA is Anne Fenton. (more…)
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Roids don’t even work for this bottle

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NYMEX building secretly burning something

August 4, 2013- Yesterday, a viewer sent us a short video of black smoke coming from the roof of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) Building by the Irish memorial and Conrad Hotel. We dismissed it as a non-story. Then tonight, this reporter was on the roof of the Conrad (more…)
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Manhattan Sailing club featured in NY Times video

A NY Times video about a couple who met while sailing was filmed on a Manhattan Sailing School boat. (more…)
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Wagner Park at day 8-2-2013

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Are kayaks a danger to the waterways?

July 27, 2013– By Steven E. Greer, MD

Sailing schools operate classes in small boats on the Hudson River and New York Harbor under the supervision of trained professional sailors. They know how to navigate around the larger commercial barges, ships, barges, and ferry boats.

Mixed in with the traffic are Continue reading

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Mega yachts in Battery Park targeted by theft ring

Yacht croopedJuly 31, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD

The New York Police Department’s (NYPD) First Precinct, led by Commanding Officer Brendan Timoney, has now placed walking patrolmen within the boundaries of Battery Park City (BPC) to counter the spike in grand larceny and other crime. The recent robberies of megayachts anchored in the North Cove Marina was a driving factor.

The marina robberies were Continue reading

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Lights on at Pier A

BPCA misses deadline for turning over Pier A to Poulakakos Poulakakos group discusses party boat plans for Pier A Poulakakos run food market coming to WFC (more…)
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Mix-match in demand for Citi Bikes in BPC

August 1, 2013- As the Citi Bike racks in BPC settle it, it is becoming apparent that people in North BPC are much different than people in South BPC. The rack at the Irish Memorial is always empty of bikes in the evening, and the rack on West Thames is (more…)
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NY Post features North Cove Marina

July 7, 2013- The NY Post is reporting, “For one week, it was Manhattan’s most exclusive address. During the Fourth of July holiday, the North Cove marina was awash with a flotilla of luxury yachts, including three vessels more than 160 feet long. Total price: More than $160 million. “This (more…)
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