NY Post features North Cove Marina

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Editor
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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Meet the new BPCA board member, Lester Petracca

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Editor
July 31, 2013- At the July 30th BPCA board meeting, a new board member was announced, Lester Petracca. Mr. Petracca is president of Triangle Equities, a construction company and developer in Whitestone, NY. He was appointed by Governor Cuomo. (more…)
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BPCA board is mum on supporting Manhattan Youth with grants

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Editor
July 30, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD The BPCA board met today, after abruptly canceling the July 16th scheduled meeting. The board discussed in detail why the BPCA supports the $632,000 payments to Downtown Alliance to fund the free bus shuttle. Chairman Dennis Mehiel and others emphasized that the (more…)
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Violent crime in West Thames park, and no PEP in sight

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Editor

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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 the rules of the park (e.g. kids too old playing on the short basketball rim, dunking and damaging the rim, organized adult games of soccer on the grass field that destroy the turf, etc). A local source is reporting today that over the weekend, a BPC mother and her son were robbed and assaulted on the basketball courts by Albany Street in the park.

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Léman Prep Basketball Summer Camp with Indiana Pacers Guard C.J. Watson

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Editor
July 29, 2013- Written by Leman Prep For the past week, more than 30 elementary and middle school students have been developing their basketball skills at the Léman Manhattan Preparatory School gymnasium under the guidance of former college and pro basketball players. The students were treated to a surprise visit (more…)
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BPCA discusses spending on infrastructure for hurricane defenses

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Editor

July 30, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD

The BPCA board met today, and for the first time hinted at how it will spend the billion dollars it will raise in new bonds this year. Plans are underway to begin to beef up the infrastructure and to prepare better against future hurricane damage.

Gwenn Dawson, the person in charge of Continue reading →

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City officials strong-arming judges to boost fines against businesses

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Editor
July 29, 2013- The NY Post is reporting that city official are pressuring judges to essentially collect more taxes by fining businesses, even when no wrongdoing was found. “Judge Michelle Mirro — the city’s longest-serving administrative-law jurist — claims in papers filed in Brooklyn federal court today that her bosses (more…)
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Video from Space Shuttle boosters

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Editor
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PEP harass dog owners in nearby Battery Park

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Editor
July 28, 2013- The NY Post is updating an ongoing  story, first exclusively reported by BP.TV, about BPC residents who said “enough is enough” and decided to team up and fight back against the PEP. The Park Enforcement Patrol, paid by the BPCA to patrol our own parks, had been (more…)
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Residents of Rector Place “terrorized” by pit bull

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Editor

Pit bullJuly 27, 2013- BatteryPark.TV has extensively reported on the dangers of certain breeds of dogs which have recently been banned from Gateway Plaza. In the New York Post is a story that hits home. The apartment building at 300 Rector Place is having a problem with a pit bull.

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Grand theft auto in front of PEP headquarters

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Editor
April 24, 2013- According to a local police blotter, a $20,000 Ducati 848 Evo motorcycle was stolen in front of 235 South End Avenue on April 16th. That is very close to the Park Enforcement Patrol headquarters. BatteryPark.TV has long been critical of the lax enforcement at night by the (more…)
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Bullmastiff kills 5-yo who survived Oklahoma tornado

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Editor
June 10, 2013- By M. Alex Johnson, staff writer, NBC News A 5-year-old boy was killed when a 150-pound dog attacked him in Arkansas, where he was staying with family friends after his family’s home was destroyed by a tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., last month, authorities said. Full story (more…)
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Kayak activist causes noise menace on waterways

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Editor

Nancy BrousBelow is an email from Nancy Brous, sent on May 7th to her kayak group. She is the person who contacted the Coast Guard to now require four loud horns each time a ferry boat docks at 6:00 AM, awakening thousands of people.  Continue reading →

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Durst pulls support NID-tax

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Editor

PIER 40June 27, 2013- File this under “Told you so”. DowntownTV has been the only local news source to accurately comment on the waning support for the NID-tax. Today, it was reported in “Capital new York” that the chief proponent, Douglas Durst, has backed away from the tax idea, Continue reading →

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How to screw up a cookie

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Editor
July 25, 2013– By Steven E. Greer As readers know, I have demanding standards when it comes to classic cookies. I can tell instantly when a variety is baked all wrong, or perverted into some French version of an American dessert. That is why, when I spotted the nice looking (more…)
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Photos 7-24-2013

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Editor
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Review: New Twinkies are awesome

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Editor
July 25, 2013- We had a kindergartner write us this review, “The new Twinkies are awesome”. We agree. (more…)
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Downtown Little League All Star Softball advances to championship

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Editor
July 17, 2013- By Scott Morrison The girls (9 to 10 ages) Downtown Little League All Star Softball Team  just beat Garden City South, 2 to 0, in the 3rd game of the Section Tournament. They play in the Section Championship this Friday. This is the first time a team (more…)
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Town cars block all yellow taxis from Gateway taxi line

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Editor
July 23, 2013- Perhaps as a result of recent court rulings allowing the Bloomberg administration plan to proceed, which allows livery cabs to behave more like yellow taxis, the taxi lineup by the Gateway Plaza entrance is not completely occupied by livery cabs that no one wants. As a result, (more…)
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Brookfield finally admits “Coming in 2014”

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Editor
July 18, 2013- To no one’s surprise, Brookfield has given up on the opening date of 2013 for Brookfield Place. Battle of the restaurants: Goldman Sachs v Brookfield Place (more…)
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