New York magazine cover of Manhattan half dark

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Editor
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This species has amused itself to death

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Editor
October 30, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD The storm cloud footprint of Hurricane Sandy reaches from Central America to the Arctic circle. This is not normal, folks. The oceans are warming up due to fossil fuels and CO2 emissions. We have seriously messed up this planet. As a great (more…)
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Thoughts on the economy and healthcare sector now that President Obama is re-elected

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Editor
November 7, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD With the uncertainty of the election out of the way, not much else in terms of good news is in store for the country and the global economy. Caution: this is a gloomy report. The financial system is being held together by (more…)
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Update on CB1 BPC meeting tonight

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Editor
The Battery Park City division of the Manhattan Community Board 1 will not have a meeting for the month of November. The meeting tonight has been cancelled. (more…)
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Man struck on South End Ave sidewalk by delivery bicycle

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Editor

November 6, 2012

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Tonight, while on my way to vote, I was struck by a “speeding” cyclist on the west side of South End Avenue.  The cyclist was a delivery person from Continue reading →

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Partial chaos at the polling stations in Battery Park

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Editor
November 6, 2012 Because of Hurricane Sandy and the new law signed by Governor Cuomo allowing people to vote anywhere in New York, the local polling stations have been changed. Before waiting in line, be sure to ask a volunteer running the site to see if you are in the (more…)
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How to File a Claim With FEMA

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Editor
DNAinfo has this useful story on how to make a damage claim with FEMA. (more…)
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Help Manhattan Youth

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Editor
November 6, 2012 The PS 276 election station is also the spot today for some post-Sandy bake sales to raise money. Manhattan Youth is making a presence. The table, managed by Broadsheet reporter Matt Fenton, is more of a symbolic awareness raising than fund raising. Manhattan Youth should be able (more…)
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FiDi and Seaport buildings to be shut down for months to come

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Editor
November 5, 2012 Confirming our suspicions after reviewing the devastation, the New York Times is reporting that most of the buildings flooded in the Seaport and Financial District will be out of serve for months to come. (more…)
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The Russian economy of cybercrime

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Editor
November 5, 2012 The source of many of the cybercrime incidents is increasingly coming from Russia. This article describes how a cottage industry has evolved whereby cyber-criminals sell their programs and services to attack other sites. (more…)
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“Electronic refugees”

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Editor
November 1, 2012 Our term “Electronic refugees” has taken on a life of its own. People around town are mentioning that they like the phrase. (more…)
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Special thanks to Danny Meyer, Gristedes, and Hudson Produce

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Editor
Hudson Produce was the first store open Tuesday and quickly sold out November 2, 2012 By Steven E. Greer The community is expressing thanks to restaurateur Danny Meyer for opening his shops in Battery Park at the earliest possible times. Their TV screens were the only form of information for (more…)
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Help Staten Island

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Editor
November 3, 2012 By Steven E Greer, MD If there is any service or product that you can donate to help Staten Island, please post a comment to this story and we will convey the message. We will think of some way to directly deliver the goods, perhaps by using (more…)
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Important for insurance: Sandy was NOT a hurricane when it hit NYC

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Editor
November 3, 2012  By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV was the first to point out that “Hurricane” Sandy was not a typical hurricane when it hit New York City. We have lived through many Category 3, 4, and 5 hurricanes in Miami. Our video footage clearly showed nonexistent winds and light (more…)
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Count our blessings: Nearby South Street Seaport mostly destroyed

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Editor
November 3, 2012 BatteryPark.TV previously made the point that Battery Park was virtually unscathed by storm Sandy, and that this was ironic since BPC is thought to be the most at risk to flooding. We were quite fortunate indeed. The nearby South Street Seaport, which is still in the dark, (more…)
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Tip of the Week: Why you should use Twitter

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Editor
October 24, 2012 By Steven E. Greer The demographics of Battery Park City are such that very few people use Twitter and Facebook. We will have 14,000 views of BatteryPark.TV this month, but only have 68 Twitter followers on @BatteryParkTV. Social networking should rightfully be feared, but it can be (more…)
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Gateway Plaza updates

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Editor
November 2, 2012 Gateway now has power but no water in the 400 building. The rest of Gateway is still fully functional. (more…)
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A tale of two cities: The “Haves” up north wait in line for iPad mini while the “Have Nots” south remain without electricity

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Editor
November 2, 2012 People in line for the iPad during electric outages elsewhere. Photo Adam Pratt (more…)
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Battery Conservancy offices destroyed

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Editor
November 1, 2012 The Battery Conservancy offices (unrelated to the Battery Park City parks) in the basement of One New York Plaza were destroyed by flooding. The website posted this comment: “As widely reported, the historic Battery took the full force of Sandy as it hit Lower Manhattan on Monday (more…)
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Ratings for October

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Editor
For the month of October, 2012, BatteryPark.TV received: 11,906 unique views and 17,666 total views for a 35% increase over September According to a website Compete.com that can somehow estimate traffic, the eBroadsheet website received fewer hits. The entire population of Battery Park City is approximately 11,000 according to the (more…)
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