Damage to West Thames grass field from soccer class
September 9, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD
As BatteryPark.TV previously reported, the West Thames grass field has held up this year due to proper usage, which includes small groups, sunbathing, kite flying, etc. The organized soccer leagues have been, for the most part, kept away. However, a few parents determined on using the grass field for organized soccer have persisted.
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The following alert was posted on this Tribeca vets website
IMPORTANT HEALTH ALERT
We would like to inform all of our clients that there have recently been several confirmed cases of canine leptospirosis in TriBeCa and Battery Park City. We want to keep your pets as healthy as possible so we ask that you take a moment and please read this alert.
Leptospirosis is a bacteria that is spread in the urine of rats, mice, raccoons and infected dogs. Continue reading
September 11, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD
BatteryPark.TV has confirmed that The Battery Park City Authority, led by CEO Gayle Horwitz, Continue reading
September 25, 2012 By Steven E. Greer
The much anticipated BPCA board meeting Continue reading
September 25, 2012 By Steven E. Greer
Since 2001, the Ritz Carleton in the southernmost portion of Battery Park City (BPC) has been the preferred residence of the visiting United Nations diplomats. With the opening of the Conrad Hotel this year, the northern half of BPC is now plagued by the UN Week traffic. On Monday, all of the streets surrounding the Conrad were packed with non-diplomatic livery cab SUVs and large tour buses. Blue Smoke restaurant was completely hidden by three tour buses parked bumper to bumper. Continue reading
September 23, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD
On September 22nd, the day of the BPC Block Party, the above video footage was captured as the Parks Conservancy staff tried to clean it up. Since first reporting on the front entrance to Gateway Plaza as a hotspot problem for dog sewage, many comments have expressed concern about the Continue reading
September 21, 2012By Steven E. Greer, MD
Michael J. Devereaux
Lawyer and Battery Park City resident Michael Devereaux, who recently incorporated his own dog activist group called the Battery Park Residents Action Corporation (BPRAC), took a stand against City Park Enforcement Patrol (PEP) and won in court. Continue reading
Image from January, 2011 arrest of dog owner Adam Pratt
August 3, 2012, Letter from “John”
In response to your story PEP rough up and handcuff another man for walking his dog, The Esplanade is the “West Side Hwy west” with bikers and skate boarders endangering all with their speed and lack of restraint, and South Cove is the local hangout for the later: and nothing seemingly is done by the PEP; however, if they see a ten pound pooping danger and its owner they spring into action. We know BPCA couldn’t care less for the citizens affected, but is there any reason CB#1 does not get involved Continue reading
Photo from BPC broadsheet
Updated: 9:00 PM August 27, 2012
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August 27, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD
As previously reported, Jeff Galloway, founder of BPC dogs, a dog owners association referred to by some as the “dog mafia”, attempted to orchestrate a large demonstration to protest the new changes in the leases of new and renewing Gateway Plaza residents who own dogs. The event was supposed to be a tour de force and photo-op, but only Continue reading
September 11, 2012, By Steven E Greer, MD
On Monday, September 10th, the Gateway management responsible for drafting the changes to the lease rider met with Jeff Galloway, Glenn Plaskin, and others who live in Gateway. Many of the same Gateway tenants had met the day prior, on Sunday, Continue reading
August 31, 2012 By Steven E Greer, MD
Dog owner and local activist, Glenn Plaskin, is now Continue reading