It’s tough to interview a dead woman: The Avastin controversy

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Editor
November 19, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD The mainstream TV news is botching the coverage of the decision to revoke Roche’s Avastin to treat breast cancer. Most of the TV reports all started the same way, by interviewing a breast cancer survivor who swears that Avastin is the reason she (more…)
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PEP promptly deal with OccupyWallStreet graffiti

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Editor
October 18, 2011 A man in his 20’s from the OccupyWallStreet Zuccotti Park migrated over to the sidewalk by the West Thames Park grass field today. He wrote in chalk large protest messages. He was overheard saying that he was leaving to go back to Zuccotti Park for a camera (more…)
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SECURITY ALERT: Protestors in BPC now

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Editor
October 6, 2011 The number of “OccupyWallStreet” protestors has grown exponentially over the last three days and it is causing them to bleed over into our once-sleepy neighborhood, which is a considerable distance from “Wall Street” and the original Zuccotti Park . Approximately ten protestors were found vandalizing (picking and (more…)
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A chat with Russell Simmons at OccupyWallStreet: by Steven Greer, MD

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Editor
October 16, 2011 BatteryPark.TV had a chance to speak with Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons at the OccupyWallStreet protests today. He has been down there quite often. After a lengthy interview with Fox Business and Geraldo Rivera, he surprisingly was quite accessible as he walked around the crowd. Russell Simmons with (more…)
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Photos of the Week

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Editor
October 16, 2011 In a conscious effort to counteract the reputation that OccupyWallStreet has earned for being unfocussed anarchists who need a shower, this very well groomed lady representing the “ConcreteIdeas” group was holding this sign of more tangible goals for the protests. (Click images to enlarge) Our favorite protestor (more…)
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I would like the McBeating and fries please

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Editor
October 15, 2011 The McDonald’s corporation is experimenting with a new menu item: The McBeating. They are rolling it out at the West Village store. Not really. However, the West Village McDonald’s on West Third Street seems to be a good place to get a beating. This week, two unruly (more…)
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Update: EPA’s response to our letter on NY Waterway ferry pollution

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Editor
August 31, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD CB1 Battery Park City committee Chairwoman Linda Belfer requested that BatteryPark.TV present our video of the NY Waterway ferries billowing black diesel particulate pollution at the Vesey Street slip on Tuesday, September 6th. Updating our open-letter to the EPA, BatteryPark.TV spoke with a (more…)
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Talking Points for Wall Street protestors

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Editor
Update: October 6, 2011 It is becoming more apparent that the intentions of the protestors are not “noble” as we first wrote. The majority of the mob are run-of-the-mill anarchists who flock to any situation around the world allowing them to cause trouble and feel important or a brief amount (more…)
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Community Board 1 discusses NY Waterway ferry boat pollution and the grass field

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Editor
September 27, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD The monthly joint meeting of all of the divisions of Community Board 1 met tonight. NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver made an appearance to invite people to join him in a tour of the 9/11 Memorial this Sunday. BPC’s Linda Belfer discussed (more…)
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The people have spoken: No organized sports on the grass field

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Editor
Update September 28, 2011 By Steven Greer, MD The Parks Conservancy is now aerating the field and placing barrier fences to rest trampled areas of the lawn.   Update: September 16, 2011 Since our notes from September 14, a coach for the Downtown Soccer League, John Chow, said that the (more…)
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Pictures of the Week

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Editor
September 11, 2011 (click to enlarge image) Photos by Steven Greer (more…)
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The Wall Street layoffs of 2011’s double dip have begun

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Editor
June 11, 2011 As an ominous indicator solidifying the speculation of late that the economy has entered into a double-dip depression, major Wall Street broker dealer banks have begun layoffs. Barclays, Credit Suisse, and the smaller Leerink Swan initiated a wave of layoffs last week. Morgan Stanley will likely lay (more…)
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Master of the “Shitty deal” gets promoted to CEO of Bank of America?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Editor
September 7, 2011 By Steven Greer The Bank of America’s CEO Brian Moynihan made some managerial changes today. He promoted two executives, Tom Montag (head of institutional banking or “Wall Street” banking) and David Darnell (to be head of consumer banking), to the position of co-COO, while firing Sally Krawcheck (more…)
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Bizarre Merrill Lynch commercial

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Editor
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4QI5ui88EM Update: September 7, 2011 With Bank of America barely staying in business, management made some changes. Sally Krawcheck was fired. February 3, 2011 We found this YouTube of an online video advertisement for Merrill Lynch wealth management to be bizarre. First, Sally Krawcheck is moderating an infomercial, literally. It (more…)
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HBO films at nearby Duane Park

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Editor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-NiwvvY5sw September 6, 2011 HBO filmed a promotion for the new season of Boardwalk Empire at nearby Tribeca’s Duane Park cabaret. (more…)
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Photos of the week

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Editor
September 2, 2011 Wagner Park A flower hovering in air over a bench, or is it (Click images to expand) (more…)
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The next Hannah Montana: Lucy Jacobson

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Editor
September 2, 2011 We spotted the next Hannah Motnana right here in BPC. She is Lucy Jacobson and is represented by her mother/agent Kathleen Mclaughlin. (more…)
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Exclusive look at the 2014 iPad

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Editor
August 25, 2011 With the departure of Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple, many are wondering whether the company will falter in the absence of his leadership and vision. We have exclusive access to photos of the 2014 iPad being developed by COO Tim Cook. We have also heard rumor (more…)
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Tornado hits BPC

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Editor
Update: August 28, 2011 Given the recent misleading reporting of the hurricane by the global press camped out in Battery Park, we found this short video made last year to be quite a funny commentary. November 7, 2010 On November 7, 2010, a category 0.001 tornado hit Battery Park City (more…)
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Photo of the Week

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Editor
August 29, 2011 We snapped this photo at sunset, August 28, of the western sky as the last remnants of hurricane Irene were blowing away.  We used a Sony DSC WX1 point and shoot camera with special darkness settings. (Click image to expand) Photo by Steven Greer   (more…)
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