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Category Archives: - Community Board 1
Important school waitlist meeting tonight
May 14, 2013- Tonight Youth & Education Committee – 6:00 PM Location: Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709 1. WTC Environmental Health Forum, June 3rd – Presentation by Kimberly Flynn 2. Relocation of PS 150 – Update and Discussion 3. Speaker … Continue reading
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Important issues Downtown approved without community input
May 9, 2013- By Steven E. Greer Battery Park City residents will now be forced to endure weeks of the latest “outdoor art” chosen by the Brookfield Properties art guru, Debra Simon. The hideous steal cargo ship containers are smack-dab … Continue reading
The crime problem in Teardrop Park worsens
Update May 8, 2013- A the May 7th CB1 BPC meeting, the main topic was lack of PEP presence in Teardrop Park, and the increase in petty crimes. However, more serious larceny, such as snatch and grab of iPads, is … Continue reading
Complaints about dogs using Teardrop Park as a bathroom
May 7, 2013- By Steven E. Greer At the monthly CB1 Battery Park City subcommittee meeting, CB1 member Dennis Gault, who lives in North BPC, raised the issue of dog owners allowing their pets into the dog-free Teardrop Park to … Continue reading
Progress on West Thames and South End pedestrian dangers
Update May 7, 2013- At the CB1 meeting tonight, a staffer for City Councilwoman Margaret Chin announced that her office is willing to help even more with the dangerous streets in Battery Park City. Her office will endorse an application … Continue reading
The stealth new Pier 26 restaurant
May 5, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD On the Hudson River, next to the newly built, state-of-the-art, multi-sport Pier 25 in Tribeca is also Pier 26, still under construction. Both piers are property of the Hudson River Park Trust … Continue reading
Does Asphalt Green deserve your trust, again?
April 14, 2014- Essay by Steven E. Greer, MD They’re baaaack. Asphalt Green is claiming to be in business once again, accepting memberships for summer camp and gym memberships. More than 1,700 families and 3,000 individuals of Downtown were burned … Continue reading
Agenda for CB1 meeting tonight
April 23rd, 2013- The Manhattan Community Board 1 is consistently not posting the agendas for the monthly meetings. We had to email them to receive this. The controversial Hudson River Park NID will be front and center. Chairwoman Katherine McVay … Continue reading
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Another resolution, more conflicts of interest at Tribeca CB1
April 12, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The issue of possible conflicts of interest amongst Tribeca CB1 board members was discussed last month during contentious debates over the proposed Hudson River Park tax (i.e. The NID Tax). Key voting … Continue reading
The CB1 makes a grab for BPCA treasure chest to fund Pier 40
April 10, 2013- The Tribeca Cb1 passed the follow general resolution in support of the Hudson River Park. There s no mention of an NID Tax or call for Albany to allow for bonds to be issued. (In the comments … Continue reading
Poulakakos group discusses party boat plans for Pier A
April 9, 2013- Since last presenting their plans for developing Pier A more than a year ago, the Poulakakos group has now made it known that they intend to offer some sort of dinner or party boat cruise that would … Continue reading
Little League opening day attracts the unworthy taking credit
Opinion April 7, 2013 (updated 6:23 PM) The ballfields were opened this morning and Little League was able to commence the season on schedule. Showing up for the photo-op, like flies to honey, were every imaginable elected official. Even some … Continue reading
Bob Townley sends Manhattan Youth kids to his own camp in the Catskills
January 1, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD We previously reported what was known and unknown about Bob Townley’s Manhattan Youth finances, based on the Form 990 from the year 2010. There were many large item expenses that could have … Continue reading
Bombshell: The BPCA gives $500K to Manhattan Youth
(Center, Bob Townley who runs Manhattan Youth, From Clockwise: Former Chairman of the BPCA, Bill Thompson, Former President/CEO of the BPCA, Gayle Horwitz, BPCA senior executive Anne Fenton, Community Board 1 Chair, Katherine McVay Hughes, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Community … Continue reading
Latest arrests of State Assemblyman seem familiar
April 5, 2013- The latest in several arrests of New York State Assemblymen by federal prosecutors were made over allegations of the elected officials accepting bribes in exchange for helping prevent new competition to a community center. If that sounds … Continue reading
Community Centers are magnets for corruption
April 3, 2013 Op-Ed By Steven E. Greer, MD The trials and tribulations of the Battery Park City community center, to be run by Asphalt Green, and also the associated controversies with the nearby Downtown Community Center, managed by Bob … Continue reading
Explanation of the Asphalt Green contract
March 28, 2013 By Steven E. Greer The local advertising flier, The Broadsheet, posted a misleading article by Matt Fenton about the amended contract between the BPCA and Asphalt Green. It gave the reader the impression that the BPCA was … Continue reading
The new Community Board appointees
April 1, 2013- New York City’s version of the Papal conclave is over. After a puff of white smoke from 49 Chambers Street, the new Community Board appointees have been announced.
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Letter to Editor : Issues needed to be addressed in BPC
Dear Editor, I moved to Battery Park at exactly 7 years ago so I wouldn’t have a long commute to American Express from the Upper West Side. I’ve lived in New York my entire adult life in many different neighborhoods. … Continue reading
Jeff Galloway supports dog owners’ right to use park as sewer
March 28, 2012 At the March 27th CB1 meeting held at the WTC Tower 7, John Fratta led a discussion about the problem of a few bad dog owners who are using the small DeLury park as a dog sewer. … Continue reading