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Category Archives: - Federal government
Results: US Postal Service containers removed
Update May 22, 2013- By Steven E. Greer The US Postal Service container were removed by someone today. We had contacted the head of operations at Brookfield Properties, as well as the BPCA. In addition, a small but growing group … Continue reading
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US post office using Albany Street for storage
May 20, 2013- Letter to Editor from R. Anderson Last year, I had a months-long battle with the US Postal Service to stop using Albany St as a storage area for their orange bins. It took the intervention of the … Continue reading
Video of Boston bombers
The FBI released surveillance video of the two men seen dropping off the bombs at the Boston Marathon. If you have any tips, call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Posted in - Federal government, - NYPD First Precinct, Crime, Videos
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City wants BPCA to pay for West Thames bridge cost overruns
Update April 18, 2013- The BPCA board met on the 16th and voted to fund for a $2 Million design of the West Thames bridge. Currently, the bridge is a very speculative idea with no real architectural plans. Therefore, estimated … Continue reading
The US Post Office trash dump in BPC
April 17, 2013- The US Post Office is storing their trash on South End and Albany again.
BatteryPark.TV triggers U.S. Senate oversight hearing
Update March 20, 2013 – The Senate Finance Committee finally conducted the actual oversight hearing (video above) June 13, 2012- An Op-Ed written by BatteryPark.TV led to the following oversight investigation by the House Ways and Means Committee. The following … Continue reading
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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
New flood zone maps favor Battery Park City
March 1, 2013 By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV was the only local news site operational and reporting updates on the status of the flooding as the Hurricane Sandy storm surge came and went, leaving BPC virtually unscathed (see video below). Many … Continue reading
NY Waterway stalling on promised ferry boat engine replacements
January 13, 2013 By Steven E Greer, MD At the January 15th, 2013, CB1 BPC meeting, the NY Waterway ferry company attended to give updates on their promised solutions to address noise and pollution complaints. For decades, the ferries have … Continue reading
More landfill to be added to Battery Park and the Harbor?
The first of several commissions has returned a report to Governor Cuomo about ways to prevent future flooding from storms like Sandy. One plan in the WSJ today is to make miles of marsh and swamp south of the current … Continue reading
The Connecticut shooter was influenced by violent video games
December 16, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD Adam Lanza watched violent mass murder video games (I assume this story is accurate, which is a big assumption given all of the incorrect reporting on this story.). I bought a PlayStation … Continue reading
Posted in - Federal government, - NYPD First Precinct, - State Government, Crime, Guns, Op-Ed, Videos
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CBS’s Nora O’Donnell busts Rahm Emanuel on gun hypocrisy
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ABC’s This Week discusses the Connecticut school massacre
Excerpts from the video transcript: Joe Klein of Time Magazine said, “I think there is a bright line on gun control, as well but there’s a third piece and that is the celebration of violence. We not only have a … Continue reading
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BP.TV articles might lead to tens of billions in federal cuts
November 23, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD Earlier this year, BatteryPark.TV published two Op-Eds (here and here) in the Wall Street Journal about a wasteful program created by ObamaCare called the CMMI. They triggered congressional oversight investigations and we … Continue reading
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Why the 2010 Mid-term elections could destroy the GOP in 2012
Update November 7, 2012 Looks like we were right Opinion October 16, 2010 By Steven E. Greer It is a foregone conclusion that the Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives this November. However, will this be exactly … Continue reading
BP.TV tackles the biggest problem in the country: Healthcare reform
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Thoughts on the economy and healthcare sector now that President Obama is re-elected
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 … Continue reading
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Partial chaos at the polling stations in Battery Park
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 … Continue reading
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