Category Archives: Film Theater and TV

The other casualty from Boston: Old-school TV news

Posted on April 28, 2013 by admin

April 27, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD On April 15, 2013, at 2:49 PM, two terrorist bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three, and blowing off the legs of many others. The other casualty … Continue reading →

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Did the Tribeca Film Festival benefit Downtown after 9/11?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

April 18, 2013  By Steven Greer, MD Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro were interviewed on the CBS Morning show today, and Ms. Rosenthal listed examples of the recovery of Downtown New York after September 11th, 2001. For example, she … Continue reading →

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Tribeca Film Festival to get a permanent new home

Posted on April 17, 2013 by admin

April 10, 2013- Part of the Pier 57 news involved the Tribeca Film Festival. According to the NY Post, the new pier will be the home for the Tribeca Film Festival. Currently, major outdoor operations and some screenings take place … Continue reading →

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Local girl is now star of new CBS drama “Golden Boy”

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

May 13, 2012 By Steven Greer Bonnie Somerville, daughter of long-time BPC resident Maureen Somerville, is now the star of CBS’ newest cop drama “Golden Boy”. It will be filmed in NYC.

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Tribeca Film Festival to get competition from Sundance in Brooklyn

Posted on February 18, 2013 by admin

January 11, 2013 The New York Post is reporting that Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival might expand to the DUMBO region of Brooklyn (The other end of the Brooklyn Bridge, also where the Barclays Center is located). This would throw … Continue reading →

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Last episode of 30 Rock filmed in BPC’s North Cove

Posted on February 4, 2013 by admin

The finale of the final episode of NBC’s “30 Rock” was filmed in Battery Park’s North Cove Marina.  

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Tip of the Day: Try De Cecco pasta

Posted on January 24, 2013 by admin

January 24, 2013 By Steven E. Greer The excellent long-running PBS show Cook’s Country recently taste tested the various commercially available dried pastas and concluded that the brand De Cecco was the best. The test kitchen here at DowntownTV did … Continue reading →

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Leo’s new girlfriend

Posted on December 22, 2012 by admin

December 17, 2012 We only mention this because the film “Wolf of Wall Street” was filmed all over Downtown. The NY Post has a story about Leonardo DiCaprio, who lives in Battery Park, now dating his costar Margot Robbie.

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ABC’s This Week discusses the Connecticut school massacre

Posted on December 16, 2012 by admin

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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The Hobbit

Posted on December 16, 2012 by admin

December 14, 2012 By Steven Greer I saw the 3D version of The Hobbit. I don’t know who this J.R. Tolkien guy is, but he is clearly ripping off the Harry Potter series. I am joking, of course. Tolkien’s Hobbit … Continue reading →

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Ratings for November: A very attractive chart

Posted on December 1, 2012 by admin

For the month of November, 2012, BatteryPark.TV received: 14, 307 unique views and 20,230 total views for a 15% increase over October According to a website Compete.com that can somehow estimate traffic, the eBroadsheet website received 350 hits a day, … Continue reading →

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Selling the Yankees now would be smart

Posted on November 18, 2012 by admin

May 28, 2012 By Steven Greer The Daily News recently reported that rumors are flying within the ranks of Major League Baseball offices that the Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner is shopping around the Yankees for sale. The distressed … Continue reading →

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Fox’s Bill O’Reilly reads letter from BatteryPark.TV’s Dr. Steven Greer

Posted on November 16, 2012 by admin

On July 23rd, I wrote this letter, below, to Bill O’Reilly after he criticized the parents of the six year old girl for taking her to a midnight showing of Batman. He read the highly edited version, in the video … Continue reading →

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Ratings for October

Posted on November 1, 2012 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio at North Cove Marina

Posted on October 22, 2012 by admin

September 24, 2012 By Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh Excitement is in the air at Dennis Conner’s North Cove.  In addition to the normal hails of starboard and port, new hails of “Lights, camera, action!” were heard on the waterfront this morning. … Continue reading →

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Steven Greer, MD discusses with Bill O’Reilly the Japan radiation concern for the US?

Posted on September 23, 2012 by admin

April 2, 2011 Currently, the radioactive isotopes from the Fukushima meltdowns (plural) reaching the United States are of no concern. The levels are miniscule and of no medical harm. However, radiation exposure and subsequent risk to cancer is cumulative and … Continue reading →

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The biggest villain in Batman is the derivatives trader

Posted on September 18, 2012 by admin

July 21, 2012 By Steven Greer The latest Batman quite good. It is the best film of the year, in my opinion. Battery Park and the nearby Wall Street are featured throughout this epic classic film (as they are in … Continue reading →

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Ratings for August

Posted on August 31, 2012 by admin

For the month of August, 2012, BatteryPark.TV received: 6,656 unique views and 10,000 total views With most people on vacation, it is interesting that viewership did not dip appreciably. The entire population of Battery Park City is approximately 11,000 according … Continue reading →

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Why News Corp and Disney should merge: A perfect storm is on the way for cable TV

Posted on August 7, 2012 by admin

Updated: August 6, 2012 See video above January 3, 2012  By Steven Greer, MD The cable TV business model is still printing money, despite high user dissatisfaction with the cable delivery companies and the poor quality of content found on … Continue reading →

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North End Grill’s Chef Floyd Cardoz on CBS This Morning

Posted on July 7, 2012 by admin
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