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Tour buses invade North End Ave thanks to Conrad Hotel

May 2, 2013- By Steven E. Greer At 5:00 PM on Thursday, March 2nd, on a beautiful day, the entire micro-community of North End Avenue was thrown into disarray by a fleet of three huge tour buses. They were hired … Continue reading

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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.  

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NYPD stepping up security at soft targets after Boston bombings

April 15, 2013 6:30 PM- Comment from NYPD in relation to Boston terrorist bombings “We’re stepping up security at hotels and other prominent locations in the city through deployment of the NYPD’s critical response vehicles (CRVs) until more about the … Continue reading

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NYPD First Precinct police promptly deal with car alarm

On April 5th, a car on Battery Place was waking thousands of people with a car alarm (Were they from New Jersey?). The PEP office was referring callers to the police department. The NYPD promptly arrived and silenced the alarm.

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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

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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

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PEP officers relocated get paid in settlement

March 28, 2013 The infamous crew of Battery Park City Park Enforcement Patrol (PEP) officers who were harassing and beating up innocent BPC residents have now received settlement checks totally $165,000, according to The Daily News.

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Meet the new boss: First Precinct Commanding Officer Captain Brendan Timoney

To contact the First Precinct, call (212) 334-0616

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PEP agree to patrol West Thames Park more frequently

Update March 21, 2013 The Captain of the PEP force, Edward Falcon, called us today to assures us that the dispute over jurisdiction of the west Thames park has indeed been resolved. Also, he explained that a more frequent presence … Continue reading

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Exclusive: Psychotic man crashes car into Irish Memorial injuring teen

Update September 5, 2012 As we first reported, the police report now confirms that the car was indeed stolen, and that the man was “high on drugs”. Local news reports that copied BP.TV’s were skeptical of our facts and also … Continue reading

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Mentally ill man fishes for koi in waterfall pond

June 4, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD At 7:00 PM today, a mentally ill and/or intoxicated man, wearing a bizarre green dinosaur or jester custom with tail and red hat was spotted laying face down with his head under the … Continue reading

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Hurricane Sandy: Battery Park unscathed compared to rest of New York

October 31, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV was the sole source of local detailed information for residents during the flooding crisis and power outages of Hurricane Sandy. We received numerous emails requesting status updates. People had evacuated only … Continue reading

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Have you been nearly run over by dangerous delivery mopeds on sidewalks?

Liberty View Chinese on 21 South End Avenue is the sole source for the unsafe electrified mopeds that a chronic problem in Battery Park. Have you been nearly run over by the electric mopeds on the sidewalks? Tell us your … Continue reading

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Colin Farrell discusses the problem of anonymous cyberbullying

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Goldman alley infiltrated with livery cab drivers soliciting pedestrians

  Update February 24, 2013 We have learned that Goldman Sachs is no longer allowing liver cab solicitations on their property, which is the north side of Vesey. This is a result of our reporting, below. (Note the street completely … Continue reading

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Inept PEP allow park crime to triple in 2012

February 20, 2012 The inept Park Enforcement Patrol (PEP) officers are in the news again. The WSJ is reporting that crime in the city’s parks tripled in 2012. The article points out that there are only 100 PEP for all … Continue reading

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Have you ever been held hostage in a taxi?

January 20, 2013 We have heard numerous stories over the last 12-months of New Yorkers being locked in yellow cabs and driven as hostages as the driver extorts more money from the passenger. Have you experienced anything like this, or … Continue reading

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Fiery ferry boat crash at South Street Seaport

January 9, 2013 A “Seastreak” ferry boat operating out of the newly added East River slips has made a hard landing and crashed at Pier 11 in the South Street Seaport. A fire started. More then 20 injuries are reported … Continue reading

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More rogue behavior from our parks officers

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Is the security in your doorman building or local school adequate?

http://youtu.be/3BS5vE4ISkk December 18, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD Across the city today, schools have held town hall meetings to discuss their security plans with parents in the wake of the Newtown massacre. In many cases, schools have open doors … Continue reading

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