Category Archives: Dog feces and urine on sidewalks

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

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Pit bulls are dangerous

April 25, 2013- In the news is a story about a pit bull that attacked an 12-yo girl in Harlem and is scheduled to be euthanized. March 7, 2013- Surgeons who treat dog attack victims are well aware that certain … Continue reading

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Gateway makes good on promise to hook up hoses for power washing South End Ave

April 19, 2013- Gateway Plaza, owned by the LeFrak organization, has made good on their promise to hook up water connections to faucets on South End Avenue, thereby allowing the store owners to power wash the filthy sidewalk. An additional … 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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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

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South End Ave sidewalk to be cleaned up

January 2, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The strip of sidewalk in front of the Gristedes, Chase bank, Black Hounds, SouthWestNY, the pharmacy, Picasso Pizza, and other shops along South End Avenue within the LeFrak commercial locations will be … Continue reading

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The Gateway Plaza holiday party

December 10, 2012 By Steven E. Greer The Gateway Plaza holiday party on Sunday, held at the newly opened SouthWestNY restaurant, took place without drama from Jeff Galloway or Glenn Plaskin. The main dining room was set aside for drinks … Continue reading

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More people join the fight against inconsiderate dog owners

December 2, 2012 Someone in the neighborhood is fed up with dog owners not curbing their dogs. They are writing in chalk “Shame” with arrows pointing to the messes. Related stories: http://www.batterypark.tv/category/gripes/dogs-going-to-bathroom-on-sidewalks

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What we want from the new BPCA

Opinion

September 19, 2012 By Steven E Greer

With the departure of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) President and CEO Gayle Horwitz, and the similar unexpected departure of Bill Thompson as Chairman, the opportunity has arisen for some much needed reforms within the BPCA. For years, Gayle Horwitz has hosted dog and pony show “Town Hall” meetings, then proceeded to completely ignore the concerns of the community. In lock-step, some of the puppets on the Community Board 1 have been complicit enablers of the BPCA hand that feeds it. As a result, a long laundry list of problems in the BPCA await resolution by the new Chairman Dennis Mehiel and his boss Governor Cuomo.

BatteryPark.TV has compiled a list of the most urgent and important issues that the majority of the community would like to see addressed. The list is ranked according to importance and ease of resolution.

Better representation on the BPCA board:

Stop lights at West Thames and Rector:

Better patrolling by the PEP with more use of judgment and common sense:

A better bank that serves the unique needs of BPC:

A better grocery store:

An outdoor exercise path:

Changes to Pier A plans:

Better retail:

A cultural arts and music venue:

Various gripes with LeFrak:

Dog sewage in the streets:

New infrastructure projects:

Stop giving away our money:

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Gateway prevails over dog rider dispute. Pit bulls banned.

October 1, 2012 By Steven E. Greer The month-long negotiations between LeFrak’s Gateway Plaza management, who were trying to change the terms of the leases to restrict dog owners, and a small group of tenants led by resident Glenn Plaskin … Continue reading

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Alert from Reade Street Animal Hospital about disease spread from dog urine to humans

The following alert was posted on this Tribeca vets website IMPORTANT HEALTH ALERT We would like to inform all of our clients that there have recently been several confirmed cases of canine leptospirosis in TriBeCa and Battery Park City. We … Continue reading

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The other dog sewer hotspot: The back entrance to Gateway by Merchant’s

September 23, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD On September 22nd, the day of the BPC Block Party, the above video footage was captured as the Parks Conservancy staff tried to clean it up. Since first reporting on the front … Continue reading

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“Dog mafia” Don fails with staged photo-op

Updated: 9:00 PM August 27, 2012 There were 1,000 views of this story withing the first 12 hours of posting. August 27, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD As previously reported, Jeff Galloway, founder of BPC dogs, a dog owners association … Continue reading

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Gateway meets with concerned tenants. Dog sewer problem already improving.

September 11, 2012, By Steven E Greer, MD On Monday, September 10th, the Gateway management responsible for drafting the changes to the lease rider met with Jeff Galloway, Glenn Plaskin, and others who live in Gateway. Many of the same … Continue reading

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Glenn Plaskin now opposes Gateway Plaza power washing to clean dog filth

August 31, 2012 By Steven E Greer, MD Dog owner and local activist, Glenn Plaskin, is now

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The Broadsheet publishes letters opposing “dog mafia”

Opinion September 10, 2012  By Steven E Greer, MD As a direct result of BatteryPark.TV’s stance against the “dog mafia”, which is responsible for enabling the small minority of dog owners who allow their dogs to use the sidewalks as … Continue reading

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The NYC Health Code that prohibits dogs from urinating on the sidewalk

 September 8, 2012  By Steven E. Greer, MD The Park Enforcement Patrol (PEP) are spreading rumors that there are actually no rules prohibiting dogs from urinating on the sidewalk. This is false and there are health codes against such behavior … Continue reading

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A new dog club forms to compete with Jeff Galloway and Glenn Plaskin’s BPC Dogs

September 2, 2012  By Steven E Greer, MD Perhaps spotting an opportunity amidst the vacuum of leadership, a new dog-owner’s-rights group is forming, led by local lawyer and resident

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Fox 5 covers dog sewer story

Note: Gateway Plaza washed the sidewalks knowing that Fox 5 was arriving. Therefore, of course, the usual sewer and stench was absent. Related stories The dog sewer at the entrance of Gateway Plaza “Dog mafia” Don fails with staged photo-op … Continue reading

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State Senator Squadron’s photo-op arranged for BPC Dogs

  August 30, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV previously reported on the failed attempt of

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