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Category Archives: - State Government
The sound and the fury: Route 9 DOT beeping at 4:00 AM
Update March 26, 2013 By Steven E Greer BatteryPark.TV remained in communication with the DOT regarding the unbearable construction noise on the West Side Highway at the Battery Park underpass. Although the DOT had made good efforts, and switched out … Continue reading
Posted in - City and Mayor's Office, - State Government, Gripes, Videos
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The History of BPC by Ed Koch
Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City and former U.S. Congressman, now partner at law firm Bryan Cave LLP, was important in the creation of Battery Park City. BPC sits on manmade land created from the bedrock excavated during … Continue reading
No elected officials turn out for yet another Manhattan Youth fundraiser
March 7, 2013 Bob Townley’s Manhattan Youth center has been incessantly bombarding residents with email solicitations to raise money for his center, claiming that the Hurricane Sandy damage was not covered under insurance. He hosted a fundraiser on February 28th, … Continue reading
Durst = Glick = NID tax to Tribeca
March 3, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The NY Times printed a lengthy article about the Pier 40 debate and the Thursday, February 28th Town Hall. However, in the article, just as with the meeting, there is no mention … Continue reading
The State of Battery Park: 2013 annual letter
February 18, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD Battery Park (BPC) is a far better place now than it was 12-months ago. Goldman Sachs brought fine dining to BPC for the first time with tremendous successes. Danny Meyer’s North End … Continue reading
Exclusive: NY State gives update on NY Waterway ferry boat engines
Update February 7, 2013 NYSERDA provided us with this update, “Two of the remaining 7 vessels are at the shipyard now having the engines and emission controls installed. When they are completed they should be replaced with other vessels. Progress … Continue reading
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
Exclusive: The missing Goldman Sachs ferry boats are found
Update February 20, 2013 The NYT picked up our story and added more details. Update February 19, 2012 The two Goldman Sachs ferry boats are seemingly in service now, or are being tested to go into service November 2, 2011 … Continue reading
Scott Stringer opposes fracking in Upstate NY
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer discusses his “Kill the Drill” campaign to not allow near New York City’s source of water in Upstate NY a water-polluting method of drilling natural gas called hydro-fracture drilling.
Posted in - City Council, - State Government, In the News, Parks, Wildlife
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Essay: Pier A should be a farmer’s market like New Amsterdam
Essay, Opinion February 2, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD After decades of throwing cash into the money pit called Pier A in the southernmost tip of Manhattan, the City of New York managed to unload this headache onto the … Continue reading
Inching closer to getting new windows and heaters in Gateway Plaza
February 4, 2012 By Steven E. Greer The Gateway Plaza Tenants Associate convened a meeting tonight at the Library on North End Avenue to discuss the status of various “green energy audits” performed on Gateway. The audits were initiated in … Continue reading
Breaking News: BatteryPark.TV helps save the Little League season
January 18, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD As a direct result of BatteryPark.TV’s reporting that lengthy RFPs are not required before beginning the repair work on the ballfields (other sources such as the Broadsheet were incorrectly reporting on the … 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
State Senator Squadron demands BPCA open ballfields
January 11, 2013 State Senator Daniel Squadron issued an email statement demanding that
Key BPCA board member unaware of New York law regarding fraud audit
January 8, 2013 By Steven E. Greer, MD The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) convened a board session today to conduct a “pre-audit” meeting before the outside audit company files their official audit at the end of the month. The … Continue reading
CB1 opposition to Pier A becoming restaurants and bars
CB1 Chairperson Julie Menin explains the opposition to Pier A in Battery Park becoming a strip of restaurants and bars managed by The Downtown Alliance and the Poulakakos family of restaurants.
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
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Exclusive: BPCA was not properly insured against flooding of Asphalt Green. Milstein might be on the hook.
December 4, 2012 By Steven E. Greer, MD (This story updated at 3:00 PM on December 4, 2012) The BPCA board convened on December 4 to discuss, among other matters, the repairs required to various construction projects after the devastation … Continue reading
The Speaker Silver bridge to happen
Update November 27, 2012 The West Thames Bridge, that BP.TV exclusively reported on October 5th would finally be built, is getting closer to “shovel in the ground” stage in 2013. The latest development is that the city has agreed to … Continue reading