BPC Seniors

Sign up for Battery Park City resiliency construction updates here.

Read Battery Park City’s latest community newsletter here (December 2025)

COMING UP:

• Protect Your Independence, Prevent Falls
  Join NYU Langone Hospital for a free virtual fall prevention program!
  • Program Details:
    • Dates: JAN 29, FEB 05, FEB 12, FEB 19, FEB 26, MAR 5, MAR 12, MAR 19
    • Time: Thursdays, 3-5PM
    • Format: Virtual vi Zoom
    • Cost: Free
  • Space is limited. To register or receive more information, click here or email InjuryPrevention@nyulangone.org.
    
    
• North/West BPC Resiliency “Drop-Ins” – Stop by to meet your Community Construction Liaison and members of the project team, have a snack, and give us your thoughts on the work underway.
  • TUESDAYS, FEB 03-MAR 24, 12-1PM, 6 River Terrace
  • FRIDAYS, FEB 06-MAR 27, 10-11AM, 200 Rector Place

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

• BPC Parks Happenings (December 2025)

• Wagner Park has reopened after a two-plus year renovation. The  balance of the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBPCR) — including Pier A Plaza and the Battery scheduled for spring 2026. Questions & feedback about SBPCR can be sent to:

  Rick Fogarty, Community Construction Liaison
  (405) 201-0276 // sbpcrinfo@bpca.ny.gov

• The North/West Battery Park City Resiliency Project (NWBPCR), now underway, will create an integrated coastal flood risk management system from First Place, north along the Battery Park City Esplanade, across to the east side of West Street/Route 9A, and terminate above Chambers Street at a high point on Greenwich Street. Questions & feedback about NWBPCR can be sent to:

  Michael Ryan, Community Construction Liaison
  (917) 436-6739 // bpcrinfo@bpca.ny.gov
  Sign up for the NWBPCR Newsletter here.

FALL 2025 – WINTER 2026 PROGRAM & EVENT GUIDE

BPCA’s Fall 2025-Winter 2026 Program & Event Guide details a broad range of free programming – including holiday celebrations, STEM education, film, fitness, and more – across Battery Park City from November 2025 through April 2026. The Guide features illustrated program offerings organized by monthly event highlights and by those of interest to adults and seniors, school-aged children, and preschoolers, as well as information about community spaces at 200 Rector Place, 6 River Terrace, the BPC Ball Fields, and discounted membership rates at Battery Park City’s Community Center at Stuyvesant High School.  Here are some highlights for seniors this season:

MONDAYS

• APR 06 – MAY 18

  • BIRDING BPC 9:30AM, Rector Park East

• NOV 24 – MAR 09

  • MORNING MEDITATION 9:45-10:15AM, 6 River Terrace

No program 12/22, 12/29, 1/19, 2/16

• NOV 03-APR 27
  • SENIOR GROUP EXECISE 10:30-11:30AM, 6 River Terrace

• FEB 23 – MAR 30

  • CREATIVE WRITING 2-3:30PM, BPC Library (175 North End Avenue)

SELECT TUESDAYS

• NOV 18, JAN 20, FEB 24, MAR 24

  • BPC BOOK CLUB 1-2PM, 200 Rector Place – Join fellow readers for a lively discussion and thoughtful socializing!

    • NOV 18: James by Percival Everett

    • JAN20: The Overstory by Richard Powers

    • FEB24: Colored Television by Dany Senna

    • MAR24: Green Frog by Gina Chung

TUESDAYS

• NOV 04 – APR 28

  • MAH JONGG & MORE 2-4PM,  200 Rector Place

    • No program 11/11, 12/23, 12/30

TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS

• NOV 04 – APR 28

  • Adult Zumba 10:30-11:30AM, 6 River Terrace

    • No program 11/11, 12/23, 12/26, 12/30, 1/2, 1/16, 2/13, 4/3.

• JUL01 – AUG26

  • Stretch Sesh 6-7PM, Rockefeller Park House

WEDNESDAYS

• JAN 07 – APR 29

  • DOWNTOWN BEATS CHORUS 1-2PM, 200 Rector Place

• FEB 04 – MAR 25

  • FIGURE DRAWING 2-4PM, 6 River Terrace

• APR 01 – APR 29

  • NO-PRESS PRINTMAKING 10AM-12PM, 6 River Terrace

THURSDAYS

• Winter Session: JAN 08 – FEB 12
• SPRING SESSION: MAR 19-APR 30

  • MAH JONGG LESSONS 10AM-12PM, 200 Rector Place

  • No class 4/23.

• NOV 06-APR 30

  • FIBER ART CRAFT STUDIO 1-3PM, 200 Rector Place

  • No program 11/27, 12/25, 1/1.

FRIDAYS

• NOV 07 – APR 24

  • TAI CHI 8:30-9:30AM, 6 River Terrace

  • No program 11/28, 12/26, 1/2, 1/16, 2/13, 4/3.
• NOV 07-APR 24
  • MAH JONGG & MORE, 5-7PM, 200 Rector Place
  • No program 11/28, 12/26, 1/2, 1/16, 2/13, 4/3.

ONGOING THIS SEASON

• Brookfield Place Events: Click for details about public art, activities, programs, and more throughout the Brookfield Place complex.

• In-Person Classes and Tech Help @ Senior Planet NYC

  • Senior Planet is relocating! Read more here.

  • Minimum age to participate in Senior Planet NYC programming is 60

  • Questions may be directed to the Senior Planet Hotline at (888) 713-3495, Monday-Friday 9AM-8PM; or online here: https://seniorplanet.org/about/contact/

NYPD Quality of Life Division

• The new Quality of Life Division will unite specially-trained officers from various existing community-oriented roles, including:
  • Neighborhood coordination officers
  • Youth coordination officers
  • Traffic safety officers
• This restructuring creates a more flexible and responsive deployment model, allowing the NYPD to direct resources to specific needs within their communities.
• These “Q-Teams” will focus on non-emergency 311 and 911 concerns. Teams will also continue to nurture the relationships that were built with businesses and local community.
• To report non-emergency quality of life issues, call 311 or use the app.
• To connect with a Q-Team member, call or visit your local command.
• Learn more about the NYPD Quality of Live Division

SCAM ALERT

If someone you do not know asks you to donate for various activities such as sports teams, school activities, or not for profit organizations, DO NOT give them your phone.

If you have been a victim of this or any other crime, immediately report it to 911 or to your local precinct. NYPD’s First Precinct can be contacted as follows:

16 Ericsson Place
New York, NY, 10013
Precinct: (212) 334-0611
Crime Prevention: (212) 334-0642

Be safe and stay alert, Battery Park City!

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
The NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) offers services to people living on the streets, in the subway, or in other public places. DHS will send a mobile outreach response team within 1 hour to encourage the person to accept services. Request Homeless Assistance here.

If you provide your contact information, DHS may contact you for more information.

If you are homeless and need help, visit:

• Homeless Shelters to apply for emergency shelter

• Homeless Drop-In Centers to get food, clothing, shower and laundry facilities, and other services

• Pathway Home Program to learn about financial assistance to help homeless families move out of shelters and stay with family members or friends.

GREENWICH HOUSE: Older Adult Centers in Manhattan

• Center on the Square
  20 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10011
  Center Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  Lunch Hours: 12 – 2 p.m.
  Tel: 212-777-3555 Ext 106

• Westbeth Artists Housing
  155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014
  Center Hours: Sunday – Closed
  Monday – Closed
  Tuesday – Thursday – 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  Friday – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  Saturday – 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  Lunch Hours:
  Tuesday – Friday: 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.,
  Saturday – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

  Tel: 212-255-5191

• Independence Plaza
  310 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
  Center Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  Lunch Hours: 12 – 1 p.m.
  Tel: 212-267-0499

• Our Lady of Pompeii
  25 Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014
  Center Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  Lunch Hours: 12 – 2 p.m.
  Tel: 212-989-3620

• Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center
  27 Barrow Street, New York, NY 10014
  Center Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  Tel: 917-261-4598

GETTING AROUND

• MTA

  • Reduced Fares for Seniors: The MTA announced that Reduced-Fare customers — including Seniors and people with disabilities — can now put their Reduced-Fare benefit on any OMNY-compatible personal payment device (i.e., your smartphone). The MTA is enabling customers to make this switch online at omny.info. Reduced-Fare customers can also benefit from the MTA’s ongoing “Lucky 13” program, where customers ride free after 12 paid OMNY taps in a 7-day week, from Monday to Sunday.

  • Bus Stops: Did you Know? Overnight from 10PM to 5AM, you can ask your NYCT bus operator (driving a local bus only, not express or SBS) to let you off at locations that aren’t bus stops. They’ll find a safe place along the route to stop the bus and let you out.

  • Paratransit Assessment Center in Lower Manhattan at 3 Stone Street:  The new center provides a more convenient assessment location for paratransit applicants who live or work in Manhattan and increases capacity across the system of AAR Assessment Centers that serve thousands of paratransit customers each month. Learn more about Access-A-Ride here.

• Downtown Connection Bus Route

  • In an effort to make the route more efficient, the Downtown Connection Bus will no longer be making a U-turn on West Street. Instead, it will turn left directly onto Murray Street. This will only impact Battery Park City-bound service. As a result, the bus will no longer be stopping at Vesey Street / North End Avenue and North End Avenue / Murray Street, and will now be stopping at Murray Street / North End Avenue. Read more from the Downtown Alliance.

YOUR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS:

• • Congressman Dan Goldman (Phone: 202.225.7944)

  • Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Phone: 212.669.8300)

  • NY State Senator Brian Kavanagh (Phone: 212.298.5565)

  • NY State Assembly Member Charles Fall (Phone: 718.442.9932)

  • NYC Council Member Chris Marte (Phone: 212.587.3159)