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  • 05/30
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BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES SUMMER EVENT SCHEDULE

Return of In-Person Programming Highlighted by Free Events & Exhibitions this June, July, and August The Battery Park City Authority this week released its Summer 2021 event schedule detailing dozens of free public programs and events – including art, music, …

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  • 05/27
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BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY IMPLEMENTS FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES AT BPC BALL FIELDS

Project to Reduce Risk of Flooding for Treasured Local Amenity Used by 50,000 Local Youth Annually The Battery Park City Authority today announced that it has begun work on the BPC Ball Fields and Community Center Resiliency Project, marking the …

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  • 05/18
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STATEMENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON THE RACIST ACT OF VANDALISM AT BMCC

Law enforcement investigating vandalism at the Shirley Fiterman Art Center in advance of the upcoming show, “Interventions—Mildred Howard: In the Line of Fire and Ned Smyth: Moments of Matter and Life” “The Battery Park City Authority stands with our partners …

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  • 05/12
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BPC DID YOU KNOW? | Pylons & Glass Benches Lighting Upgrades

The Battery Park City Authority has a long tradition of commitment to site-specific public art beginning in the 1980s as the neighborhood began to take form. Battery Park City is now home to nearly two dozen different permanent works of …

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  • 05/12
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TIP OFF! West Thames Basketball Courts Open for Play

UPDATE: Final surface painting is now complete, and the West Thames Basketball Courts re-opened to the community on May 20. Play ball! As part of the deconstruction of the old Rector Street Bridge and its attendant west side stairs and …

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  • 05/04
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COVID-19 Vaccine: New Availability

UPDATED May 30 w/new appointment availability for 6/4, 6/7, 6/11, 6/18 UPDATED May 14 w/new appointment availability for 5/17, 5/21, 5/24, 5/28 All New Yorkers above the age of 12 are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. In Battery Park …

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  • 04/29
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WE’RE BACK! In-Person Programs for May & June 2021

It’s a spring awakening! In-person programming is now back in Battery Park City. Come and enjoy free, socially-distanced, weekly activities for all ages this May and June – from fitness to art, music to nature, and more, we can’t wait …

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  • 04/26
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KEEPING IT WILD! Ducks at Rockefeller Park Lily Pool

Due to BPCA’s work to continually improve the natural habitat across its 36 acres of parks and public places, Battery Park City is home to a diverse array of wildlife. Many species of insects, including native pollinators, inhabit its gardens …

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