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  • 03/16
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BPCA Programming Changes

UPDATE: Check out BPCA’s suite of virtual programming here. In an effort to limit crowding in public spaces, BPCA is implementing the following measures with regard to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) beginning Monday, March 16, 2020: BPCA programming is canceled until further …

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  • 03/05
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STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON THE PASSING OF FORMER CHAIRMAN CHARLES J. URSTADT

“Father of Battery Park City,” Urstadt served as BPCA Chairman from 1968-1979 & Board Member from 1996-2010 “It is with sadness and a profound sense of gratitude that we mark the passing of Charles Urstadt, whose leadership helped drive Battery …

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  • 02/25
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BPC PEOPLE – Anthony Robinson

BPCA Office Manager Q• Where are you from?  A• I was born in San Fernando, Trinidad – or “Sando” as the locals call it – and currently live in Rockaway, Queens. Q• Where is your favorite spot in BPC?  A• The BPC Esplanade. Q• What is your …

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  • 02/19
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BPC Sustainability Plan: Next Sustainability Roundtable

With a range of local partners, we continue work on creation of a new Sustainability Plan, which will guide the Authority’s sustainability efforts and initiatives for the next decade. The BPC Sustainability Plan will be presented on Earth Day 2020. …

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  • 02/14
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NORTH BATTERY PARK CITY RESILIENCY PROJECT: PUBLIC MEETING #2

The North Battery Park City Resiliency (NBPCR) project will span BPC’s North Esplanade and entail a deployable barrier crossing West Street / Route 9A. This area represents one of BPC’s (and Lower Manhattan’s) most vulnerable points for storm surge inundation and flooding. Please …

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  • 02/14
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BPC COMMUNITY NOTICE: OVERNIGHT WORK ON RECTOR STREET BRIDGE SPAN REMOVAL

Overnight work is occurring this weekend to facilitate removal of the Rector Street Bridge spans. A significant amount of light is required to safely execute this work. Residents in the vicinity of the Rector Street Bridge and on Albany Street …

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  • 01/27
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BPCA MARKS INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, poems will appear on sidewalks and plazas in Battery Park City when it rains. In conjunction with The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust and its …

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  • 01/27
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BPC PEOPLE – Sean Simon

BPCA Lead Maintenance Technician Supervisor Q• Where are you from?  A• East New York, Brooklyn Q• Where is your favorite spot in BPC?  A• BPCA Parks Operations at 75 Battery Place – of course! Q• What is your favorite part about BPC?A• I’d have to say the resiliency …

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