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NORTH BATTERY PARK CITY RESILIENCY PROJECT: JOINT PUBLIC MEETING

The North Battery Park City Resiliency 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. Pursuant to …

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  • 09/11
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BPC BALL FIELDS RESILIENCY: JOINT PUBLIC MEETING

Please join BPCA and Manhattan Community Board 1 for the next in their series of public input sessions about the BPC Ball Fields Resiliency Project. This meeting will include an update on project status with design firm STV and full …

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  • 09/04
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BPC: DID YOU KNOW? | ESPLANADE CURTAIN WALL REPAIRS

One of lower Manhattan’s outdoor treasures, the BPC Esplanade runs the entire length of Battery Park City, along the Hudson River from Stuyvesant High School on the north end to The Battery on the south. Forming a vertical waterside protective …

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  • 08/27
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BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY FALL PROGRAM & EVENT GUIDE

Nature, Art, Music, Movies, Outdoor Education, and More Highlight Hundreds of Program Offerings The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) announces its Fall 2019 Program & Event Guide, detailing more than 400 public programs and events from September to December. The …

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  • 08/26
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BPC: NEW LOOK | BALL FIELD TEMPORARY FLOOD BARRIERS

The BPC Ball Fields / Community Center Resiliency project envisions the design and construction of a flood barrier system along the eastern, northern, and southern boundaries of the BPC Ball Fields, which annually host some 50,000 local youth across various …

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  • 08/19
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BPC: DID YOU KNOW? | ROCKEFELLER PARK PLAYGROUND RESTORATION

UPDATE (2): Rockefeller Park Playground re-opened to the public on October 16, 2020. UPDATE: This project is now scheduled for completion in fall 2020. On August 26, BPCA will begin restoration of the Rockefeller Park Playground, located west of River …

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  • 08/09
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BPC COMMUNITY NOTICE: SQUIRRELS IN ROCKEFELLER PARK

This week BPCA has received reports about squirrel bites in the Rockefeller Park Playground area. We are taking steps to address this situation, including coordinating with the New York City Health Department. According to the NYC Health Department: – Please …

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  • 07/17
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BPC: DID YOU KNOW? | P.S. 89 / I.S. 289 PLAYGROUND RESTORATION & MODIFICATION

UPDATE (2) 8/29/19: To include fall planting season info UPDATED 8/1/19 Opened in 1998, P.S. 89 / I.S. 289 is located at 201 Warren Street, along the Hudson River Greenway and north of the BPC Ball Fields. Its playground, directly …

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