Earth Day came early this year for the kids of PS/IS 276 and Battery Park City Day School, who gathered at the southern tip of Battery Park City on Friday, April 21 to celebrate nature and the environment with the …
April 22 of each year marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement—a day in 1970 when 20 million demonstrators took to the streets, parks and auditoriums of America to raise awareness for a healthy, sustainable environment. …
Spring has sprung, and the gardens that line Battery Park City’s Esplanade are in full bloom with daffodils, tulips, and more thanks to the the hard work of BPC Parks’ Horticulture Department. Early on Friday morning, April 14, a group …
This winter, a group of ambitious students have been learning the language of chess in weekly classes through thoughtfully-designed stories, brain-challenging activities, and fun competition. On Sunday, April 2 the program culminated with a Swiss-style chess tournament in which each …
On March 28, Battery Park City Parks’ Winter Talks series concluded with its final speaker, Gerard Koeppel, who related a unique account of New York City based on his book, City on a Grid: How New York Became New York. A …
Though the weather outside may not yet feel like spring, Battery Park City’s enthusiastic gardeners are already hard at work planting in Rockefeller Park’s Children’s Garden. The dozen eager participants in the Early Spring Gardening class, many of whom are …
Title: Foreman, Community Center at Stuyvesant High School Favorite Spot in BPC: Northwest corner of Rockefeller Park, on the BPC Esplanade Paul Diaz-Larui was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. At four years of age, he and his family came to …
BPC PEOPLE Paul Diaz-Larui Foreman, Community Center at Stuyvesant High School Favorite Spot in BPC: Northwest corner of Rockefeller Park, on the BPC Esplanade Paul Diaz-Larui was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. At four years of …
