"We partnered with BPCA to host our Downtown Dance Festival at Wagner Park. This magnificent location with views of the NY Harbor was the perfect backdrop for the Festival’s stage. It was a perfect collaboration."

Any general inquiries regarding Battery Park City Authority or Battery Park City Parks may be submitted directly to info.bpc@bpca.ny.gov. If you are a member of press or reporter on deadline, please contact:

Nick Sbordone
Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs
press@bpca.ny.gov
(212) 417-3194

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• Commercial Observer: Battery Park City Aims to Cut Emissions by Buying Electric Vehicles
• Tribeca Trib: Goodbye to Today’s Wagner Park. Two Years of Resiliency Redo Lies Ahead
• Spectrum News NY1: BPC Ball Fields Resiliency
• Crain’s New York Business: Apartments in Battery Park City luxury tower to stay affordable through mid-2069
• ConnectCRE: Rockrose Reaches Affordability Agreement at Battery Park Tower
• New York YIMBY: Rockrose, BPCA Extend Affordability For Tribeca Pointe At 41 River Terrace In Battery Park City, Manhattan
• Spectrum News NY1: Chipping Away in Battery Park City
• Tribeca Citizen: Ballfield Floodwall Nearly Complete / New Wayfinding Signage in BPC
• 41 | Univision Nueva York: Reciclaje de Arboles de Navidad en Ciudad de Nueva York 
• Tribeca Trib: BPC Compost Bins Await Your Food Scraps
• Our Town Downtown: Most Read Stories of 2021
• Tribeca Citizen: Seen & Heard: Three ways to mulch
• Tribeca Citizen: Ballfield Wall Coming Along

• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES WINTER 2023 PROGRAM & EVENT GUIDE (PDF)
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY UNVEILS JAMES HOUGH’S ‘JUSTICE REFLECTED’ AT ESPLANADE PLAZA (PDF)
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY LAUNCHES PUBLIC DIALOGUE FOR EXPANDED RECREATION SPACE IN BATTERY PARK CITY (PDF)
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF EVENTS IN RECOGNITION OF CLIMATE WEEK NYC 2022 (PDF)
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES FALL 2022 PROGRAM & EVENT GUIDE (PDF)
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL LAWN SPACE AND TREES IN PLANS FOR A RESILIENT WAGNER PARK IN RESPONSE TO INPUT FROM LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAKEHOLDERS (PDF)
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE GROUND RENT STABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY FOR RESIDENTS OF RIVER & WARREN (PDF)
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY & TEATRO GRATTACIELO PRESENT: GIULIETTA E ROMEO (PDF)
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY CELEBRATES EARTH DAY WITH UNVEILING OF INTERACTIVE WATERFRONT PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION (PDF)
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES SUMMER 2022 EVENT GUIDE (PDF)
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY CELEBRATES EARTH DAY 2022 WITH WEEKLONG LINEUP OF FREE PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES (PDF)
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (PDF)
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO PRESERVE AFFORDABILITY AT TRIBECA POINTE FOR NEARLY FIVE DECADES (PDF)
• THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE AND BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY DEDICATE “THE CHILDREN’S TREE,” A MAPLE DESCENDED FROM A TREE PLANTED BY CHILDREN AT THERESIENSTADT CONCENTRATION CAMP (PDF)
  • Dedication Of The Children’s Tree, A Living Artifact From Theresienstadt
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY’S ZERO WASTE INITIATIVE HONORED BY NATIONAL RECYCLING COALITION (PDF)
• HOCHUL ADMINISTRATION TRANSPARENCY PLANS
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• VIDEO, AUDIO, PHOTOS & RUSH TRANSCRIPT: GOVERNOR HOCHUL OBSERVES FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE MARIA
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES FALL 2021 PROGRAM & EVENT GUIDE
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY, NYU SKIRBALL, AND LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL PRESENT EIKO OTAKE: SLOW TURN MARKING 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11th ATTACKS
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES NEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DESIGN AND LOCATION OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS MONUMENT IN BATTERY PARK CITY
• NYCEDC, CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS, AND LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY CELEBRATE DEDICATION OF WEST THAMES STREET BRIDGE FOR ROBERT R. DOUGLASS
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES SUMMER 2021 EVENT SCHEDULE
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY IMPLEMENTS FLOOD PROTECTION MEASURES AT BPC BALL FIELDS
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY CELEBRATES EARTH DAY 2021 WITH WEEKLONG LINEUP OF FREE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY LAUNCHES “KEEP IT WILD!” PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
• GOVERNOR CUOMO UNVEILS HURRICANE MARIA MEMORIAL HONORING THE PUERTO RICAN COMMUNITY
  • Visit the website and take the audio tour
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY INTRODUCES NEW PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION AT BELVEDERE PLAZA
• GOVERNOR CUOMO UNVEILS MOTHER CABRINI MEMORIAL IN BATTERY PARK CITY
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• POETS HOUSE AND BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY LAUNCH THE POETRY PATH
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF PUBLIC EVENTS IN RECOGNITION OF CLIMATE WEEK NYC 2020
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY LAUNCHES TEN-YEAR SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
  • BPC Sustainability Plan – Fact Sheet
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY PRESERVES RENT PROTECTION FOR MORE THAN 600 GATEWAY PLAZA RESIDENTS
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY CELEBRATES EARTH DAY 2020 WITH WEEKLONG LINEUP OF VIRTUAL EVENTS & INITIATIVES
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES WINTER 2020 PROGRAM & EVENT GUIDE
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• DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE & BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ADD 1.5 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF FREE WI-FI TO PUBLIC PARKS
• BOROUGH PRESIDENT BREWER AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHIN JOIN BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY, DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE, AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO MARK EXPANSION OF FRESH FOOD FOR SENIORS PROGRAM
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY LAUNCHES DOG WASTE COMPOST PILOT AS PART OF NYC CLIMATE WEEK
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF PUBLIC EVENTS IN CELEBRATION OF NYC CLIMATE WEEK 2019
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES FALL PROGRAM & EVENT GUIDE
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES SUMMER 2019 EVENTS GUIDE
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES WINTER 2019 EVENTS CALENDAR
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY PRESIDENT JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER CHIN, AND LOCAL SENIORS OPEN NEW BPC COMMUNITY ROOM
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES FIRST-EVER COMPREHENSIVE PARKS USER COUNT AND STUDY
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY CELEBRATES TEN YEARS OF CLIMATE WEEK NYC WITH PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON EMISSIONS TRADING
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES FALL 2018 EVENTS CALENDAR
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES BOARD LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP CHANGES, ELEVATION OF PRESIDENT TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES SUMMER 2018 EVENTS CALENDAR
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY CELEBRATES NATIONAL POETRY MONTH WITH “RAINING POETRY IN BPC”
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY INSTALLS EMERGENCY LIFE RINGS ALONG BPC ESPLANADE
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY APPOINTS B.J. JONES AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES WINTER 2018 EVENTS CALENDAR
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC PERMITTING SYSTEM
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION AT PIER A PLAZA
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES FALL 2017 EVENTS CALENDAR
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• BROOKFIELD AND BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY KICK OFF SUMMER 2017 AT BROOKFIELD PLACE NEW YORK AND THE NORTH COVE MARINA
• MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE & BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCE FREE MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP FOR BATTERY PARK CITY RESIDENTS
• SUPPORT POURS IN FOR WAGNER PARK REDESIGN EFFORT
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES SUMMER 2017 EVENTS CALENDAR
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY APPOINTS JANET OZARCHUK AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES WINTER 2017 EVENTS CALENDAR
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• NEW YORK STATE AND CITY PARTNERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND ON WEST THAMES STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY INSTITUTES PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AT BOARD MEETINGS
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• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES FALL 2016 EVENTS CALENDAR
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY APPOINTS ANNE O’NEILL AS DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN
• CITI BIKE PROGRAM LAUNCHES VALET SERVICE IN BATTERY PARK CITY
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY AND ALLIED UNIVERSAL HOST EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SESSION FOR LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGERS
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY, BROOKFIELD, AND IGY ANNOUNCE COMMUNITY SUMMER SAIL PROGRAM AT NORTH COVE MARINA WITH HISTORIC VESSELS SHEARWATER AND VENTURA
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP TO ASSESS BICYCLE USAGE ON BATTERY PARK CITY ESPLANADE AND INSTITUTES DISMOUNT ZONE AT NORTH COVE MARINA
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY HOSTS FIRST-EVER COMMUNITY DAY
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES NEW POLICY REGARDING PUBLIC INPUT AT BOARD MEETINGS
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY RELEASES 2016 SUMMER EVENTS CALENDAR
• BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES REDUCED PRICING FOR COMMUNITY CENTER AT STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL

• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON THE PASSING OF ROBERT SIMKO (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON THE RACIST ACT OF VANDALISM AT BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON CONFEDERATE FLAG TIED TO MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE DOOR (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON THE PASSING OF ANTHONY NOTARO (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON BLACK LIVES MATTER (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON THE PASSING OF FORMER CHAIRMAN CHARLES J. URSTADT (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON 10th ANNIVERSARY OF POETS HOUSE IN BPC (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON THE USWNT CHAMPIONSHIP PARADE (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON THE PASSING OF TOM GOODKIND (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY PRESIDENT & CEO B.J. JONES ON NEW BPCA BOARD APPOINTMENTS (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY PRESIDENT & COO B.J. JONES ON PRIDE MONTH 2018 (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ACTING PRESIDENT & COO B.J. JONES ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ACTING PRESIDENT & COO B.J. JONES ON DEDICATION OF THE KOENIG SPHERE (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF THE BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY ON LOWER MANHATTAN TERRORIST ATTACK (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA CHAIRMAN DENNIS MEHIEL ON THE PASSING OF FORMER CHAIRMAN JAMES F. GILL (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & COO SHARI C. HYMAN ON COMPLETION OF NYC POLICE MEMORIAL ELECTRICAL VAULTS (PDF)
• STATEMENTS OF DENNIS MEHIEL AND SHARI HYMAN ON MS. HYMAN’S DEPARTURE FROM THE BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & COO SHARI C. HYMAN ON REOPENING OF IRISH HUNGER MEMORIAL (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & COO SHARI C. HYMAN ON U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PARIS ACCORD (PDF)
• STATEMENTS OF SHARI HYMAN AND JANET OZARCHUK ON MS. OZARCHUK’S DEPARTURE FROM THE BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY (PDF)
• STATEMENTS OF DENNIS MEHIEL AND MARTHA GALLO ON MS. GALLO’S RESIGNATION FROM BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY BOARD (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA VICE PRESIDENT OF REAL PROPERTY GWEN DAWSON RE: SOUTH END AVENUE UPDATES (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & COO SHARI C. HYMAN ON THE RETIREMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ROBERT SERPICO (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & COO SHARI C. HYMAN ON OPENING OF LIBERTY PARK AND LIBERTY PARK BRIDGE (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT & COO SHARI C. HYMAN ON RETIREMENT OF HORTICULTURE DIRECTOR ERIC T. FLEISHER (PDF)
• STATEMENT OF BPCA PRESIDENT SHARI C. HYMAN ON WEST THAMES PARK OPENING (PDF)

– Award of Merit: Prototype Schools
– Design Excellence Award for the reconstruction of Battery Park
– Design Excellence Award for 286 Reliquaries, 42 Marble Inlay, & Stuyvesant High School
– Design Excellence Award for Rector Gate Battery Park City Esplanade

– U.L.I Award for Excellence for Large Scale Residential Development: Rector Place Neighborhood

– Honoring architects who have used stone with skill and understanding: Police Memorial

– Corporate Energy Mgmt of the Year

– Natl. Urban Design Award:
The Belvedere
– Citation for Excellence in
Urban Design
– Award in Design Excellence:
Police Memorial
– NYC/NYS Award: Tribeca Pointe
– National Honor Award Citation
of Excellence

– Design Award: BPC Open Space Plan
– Design Award: South End Area

– Building Design Award for designing a sustainable and secure world

– 2001 Residential project of the year: Ritz Carlton Hotel and Residences, Downtown New York

– Landmark Award: Master Plan
& Esplanade
– Design Merit Award: Wagner Park
– Design Merit Award: South Cove
– Design Merit Award: Esplanades I & II
– President’s Award: Esplanade

– Philip N. Winslow Award for Design of a Public Space: Wagner Park

– Engineering Excellence Diamond Award: Timber sheeting
Bulkhead Remediation

– Award of Excellence: South Cove
– Int’l Award of Excellence on
the Waterfront