Public Information

Freedom of Information Law

BPCA records are available to the public in accordance with Article 6 of the New York State Public Officers law, known as the “Freedom of Information Law”, or FOIL. The Committee on Open Government (the “Committee”) is the New York State agency responsible for overseeing the Freedom of Information Law, Open Meetings and Personal Privacy Protection Laws. Requests for records may be made at the BPCA office during normal business hours to:

BPCA FOIL Office
200 Liberty Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10281
Or, by email at:
foil@bpca.ny.gov

APPEAL OF BPCA FOIL DENIALS
Any person denied access to a record maintained by the BPCA may, within 30 days, appeal such denial by writing to BPCA’s FOIL Appeals Officer:

BPCA FOIL Appeals Officer
200 Liberty Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10281

COMMITTEE ON OPEN GOVERNMENT
The Committee on Open Government (the “Committee”) is the New York State agency “responsible for overseeing and advising with regard to the Freedom of Information, Open Meetings and Personal Privacy Protection Laws . . . .” The Committee maintains a web site that includes the text of the Freedom of Information Law as well as regulations adopted by the Committee pursuant to FOIL.

FOIL SUBJECT MATTER LIST

Pursuant to section 87(3)(c) of the Public Officers Law, a subject matter list of records in the possession of the Authority has been made downloadable below.

PDF – FOIL Subject Matter List

AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS

Upon appointment, public records maintained by the BPCA are available for inspection or copying on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at 200 Liberty Street, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10281.

BPCA IRMA Letter

BPCA Enabling Statute

BPCA Code of Ethics

BPC Resiliency Materials

For information on BPCA’s resiliency projects, please visit our Resiliency page here.

Annual Reports

Monthly Reports to the CB1 Battery Park City Committee

Manhattan Community Board 1 (CB1) is one of New York ‘s 59 community boards, which are advisory bodies with a formal role designated by the City Charter in matters such as land use, determining local budget priorities, and monitoring City service delivery.

CB1 has 50 volunteer members who live or work in Lower Manhattan. Members are appointed by the Manhattan Borough President with half recommended by the City Council Member representing the 1st Council District.

CB1 members serve on various committees, one of which is the Battery Park City Committee. Each month, the Battery Park City Authority attends and issues a report at the BPC Committee meeting. The BPC Committee usually meets on the first Wednesday of each month, except August.