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The biggest sailing in class in New York: North Cove Marina

May 1, 2013- By Michael Fortenbaugh, Commodore of North Cove Marina The New York Harbor Sailing Foundation organizes two junior sailing programs from North Cove.  Full details are available on the (more…)

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Bloomberg proposes the equivalent of BPCA on the East River

June 12, 2013- DNAinfo is reporting one of Mayor Bloomberg’s plans to control flooding would be to expand the land along the East River by the current Seaport/FiDi, and make something like Battery Park City. (more…)

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A growing cry to remove free newsracks

June 3, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD Last month, the transportation subcommittee of the Upper West Side’s Community Board 7 voted to approve a resolution cracking down on ugly or abandoned newsracks. The resolution supports the efforts of the … Continue reading

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Complaints about dogs using Teardrop Park as a bathroom

https://youtu.be/l0j_GwCMXvQ May 7, 2013- By Steven E. Greer At the monthly CB1 Battery Park City subcommittee meeting, CB1 member Dennis Gault, who lives in North BPC, raised the issue of dog owners allowing their pets into the dog-free Teardrop Park … Continue reading

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New drainage to West Thames grass field might be working

May 28, 2013- The newly installed drainage to the West Thames grass field might be working as designed. The recent several days of rain would have, in the past prior to the drainage, caused the field to have standing water. … Continue reading

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Gateway Plaza outdoor pool to opens

May 13, 2013- The Gateway Plaza newly renovated pool, which was converted from an enclosed dingy chlorine smelling location to a nicer outdoor pool, with grass, will open May 25th, if all goes well. The recent storm knocked a large … Continue reading

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CB1’s Jeff Galloway meets in secret with city official about West Thames Bridge

Updated June 6, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD At the June 4 meeting of the BPC subcommittee of the Manhattan Community Board 1 (CB1), Matt Best of the Office of Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, presented the first specific … Continue reading

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High winds, hail, down more trees on esplanade, damaging River House

May 11, 2013- 5:00 PM- A strong stormfront brought high winds and hail to Battery Park. The trees along the esplanade, already weakened by Hurricane Sandy, could not bear the force, and three more toppled. Merchant’s River House was hit … Continue reading

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BPCA misses deadline for turning over Pier A to Poulakakos

June 5, 2013- By Steven E. Greer At the recent May 23rd BPCA board meeting, the newly appointed “Chief Operating Officer”, Anne Fenton, proudly stated how Pier A was advancing (more…)

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Eataly coming to Brookfield, Poulakakos style

June 5, 2013– By Steven E. Greer, MD The Poulakakos group presented to the CB1 their detailed plans for the new 25,000 square-foot market/restaurant/bar that they are building in the ground level of the WFC 2 building (where the old … Continue reading

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Update on the DOT plan to change South End Avenue

June 5, 2013- By Steven E. Greer The June 4th CB1 meeting delivered an update on the DOT studies that will result in design changes to South End Avenue and West Thames Street. First, the most recent traffic study has … Continue reading

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Billion dollar WTC performing arts center going nowhere fast

December 13, 2102 BatteryPark.TV has previously proposed a performing arts center to be constructed by the BPCA in the WFC renovation sites. One reason for this was that the billion-dollar performing arts center planned for the World Trade Center is … Continue reading

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Alan Wilzig’s private racetrack

Nearby resident Alan Wilzig features his racetrack he built on his farm in Upstate New York. (more…)

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CB7 passes resolution to remove newsracks

May 31, 2013- DNAinfo is reporting, “Hundreds of news racks should be immediately removed from the Upper West Side because they are poorly maintained and clog the streets, local community board members said. Community Board 7 member Marc Glazer has … Continue reading

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Juice of the day: Green Giant

This Green Giant has Kale, Romaine, Celery, Cucumber, Spinach, Apple, and Lemon (more…)

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Three years of street construction fencing gone in Tribeca

Today, street free of construction mess Up until recently, this is how it all looked Progress on the Hudson Street construction (more…)

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Letter: Enough with the charity runs in BPC

Letter to the Editor May 30, 2013- By Debra Banks BPC is changing for the worse…the traffic congestion from tour buses, diverted traffic and road closures due to events taking place down here (i.e. the Wall Street run this evening … Continue reading

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Friend of Sheldon Silver gets mysterious state job gigs

May 30, 2013- The NY Post is reporting, “A former state assemblywoman and close ally of Speaker Sheldon Silver has quietly left her cushy job at the state Education Department for an even higher-paying one in state Family Court. Janele … Continue reading

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