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August 5, 2013- The winter ice rink that was installed in Wagner Park required the plush bluegrass to be re-sodded. For unknown reasons, the sod did not take, and will have to be replaced. The Executive VP of Operations for … Continue reading →

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August 1, 2013- As the Citi Bike racks in BPC settle it, it is becoming apparent that people in North BPC are much different than people in South BPC. The rack at the Irish Memorial is always empty of bikes … Continue reading →

July 31, 2013- At the July 30th BPCA board meeting, a new board member was announced, Lester Petracca. Mr. Petracca is president of Triangle Equities, a construction company and developer in Whitestone, NY. He was appointed by Governor Cuomo. (more…)

July 30, 2013- By Steven E. Greer, MD The BPCA board met today, after abruptly canceling the July 16th scheduled meeting. The board discussed in detail why the BPCA supports the $632,000 payments to Downtown Alliance to fund the free … Continue reading →

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July 23, 2013- Perhaps as a result of recent court rulings allowing the Bloomberg administration plan to proceed, which allows livery cabs to behave more like yellow taxis, the taxi lineup by the Gateway Plaza entrance is not completely occupied … Continue reading →

July 23, 2013- Authentic corn-wrapped tamales added for restaurant Week, part of a $25 three-course meal. (Not surprisingly, North End Grill is not participating) (more…)

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Update July 22, 2013- This Sequoia has died and will be removed and replaced with one more sturdy in saltwater conditions.   May 7, 2013- The sequoia tree seems to be surviving, with green shoots appearing. (more…)

Morton’s opened on Albany and Washington Streets, next to the 9/11 Memorial. Tell us what you think. (more…)

Update July 22, 2013- As we first reported exclusively, the BPCA is planning to chop down more trees on the esplanade that are still standing and that were not obviously damaged by the storms. Of course, anytime a tree is … Continue reading →

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July 18, 2012- Admittedly, we missed the memo on this one, but we just learned that Shake Shack in Battery Park has the SmokeShack that debuted in April elsewhere. It’s the normal stuff with bacon available. You can also get … Continue reading →

July 16, 2013- With the 100-degree East Coast heat wave, we found these images under The Conrad cooling. (more…)

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July 17, 2013- Stephen Miller posted these comments on Twitter about a planned session in a school auditorium to vent gripes about Citi Bikes. However, only 25 people showed, and they all loved the bikes. @miller_stephen  CB 3 committee booked … Continue reading →

In response to BatteryPark.TV reporting that the concerts on Pier 26 were organized without CB1 or community input, as leaders of CB1, also on HRPT boards, likely knew full well what was transpiring, the C1 is now going to discuss … Continue reading →