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June 4, 2013- By Steven E. Greer The pumps for the waterfalls in the Police Memorial and Waterfall Pond are still not activated. This has turned the Police Memorial into a neglected property that now collects junk and debris where … Continue reading →

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…)

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 →

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 →

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…)

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 →

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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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 →

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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May 24, 2013- To give nearby Blue Smoke some much needed competition, Mighty Quinn’s barbeque is coming to the renovated Brookfield place (also, Route 66 BBQ is new on Stone Street). The company announced yesterday the new plans. the opening … Continue reading →

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Update May 21, 2013- The customer flow to the new SouthWestNY has been a pleasant surprise for owner Abraham Merchant. People in town for site-seeing are flocking to the sunny outdoor decks. Mr. Merchant said, “We are pleased that our … Continue reading →

August 21, 2013 Transparency and oversight should be integral components of any government entity, especially those that deal directly with public money. From the beginning, a portion of BPCA revenue was meant to be allocated specifically toward developing affordable housing. … Continue reading →

The North Cove Marina’s new Twitter account just posted this, about the Atlantic Cup “It’s official! @BodaciousDream is the first to cross the #NYC finish line #AtlanticCup “ (more…)

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Update May 9, 2013- Asphalt Green has now created a website explaining their after-school program. “No babysitter? No problem! With our after–school pick-up service, parents can rest assured their children are safely picked up from school and escorted to Asphalt … Continue reading →