A Bridge That Will Be Raised, Rather Than Razed

In this case, the committee had two members. Master bridge builder Othmar Ammann (who also gave New York the George Washington Bridge; the Triborough Bridge, recently renamed for Robert F. Kennedy; the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge, and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge) partnered with the original Manhattan starchitect, Cass Gilbert (creator of the Woolworth...

Annual Art Exhibit Opens

The annual art exhibit presented by the Battery Park City Parks opened on Sunday at the gallery in their headquarters. Scores of watercolors, charcoal and pen drawings were on display, the fruit of labor from dozens of students who participated in the free weekly art classes offered May through October. Inspired by the natural beautiful...

Today in History: February 3

1690 – First paper money in America issued in the colony of Massachusetts 1740 – Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily 1882 – Circus owner P.T. Barnum buys his world famous elephant, Jumbo. Jumbo was born in East Africa in late 1960, was captured two years later and brought...
Cover of October 1920 issue of Popular Science, by Norman Rockwell

The Deal of the Sentry

A discussion at the January 27 meeting of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) board aired concerns about the wages paid to security guards, and whether they meet standards set by the Cuomo administration, which controls the Authority. Benjamin Jones, the BPCA’s vice president for administration, began the discussion by asking the board to approve...
BPCA chair and CEO Dennis Mehiel recounts a recent call from the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo, asking about appointments to the Authority's board

Civic Boosters

The catalyst that first brought the Financial District community together in 2013 was opposition to a City proposal to move a probation office to 66 John Street says Patrick Kennel, who has lived in the neighborhood since 2007. Although residents lost a lawsuit aimed at preventing the move, the controversial proposal, “was just a reporting...

Battery Park City Parks Annual Art Exhibition

Battery Park City Parks Conservancy Annual Art Exhibition will have an opening reception on the corner of 2nd place and Battery Place on Sunday, January 31 from 1 pm to 3pm. This annual art exhibit features art created by all ages of the public that are in BPC Parks free programs. Although the opening reception...