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Report to Manhattan Community Board 1 – Battery Park City Committee Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Presented by Nick Sbordone, BPCA (212) 417-3194 | [email protected] Happy New Year! NEIGHBORHOOD & PROJECT UPDATES: I. Storm / “Bomb Cyclone” / “Bombogenesis” Approaching o BPCA to provide updated information as it becomes available from City and other partners II. BPC Safety o Overall BPCA security assessment underway, to be completed during spring 2018 o “Contact BPC Ambassadors for non-emergency assistance” signs delivered to local schools and child care institutions for posting III. Tree Recycling in BPC o Collection began December 26; to continue through early January o Leave undecorated trees curbside for pickup by BPC Parks team – no tinsel, ornaments, or lights please! o Recycled trees used locally throughout BPC parks for various purposes, including composting, plant protection, and soil insulation & enrichment o Video from one of last year’s tree-chipping sessions can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaFWNXimdTA IV. BPC Resiliency o BPC Ball Fields RFP released January 3, 2018; responses due March 2, 2018 o Design commended in and continuing thru 2018 w/construction expected to begin 2019 o South BPC Resiliency – procurement in selection phase o Next RFP, for North BPC Resiliency – covering the North Esplanade and entailing a deployable barrier crossing West Street / Route 9A – to be released in coming weeks V. BPC Wayfinding Initiative o Project kick-off with BPC Committee on December 5, 2017 o BPCA developing with BPC Committee short survey for community input o Design process through fall 2018, installation to begin late 2018 / early 2019
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Report to Manhattan Community Board 1 – Battery Park City Committee
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Presented by Nick Sbordone, BPCA (212) 417-3194 | [email protected]
Happy New Year! NEIGHBORHOOD & PROJECT UPDATES:
I. Storm / “Bomb Cyclone” / “Bombogenesis” Approaching o BPCA to provide updated information as it becomes available from City and
other partners
II. BPC Safety o Overall BPCA security assessment underway, to be completed during spring 2018 o “Contact BPC Ambassadors for non-emergency assistance” signs delivered to
local schools and child care institutions for posting
III. Tree Recycling in BPC o Collection began December 26; to continue through early January o Leave undecorated trees curbside for pickup by BPC Parks team – no tinsel,
ornaments, or lights please! o Recycled trees used locally throughout BPC parks for various purposes, including
composting, plant protection, and soil insulation & enrichment o Video from one of last year’s tree-chipping sessions can be found here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaFWNXimdTA
IV. BPC Resiliency
o BPC Ball Fields RFP released January 3, 2018; responses due March 2, 2018 o Design commended in and continuing thru 2018 w/construction expected to
begin 2019 o South BPC Resiliency – procurement in selection phase o Next RFP, for North BPC Resiliency – covering the North Esplanade and entailing
a deployable barrier crossing West Street / Route 9A – to be released in coming weeks
V. BPC Wayfinding Initiative
o Project kick-off with BPC Committee on December 5, 2017 o BPCA developing with BPC Committee short survey for community input o Design process through fall 2018, installation to begin late 2018 / early 2019
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VI. Launch of Electronic Permitting (“ePermit”) System
o First phase of online permitting application now live o Allows easy filing and secure payment for more than a dozen permit types across
15 outdoor BPC parks locations o Additional locations – BPC Ball Fields, Community Center at Stuyvesant High
School, Pier A Plaza, 6 River Terrace – to be added in 2018 o permits.bpca.ny.gov/applicationnew.aspx
VII. “Bed A” / Gateway Property Line Wall Project
o Work to restore the planting bed and repair portion of damaged property line wall between Gateway Plaza and BPC Esplanade substantially complete
o New plantings to be completed spring 2018
VIII. 200 Rector Place Interior Fit Out o Work underway on new community space, office space & Allied Universal
Command Center, replacing former space @ The Regatta o Targeting end of February 2018 for completion
IX. Empire State Relief & Recovery Effort for Puerto Rico
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PROGRAM & STATUS UPDATES
I. BPC Winter Events Calendar Release – December 21 o More than 500 public programs and events from January to April o Largest slate of winter programming yet includes cultural and artistic workshops, talks,
fitness programs, music, games, BPC’s Annual Art Exhibition and much more: Meet Me in the Kitchen – Good Nutrition! Free, six week series of classes at Asphalt
Green kitchen; open to all adults:
Week 1 (February 6) – Naturally Sweet Week 2 (February 13) – Healthy Heart
Week 3 (February 20) – Too Much? Week 4 (February 27) – Shopping for the Season
Week 5 (March 6) – Spice of Life Week 6 (March 20) – Boost Your Immune System
Reduced prices for number of most-popular BPC Parks pay programs:
Program Name 2017 Rate 2018 Rate
Stories & Songs 14 sessions – $335 14 sessions – FREE
Indoor Preschool Play & Art 14 sessions – $350 14 Sessions – $200
Parent & Baby Yoga 8 sessions – $182 8 sessions – $120 (all) / $20 (per drop-in)
Chess for Children 13 sessions – $308 13 sessions – $195
Chess Tournament $30 $20
Early Spring Children's Gardening 6 sessions – $120 6 sessions – $90
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II. Winter Solstice Celebration @ Sunrise/Sunset (Revolution) – December 21 o Free event featured astronomers describing fascinating astronomical alignments
illuminated on winter solstice, Celtic music and stories, against backdrop of light and movement on Sunrise/Sunset (Revolution) art installation at Pier A Plaza
III. Fall Chess Tournament – December 9
o Free session saw roughly 30 young contestants across two divisions participate in
Swiss-style competition; Winter Chess Tournament begins January 9
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IV. Teardrop Park Sledding Extravaganza – December 9 o Teardrop Park opened for sledding at request of BPC Committee and parents
V. Holiday Lights – December 7
o Hundreds of BPC residents attended annual celebration at South Cove, with warm beverages, cookies, caroling, and one very special guest!
o Newly-planted eastern white pine tree includes more than 2,000 lights o Thanks to all who attended & brought gifts for donation to Stockings with Care
Video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki0vf8yCExk & www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnb3go_xzRQ
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VI. BPC Seniors Working Group o Last met November 2017 as part of regular check-ins o Next meeting TBD in early 2018
VII. Community Center at Stuyvesant High School | 345 Chambers Street o Hours (Sept.-June): M–F., 7pm – 10pm; Sat. – Sun., 1pm – 9pm o Annual Full Access Membership Rates:
Adults (18+): $199 | Adult BPC Residents: $179 Youth, Seniors (62+) & Military: $79 | BPC Resident Youths, Seniors &
Military: $59 Day passes also available and are $15 for adults and $10 for youth, seniors,
military & BPC residents
VIII. Museum of Jewish Heritage – Free Membership for BPC Residents (REMINDER) o Running through June 30, 2018, MJH Community Membership Program provides
free Museum membership (proof of residency required) o Includes free Museum admission, discounted or free program tickets & more o Program Commemorates MJH’s 20th Anniversary
IX. Lost & Found Contact Information o Allied Universal Command Center
211 North End Avenue (212) 945-7233 | [email protected]
ANNOUNCEMENTS / UPCOMING:
I. Next BPCA Board Meeting o Wednesday, January 24, 2018 @ 2:30pm
II. Next BPC Open Community Meeting o TBD in winter / spring 2018 o Video from November 2017 meeting available here:
III. Skyscraper Museum o New exhibit, Millennium: Lower Manhattan in the 1990s, runs thru April 2018 o Multimedia exhibition recaptures formative time in history of New York’s historic
commercial hub through combination of architectural drawings and models, archival and contemporary photographs, original posters, maps, sketches, renderings, and other documents of the era
o For more information: skyscraper.org/millennium
IV. Permitted Walks / Runs o New requests for 2018 to be forwarded to CB1 per usual process
200 Liberty Street, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10281, Tel.: 212-417-2000 VISIT US AT www.bpca.ny.gov
