In the News: Another Non-Local to Lead Battery Park City

June 19, 2015 Community News, People, Real Estate

••• “Governor Andrew Cuomo has appointed Hector Batista, a much-admired charity executive, to the board of the Battery Park City Authority [….] This move appears to be part of an ongoing policy by the Cuomo administration to ignore calls from residents, community leaders, and local elected officials for greater community representation [….] Currently, only one of the Authority’s seven board seats is held by a resident [….] For comparison, the board of the Roosevelt Island Operation Corporation, a similar State agency overseeing another government-sponsored residential development, is comprised entirely of residents of that community.” —Broadsheet (photo from Huffington Post)

••• “If you squint long enough, 44 Lispenard Street loft outperformed The Market.” —Manhattan Loft Guy

••• An update on the South Street Seaport redevelopment situation. —Downtown Express

••• “Metropolitan College of New York is moving from 431 Canal St. (also known as 75 Varick)” to “40 Rector St.—with a complete renovation to the long-closed main entrance and lobby of the 95-year-old building.” —Tribeca Trib

••• “Lower Manhattan residents gathered Monday in front of the Frank Gehry building to remember and honor Mike Rogalle, a beloved U.P.S. worker who was fatally struck by a car three years ago.” —Downtown Express

••• “2 Rector is being converted from offices to 452 apartments.” —The Real Deal

 
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3 Comments

  1. Rohin
    June 22, 2015 • 4:01 pm

    I don’t live in Battery Park but find it a bit odd as how that portion of manhattan continues to be run like a private Fiefdom..
    It doesn’t make sense that they can’t find 4 qualified people from within Battery Park to be on the board…

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    • Ariane
      June 23, 2015 • 2:55 pm

      BPC is a huge CASH cow with board positions and large government contracts doled out to pay off political favors. Unfortunately, it is just how “business is done” in BPCA. In spite of illegal and/or unethical behavior, the board members go unscathed due to connections in Albany.

      The only qualification needed for being a BPCA board member is simply having done something big(donations, bringing a big demographic for elections) for Cuomo. If you take a look at the bios of current board members they are unexceptional and clearly not awarded by merit or ability.

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      • Rohin
        June 23, 2015 • 7:00 pm

        I would figure that residents would rise up and complain against this nonsense.
        Seems silly to have zero voice in the running of their neighborhood.

        How often are these people in Battery park? Perhaps just long enough to pick up their “brown bags” and leave…

        Someone should raise a stink.

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