Kevin O'toole
Title: Electrician
Favorite BPC Spot: Teardrop Park
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Kevin O’Toole
Favorite Spot in BPC- Teardrop Park
Kevin O’Toole was born and raised in Far Rockaway, Queens. After high school, he moved to New Orleans and worked for Crescent Hardwood Supply as a warehouse manager. Two years later, he came back to New York and, in May, 2008, was hired as a seasonal employee for the Maintenance Department of the then-Battery Park City Parks Conservancy. With hard work and dedication, Kevin became a full-time Assistant Electrician and was then promoted to Electrician in 2015, his current title.
Among the many projects he has been involved in while at the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), Kevin is most proud of helping to install new light emitting diode (“LED”) lighting in Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, Kowsky Plaza Playground and the Plaza’s Sirius Dog Run, and along the Battery Park City Esplanade after Superstorm Sandy. Currently, Kevin is working on the Belvedere Pylons and Glass Benches Restoration and LED Lighting Conversion Project with his fellow team members Nelson Rogers and Jonathan McCain. This Belvedere Pylons and Glass Benches Project is a two-part initiative that involves, in part, the LED lighting conversion of nearly a dozen glass benches adjacent to the Irish Hunger Memorial as well as the Belvedere Plaza Pylons, a public art installation – designed by eminent American sculptor Martin Puryear, currently representing the United States at the Venice Biennale – near the North Cove Marina.
In his spare time, Kevin enjoys spending time with his wife and four-year old son in Inwood, Nassau County. He hopes to be able to pick up golf in the future, but in the meantime, he loves coming to work in Battery Park City. “Who wouldn’t want to come to the waterfront and work? That’s my office space out there!”
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Lawn Openings & Pet Rules
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Kowsky Playground Resurfacing
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SUMMER 2019 PROGRAM & EVENT GUIDE
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EVENTS IN BATTERY PARK CITY PARKS
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Interludes @IHM: Mari Meade Dance Collective
Thursday, June 13
5:00 PM
Irish Hunger Memorial Plaza
The Mari Meade Dance Collective takes its inspiration from everyday interactions and our urban surroundings. The collective uses quirky movements and dynamic body work to create physical narratives of the human experience told in a series of contemporary dance vignettes.
This event is free to attend.
For more information click here.
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Silent Disco Pride Party
Saturday, June 15
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Wagner Park
Celebrate World Pride Month in NYC with a silent disco dance party featuring queer DJ’s from QuietEvents. Breath-taking sunset views and Lady Liberty will serve as our backdrop as we dance to the hottest beats pumped through light-up headphones. Check-in with friends sharing info about LGBTQI+ community services and stay tuned for few more surprises that will truly make it a special night!
Headphones are free; deposit is required. This event is free to attend.
For more information click here.
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Sunrise, Sunset (Revolution)
Saturday, June 15
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Pier A Plaza
Meet the artists Autumn Ewalt and Dharmesh Patel, creators of a Pier A Plaza temporary art installation that features thousands of rainbow-making prisms. Be part of interactive rainbow art happenings that celebrate Pride.
This event is free to attend.
For more information click here.
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Juneteenth Celebration
Sunday, June 16
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Pier A Plaza
Celebrate a uniquely American holiday from our history. Make a Juneteenth flag featuring the Texas Lone Star and a starburst promising a bright future. Hear about the Federation of Black Cowboys and enjoy a ride on their horses while listening to the rhythm & blues / soul music by solo artist Irving Louis Lattin.
This event is free to attend.
For more information click here.
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Summer Fitness Series
Wednesdays & Saturdays, May 4th thru September 18
6:30 PM & 10:00 AM
Brookfield Place, Upper Plaza
Get fit at Brookfield Place! Our fitness series returns this summer with a variety of fun and challenging classes taught by instructors from top NYC fitness studios. Get fit at Brookfield Place with Xtend Barre's Barre Class outdoor workout. BYO YOGA MAT!
This event is free to attend with registration.
Space is limited! Walk-ins will be accepted if there is space available.
For more information click here.
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Live Music on the Waterfront
Thursdays, May 30 thru August 15
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Brookfield Place, Upper Plaza
Join us on the waterfront Thursday nights for stunning views, cold drinks, and live music by an exciting array of DJs and live bands who will provide you with a sunset soundtrack.
Schedule:
DJ nights: May 30 - June 13
Bands: July 11- August 15
This event is free to attend.
For more information click here.
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BFPL Celebrates World Pride
June 1 thru June 30
Throughout the month of June
Brookfield Place
Join Brookfield Place in celebrating WorldPride NYC with installations and events taking place in multiple spaces throughout the complex during the month of June. For every social media post taken of the installations at Brookfield Place that tags @BFPLNY and #BFPLpride, $1 (up to $25k) will be donated to the Hetrick-Martin Institute, an LGBTQ youth support organization. .
Brookfield Place is partnering with RBC Capital Markets, Invesco, and Commerzbank on our WorldPride celebration.
These event are free to attend.
For more information click here
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Trivia Tuesdays
Tuesdays, June 4 thru July 30
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Brookfield Place
Our popular trivia nights are back! Every Tuesday, get your teams down to Hudson Eats for rounds of trivia starting at 6pm.
These event are free to attend.
For more information click here.
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Events at Museum of Jewish Heritage
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Gay Berlin: Birthplace of Modern Identity
Thursday, June 13
7:00 PM
36 Battery Place
Decadent, pre-WWII Berlin was the undisputed gay capital of the world—as imagined in Cabaret, and more recently in the TV shows Babylon Berlin and Transparent. Robert Beachy’s Gay Berlin chronicles the milieu that gave rise to the international gay rights movement, with key strides made for scientific research, advocacy, and visibility—before the Nazis came to power. In conversation with Eric Marcus, founder of the Stonewall 50 Consortium and creator of the podcast Making Gay History.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, presented with the Stonewall 50 Consortium.
This event is free to attend; advance registration recommended.
For more information click here.
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When Blood Ran Red
Sunday, June 16
2:00 PM & 6:00 PM
36 Battery Place
When Blood Ran Red gives an account of the friendships between African-American actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson and leading Soviet Jews after World War II, during the brutal reign of Josef Stalin. The driving point of the action deals with the removal of the Russian Yiddish theatre and purge of Yiddish and Jewish culture and life in the Stalin era.
Co-presented by the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
This event is in English; tickets are $25.
For more information click here.
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Emerging Poets Fellowship Reading
Saturday, June 15
6:30 PM
Poet's House, 10 River Terrace
Travel to the future of poetry: 2019 Emerging Poets Fellows read new work crafted during mentorship by their workshop leader, poet Anselm Berrigan.
Presented with support from the Jerome Foundation.
Admission free and open to the public.
For more information click here.
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EVENTS AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Nihongo Lingo
Wednesdays, June 5 – June 26
4:30 PM
175 North End Ave.
Anyone interested in practicing their Japanese conversation skills and learning more about Japanese culture are welcome to join this Japanese conversation club! Join a studying librarian and a native Japanese speaker each week to learn something new about Japan and speak in Japanese.
Audience: Adults, 50+, Book Lovers, College & Graduate Students, Adults
This event is free to attend. Email karenloder@nypl.org with any questions or suggestions!
For more information click here.
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Creative Writing Circle
Thursdays, June 6 – June 27
3:30 PM
175 North End Ave.
If you like to write and like to meet people who like writing, bring your creativity and personality to our creative writing workshop! All writers of all styles are welcome to participate in writing and editing exercises. Brush up your writing skills! Not occurring on Thursday, June 13th.
Audience: Adults, 50+, Book Lovers, College & Graduate Students, Adults
This event is free to attend. Email karenloder@nypl.org with any questions or suggestions!
For more information click here.
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French Storytime en bonne compagnie!
Fridays, June 7 – June 28
3:00 PM
175 North End Ave.
Come join us for a bilingual storytime (French and English) filled with songs, stories and play! For ages 0-6 accompanied by an adult.
This event is free to attend. For more information click here.
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Crafternoon: Happy Father's Day
Wednesday, June 12
4:00 PM
175 North End Ave.
Join us to make your own Father's day card. All materials will be provided. For children ages 3 and older. This event is free to attend. First come, first served.
For more information click here.
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EVENTS AT THE SKYSCRAPER MUSEUM
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Density
Saturday, June 8
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
39 Battery Place
What is density? Why are some communities more dense than others? Children will learn about why New York is so dense and then design their own city blocks, keeping in mind where people live, work, and spend time together.
Cost is $5 per child. Members are free.
Ages 6-8. RSVP required. RSVP to programs@skyscraper.org or call 212-945-6324.
For more information click here.
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Zachary Violette Book Talk: The Decorated Tenement
Tuesday, June 11
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
39 Battery Place
In The Decorated Tenement: How Immigrant Builders and Architects Transformed the Slum in the Gilded Age, historian Zachary Violette counters the standard narrative of crowded tenements and crusading urban reformers to reconstruct the role of tenement architects and builders in improving housing for the working poor.
Guests must RSVP required. RSVP to programs@skyscraper.org or call 212-945-6324.
For more information click here.
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See and Sketch a Skyscraper!
Saturday, June 15
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
39 Battery Place
The Skyscraper Museum sits between park views of the Statue of Liberty and the skyline of lower Manhattan. After touring the museum, kids will grab art supplies and be inspired by the world around them by stepping outside and drawing what they see!
Cost is $5 per child. Members are free.
Ages 6+. RSVP required. RSVP to programs@skyscraper.org or call 212-945-6324.
For more information click here.
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Hamlet at Castle Clinton
Thursdays & Sundays, June 13 thru June 23
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park, New York
By staging these free outdoor performances at Castle Clinton, audience members experience the plays how they were originally done at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre 400 years ago – in the open-air, in the round, on the water. The actors wear Elizabethan costumes and perform inside the castle walls where we create a theatre with chairs, audio, and lights. With 250 seats a night, Shakespeare Downtown presents the most accessible Shakespeare in the Park in New York City; and a new American Globe Theatre.
This event is free to attend.
For more information click here.
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