In Brief

BPC Authority gives Sandy update

Battery Park City: Sixteen months after Hurricane Sandy inundated Battery Park City with water, the state authority tasked with overseeing the neighborhood is still making progress on repairs.

Gwen Dawson, director of strategic planning for the Battery Park City Authority, said at a Community Board 1 meeting last week that a large portion of 2013 was given over to repairs of the ball field at Battery Park City, which had to be completely replaced.

As for 2014, Dawson said the BPCA is looking to compete any outstanding Sandy-related projects, and assess where additional needs lie at Battery Park City with an overall infrastructure study.

Man attacked after antigay confrontation

Greenwich Village: A man was assaulted on a subway platform in Greenwich Village last week after an unidentified man began yelling antigay slurs at a couple, and eventually ended up punching one of the men.

The couple initially ignored the harassment, but it quickly escalated as the man became more confrontational. The victim, a 39-year-old man from Clinton, New Jersey, suffered a broken nose, a fractured orbital bone, and a cut above the eye which required stiches, according to the Times. His partner was not injured.

The NYPD has released a sketch of the suspect as described by the victims.