BATTERY PARK CITY — The Battery Park
City Authority poured more than $ 300,000 of taxpayer money into open - bar parties, pricey executive lunches and gifts for employees, an investigation by the state Inspector General's office revealed Friday.
The
Authority poured tens of thousands of dollars into open - bar parties, lavish picnics and nonprofits unrelated to Battery Park
City over the past several years, the state Inspector General said in a report released last Friday.