The James Watson House, 1793–1806, attributed to John McComb Jr. and adjoining shrine to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton face Battery Park.

1793 rendering of the flagpole and recent plantings at the Battery

The Sphere and eternal flame 9/11 memorial

Statue of John Ericsson in Battery Park, holding a model of USS Monitor in his hand

World War II war memorial in Battery Park

Korean War memorial

Battery Park is a 25 acre (10 hectare) public park located at the Battery, the southern tip of the New York City borough of Manhattan, facing New York Harbor. The Battery is named for the artillery battery that was stationed there at various times by the Dutch and British in order to protect the harbor. At the north end of the park is Pier A, formerly a fireboat station and Hope Garden, a memorial to AIDS victims. At the other end is Battery Gardens restaurant, next to the United States Coast Guard Battery Building. Along the waterfront, ferries depart for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. There is also a stop on the New York Water Taxi route between the Statue of Liberty Ferry and Pier A. Battery Park (New York), also called The Battery, a 20 acre (80,000 m²) park at the southern tip of Manhattan, where artillery has also been stationed over the centuries. ... Download high resolution version (1000x855, 898 KB)Onetime residence of Elizabeth Ann Seton in New York City. ... Download high resolution version (1000x855, 898 KB)Onetime residence of Elizabeth Ann Seton in New York City. ... John McComb, Jr. ... St. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 2592 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 2592 pixel, file size: 1. ... Fritz Koenigs The Sphere at its current location in Battery Park, showing damage from 9/11 The Sphere is a large metallic sculpture by German sculptor Fritz Koenig that once stood in the middle of Austin Tobin Plaza between the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan. ... The eternal flame at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia, Bulgaria Eternal Flame is also a song originally performed by The Bangles. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Johnericsson. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Johnericsson. ... This article is about John Ericsson, the Swedish-American inventor. ... USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x1707, 822 KB)[edit] Summary Memorial to those servicemen who died in World War II, Battery Park, New York. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x1707, 822 KB)[edit] Summary Memorial to those servicemen who died in World War II, Battery Park, New York. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This memorial in England lists the names of soldiers who died in the First World War. ... Belligerents United Nations: Republic of Korea Australia Belgium Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Philippines South Africa Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Naval Support and Military Servicing/Repairs: Japan Medical staff: Denmark Italy Norway India Sweden DPR Korea PR China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City. ... Remains of a battery of English cannon from Youghal, County Cork. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ... For other monuments to freedom, see Monument of Liberty. ... For the island in Australia, see Ellis Island, Queensland. ... A New York Water Taxi docks at Pier 11 near Wall Street. ...

To the northwest of the park lies Battery Park City, a planned community built on landfill in the 1970s and 80s, which includes Robert F. Wagner Park and the Battery Park City Promenade. Together with Hudson River Park, a system of greenspaces, bikeways and promenades now extend up the Hudson shoreline. A bikeway is being built through the park that will connect the Hudson River and East River parts of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway. Across State Street to the northeast stands the old U.S. Customs House, now used as a branch of the National Museum of the American Indian and the district U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Peter Minuit Plaza abuts the southeast end of the park, directly in front of the South Ferry Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry. Battery Park City is a 90 acre (0. ... Hudson River Park extends from 59th Street to Battery Park (New York) in Manhattan. ... , The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois,[1][2][3] or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, Θkahnéhtati[4] in Tuscarora), is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and... The Manhattan Waterfront Greenway is a walking and cycle path, 32 miles long, around the island of Manhattan. ... The central rotunda of the Alexander Hamilton Custom House The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House (originally U.S. Custom House) is a building in New York City, built 1902 - 1907 by the federal government to house the duty collection operations for the port of New York. ... National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C., viewed from the northeast Interior view looking down toward the entrance. ... Passengers from the Staten Island Ferry emerge from the terminal at South Ferry in Manhattan Terminal being renovated, May 2005 South Ferry is at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City. ... Staten Island Ferry, with the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in the background The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry operated by the New York City Department of Transportation between Whitehall Street at the southernmost tip of Manhattan near Battery Park (South Ferry) and St. ...

History

The southern shoreline of Manhattan Island had long been known as the Battery, and was a popular promenade since at least the 17th century. The Battery was the center of Evacuation Day celebrations commemorating the departure of the last British troops in the United States after the American Revolutionary War. The relatively modern park was created by landfill during the 19th century, resulting in a landscaped open space at the foot of the heavily developed mainland of downtown. Skyscrapers now occupy most of the original land, stopping abruptly where the park begins. On State Street, the former harbor front and the northern boundary of the park, a single Federal mansion survives (illustration, right) as the Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. Until the 1820s, the city's stylish residential district lay north of this house, between Broadway and the "North River" (now known as the Hudson River). For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... A Promenade is a seaside walkway constructed so that people can enjoy walking near the sea without getting their clothes wet and dirty. ... Evacuation Day on November 25 marks the day in 1783 when the last vestige of British authority in the United States — its troops in New York — departed from Manhattan. ... This article is about military actions only. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... For other uses, see Skyscraper (disambiguation). ... St. ... This article refers to the North River, the lower section of the Hudson. ...

Within the park lies Castle Clinton, an American fort built on a small artificial off-shore island immediately prior to the War of 1812 and named for mayor DeWitt Clinton. When the land of Battery Park was created, it enclosed the island. Castle Clinton or Fort Clinton is a circular sandstone fort and national monument in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City. ... This article is about the U.S.–U.K. war. ... DeWitt Clinton. ...

The fort became property of the city after the war and was renamed Castle Garden. Leased by the city it became a popular promenade and beer garden. Later roofed-over, it became one of the premier theatrical venues in the United States and contributed greatly to the development of New York City as the theater capital of the nation. The migration of the city's elite uptown increased concurrently with the mass European emigration of the middle 19th century. As immigrants settled the Battery area, the location was less favorable to theater patrons and Castle Garden was closed. The structure was then made into the world's first immigration depot, processing millions of immigrants beginning in 1855 - almost 40 years before its successor, Ellis Island, opened its doors. This period coincided with immigration waves resulting from the Great Hunger in Ireland (a.k.a., "The Famine") and other pivotal European events. The structure then housed the New York Aquarium until the 1940's, when it was threatened with destruction. It is currently a National Monument known again by its original name, and managed by the National Park Service. In addition to a small history exhibit, the fort is the site where ferry tickets are sold to visit Liberty and Ellis islands. Castle Clinton or Fort Clinton is a circular sandstone fort and national monument in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City. ... A Promenade is a seaside walkway constructed so that people can enjoy walking near the sea without getting their clothes wet and dirty. ... A typical beer garden in Munich A beer garden is an open-air area where alcohol is legally served. ... The American Theater of World War II was considered a military area of operations encompassing the mainland United States and extended to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... For the island in Australia, see Ellis Island, Queensland. ... Starvation during the famine The Irish Potato Famine, also called The Great Famine or The Great Hunger (Irish: An Gorta Mór), is the name given to a famine which struck Ireland between 1846 and 1849. ... Entrance to the territory of the New York Aquarium from ocean. ... The term national monument can either refer to a specific monument which aims to represent a nation, or to a general concept. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...

The Battery is featured in the famous show tune from the musical On the Town, "New York, New York", which includes the line "and the Battery's down" for its southerly location. It is also mentioned in John Mayer's song City Love, which includes the lyric "From the Battery to the Gallery" in reference to the entirety of Manhattan Island as well as the lyric "...from the Battery to the top of Manhattan" in The Beastie Boys anthem "Open Letter to NYC". A show tune is a song designed and written for a musical theater production, such as the songs from: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammersteins Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Flower Drum Song, The Sound of Music Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewes Brigadoon, Paint Your... This article is about the stage musical. ... New York, New York is a song from the 1944 musical On the Town. ... For other persons named John Mayer, see John Mayer (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ...

Five months after being damaged but not destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Fritz Koenig's The Sphere, which once stood at the center of the plaza of the World Trade Center a few blocks away, was reinstalled in a temporary location along Eisenhower Mall in the northern section of the park. There, along with an eternal flame, it serves to memorialize the victims of 9/11. The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Fritz Koenig, born June 20, 1924, in Würzburg, Germany, is a sculptor best known outside his native country for The Sphere, which once stood in the plaza between the two World Trade Center towers in Lower Manhattan but which now stands, its damage deliberately left unrepaired, in Battery Park... Fritz Koenigs The Sphere at its current location in Battery Park, showing damage from 9/11 The Sphere is a large metallic sculpture by German sculptor Fritz Koenig that once stood in the middle of Austin Tobin Plaza between the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan. ... For other uses, see World Trade Center (disambiguation). ... The eternal flame at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia, Bulgaria Eternal Flame is also a song originally performed by The Bangles. ...

Under Battery Park

Battery Park, due to its key location, has played an important role to the construction of transportation infrastructure. Under the park, there is the following active infrastructure:

• Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, carrying vehicular traffic to Brooklyn
• Battery Park Underpass, carrying vehicular traffic from West Street to the FDR Drive
• IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line and IRT Lexington Avenue Line with a balloon loop to enable trains to turn around and switch between the two IRT lines
• South Ferry subway station.

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The discovered wall

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"This wall most likely is a portion of the gun batteries that once protected the city in the late 17th and 18th centuries and gave rise to the modern park name," said Robert Tierney, chairman of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. The city and the New York City Transit Authority plan to work together to preserve the remains, which were described as "an important remnant of the history of New York City." The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency charged with administering New Yorks Landmarks Preservation Law. ... The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, Transit, NYCT for New York City Transit or simply the TA for Transit Authority) is a New York State authority that operates buses and subway trains in New York City. ...

A total of four distinct walls and over 250,000 individual artifacts were found in the excavation of the South Ferry station and tunnel. A portion of one wall was placed on temporary display inside Castle Clinton.

Battery Park in popular media

• Battery Park figures prominently as a recurring location in the computer game Deus Ex.
• Battery Park appears in a scene at the end of the 1985 Jackie Chan film The Protector.
• In the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Battery Park is the location of a key scene.
• In the Marvel comic book series The Spectacular Spider-Man, the build up to a long-running storyline involving Robbie Robertson, Battery Park is the location for the climax.
• In the DC comic book series Justice Society of America, the Society's current headquarters is based in Battery Park.
• Battery Park conceals the underground World Headquarters of the Men in Black (1997) and Men in Black II (2002).
• Mentioned in the Leonard Bernstein song "New York, New York" from the film On the Town starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin -- "New York, New York, is a hell of a town./The Bronx is up, but the Battery's down."
• Mentioned in the Beastie Boys song 'An Open Letter to NYC' from the album "To the 5 Boroughs" (2004) -- "From the Battery to the top of Manhattan/Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin/Black, White, New York you make it happen."
• Mentioned in the Billy Joel song "Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)" -- "The boats were waiting at the Battery./The union went on strike./They never sailed at all."
• Mentioned in the Onyx song 'The Worst' from the album 'Shut 'Em Down' (1998) -- "Scatter your parts/ From here to Battery Park."
• In the Seinfeld episode "The Bookstore", Kramer and Newman find their stolen rickshaw in Battery Park.
• In the John Mayer song "City Love", he references "the Battery"
• The David Bowie song "New Killer Star", in reference to post 9/11, says "See the great white scar, over Battery Park".
• In The Simpsons, Mr. Burns, unfamiliar with the rate of inflation, states, "Don't poo-poo a nickel Lisa, a nickel can buy you...with enough change left over to ride the trolley from Battery Park to the Polo Grounds".
• The first 'wolfen' attack in the 1981 film Wolfen, starring Albert Finney and Gregory Hines, takes place in Battery Park.

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See also

• Zelda (turkey)

Zelda is a female wild turkey that has lived in New Yorks Battery Park since mid-2003. ...

External links

• The Battery Conservancy
• New York State Heritage Areas

• Battery Park is at coordinates 40°42′13″N 74°00′58″W / 40.703717, -74.016094 (Battery Park)Coordinates: 40°42′13″N 74°00′58″W / 40.703717, -74.016094 (Battery Park)