Battery Park

I always forget how beautiful Battery Park is… and how even more beautiful it is during off-​season, without the throngs of tourists, and on a brisk fall or winter day. Clean, with people actively patrolling to keep it that way, gorgeous view of Lady Liberty… just…lovely. Do visit it, all.

A beautiful mix of urban and tamed nature. It fits Manhattan so well and I look forward to walking through it briefly every time I walk from the ⁴⁄₅ stop to the ferry.

It was cold and grey, the wind off the water icing you to the bone. But the park was still tidy and looked like it was in the midst of a beautification. We could see Lady Liberty and Ellis Island in the distance. Ferries chugging dutifully through the wintry waters on their way to circle this lovely large gift from France.
We visited Battery Park to ride the Sea Glass Carousel. That’s a trippy ride, especially in the dark. The kids and I love carousels and this one was definitely one of a kind.
It’s hard for me to dislike anything with any significance in NYC because it’s all part of the magical fabric of the Big Apple.

The place to go to take the tours to The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, etc. Beautiful place filled with wonderful scenes, architecture, and people. The sunset views are amazing

A nice respite from busy Manhattan that even received two thumbs up from my kids. Bordering the water with a view of the Statue of Liberty, a good place to walk, jog, ride your bike or just sit and people watch. It is the «anti-​Times Square.»

Sometime I come here to clear my mind when I had a long day, and on the way home I stop at the park for a while, walk and relax. I usually come here during the summer, or if it is a nice winter day. I think the park is most beautiful when it is sunny.
In general I think that all parks in NY are great. Just a green and with no buildings is enough to break the routine of busy streets on NYC. You should come at least once, preferably on a sunny day.

This is how you cross «see the Statue of Liberty» off your bucket list in a fraction of the time! I wanted to go to Ellis Island and Liberty Island on my recent trip to NYC, but we just didn’t have time. It was nice, though, to go to Battery Park and see Lady Liberty and Ellis Island from a distance. We still got some distant but decent photos of those locations. We also saw The Immigrants statue and Castle Clinton when we were there. They have concession vendors, too, if you need to eat something on the go.

This is a fantastic little park. I came here with my granddaughter to meet the ferry to Ellis Island and Liberty Island. On the way back we stopped for pictures with the monuments and walking around.
Its safe and there are lots of families walking around and a lot of tourist in line to board the ferry.
You are able to see lady liberty from afar and take pictures.

Battery Park has taken a beating following Hurricane Sandy. Every time I visit there are improvements. It takes years to undo the damage after a storm of that magnitude.
This park has great views of the Statue of Liberty. This is where you get the ferry to Ellis Island and the Statue. You can see all the tourists lining up to go. I would get tickets in advance. I haven’t been in years!
Their is a separate memorial for each war. The dedications to New Yorkers that served are great.
Their is a vegetable garden planted in the park now. It is such a good idea. This park has bathrooms and is conveniently located near Wall Street and Museums. There are a lot of famous/​historic buildings in the area.
I take visitors as part of my New York Manhattan tour. This is a very photographic area.

Sometimes I like to walk the park after work because it helps me to clear my head and think about the highlights of my day. Spring time is the best time to be outside as the daylight is long and the sun would be still up when we get off. Summer time is great nonetheless as the lawn is in full bloom with soft green grass. Sightings of beautiful people, public art, cool sculptures, and water view are what you’ll get. This park is my relaxation, my workout, and my serenity.

Escribo una reseña de este parquecillo porque desde la segunda vez que vine a esta ciudad suelo comenzar mis tours desde aquí para terminarlos en la 89^th (y por central park); me ayuda mentalmente a orientarme y a ir subiendo por broadway y las demás calles que parten los barrios. Pero bueno, además de servirme para orientarme, este lugar me gusta porque tiene una vista 160′ grados del Hudson, además de que hay mucha gente porque aquí parten y llegan los ferrys para Staten y la estatua de la Libertad. (si te da flojera ir, la puedes contemplar ahí, más pequeña de lo que te la imaginabas).
Aquí también está el fuerte Clinton (cuesta entrar) y lo que ahora recién encontré que me encantó, un Pain Quotidiene. Así que te puedes sentar por horas a ver pasar gente y el sol. No se porque en México estamos peleados con mejorar nuestro nivel de vida y en los parques no tenemos chiringuitos donde poder sentarse a disfrutar el verde.

Beautiful park to hang out in and walk around
There are plenty of connections to Ferries and subway lines nearby to explore. Also a handful of restaurants
There is however a part of the park that is under going construction putting plenty of dust in the air. Once construction is complete in sure it will be even better. This review will be edited upon that completion

OVERALL: I say check out this park since it’s by the free ferry and other water taxis and cruise boats that go to Ellis Island to see the Statue of Liberty. It’s right by the water so you get a view of the Statue of Liberty. Walking distance to the Bowling Green park where the raging charging bull statue is. It’s the financial district. People running for exercise.
BATHROOMS: there were bathrooms here too.
OTHER: sights to see include monuments, fire that has been burning for decades, plants, flowers, street food like hot dogs nuts churros, indoor glass fantasy style merry go round, world globe structures, and restaurants that look expensive and fancy. People fishing.
DOGS: sign says it’s a dog free park, but I saw dogs here. Not sure why they would want a park to be dog free especially in New York you would think dogs can get all the park and greenery possible.

Going to school at Stuyvesant High School made me feel blessed to have such a wonderful park in such close vicinity.
After school, tons of schoolmates used to come here to play frisbee, handball, basketball, toss around a football or just sunbathe during good weather. I’d suggest to walk along the pier, as it’s just a great view (squint for the Statue of Liberty!).

Great park for the kids to run around and play and this is the park where you purchase your tickets to go see the Statue of Liberty. That’s exactly what we did. We took our kids here to play for a bit, saw Lady Liberty from afar, got our tickets and then went to the Pier A restaurant to meet up with a friend. Came out of that and hopped on the ferry to Ellis Island and Lady Liberty.
Beautiful park, well maintained and pretty statues everywhere!

Yay!
Great park (though most of it’s a bit closed up for construction at the moment). You can grab a view of the Statue of Liberty, hang out along the water, go for a walk, and pick up refreshments at the little stalls. They recently added this seaglass fish carousel which is gorgeous. Definitely meant for kids but pretty to look at (and to instagram).

Love this park! Not only is it easy to get to using public transportation, but there are so many activities to take part in just in this one area.
My purpose of coming to Battery Park was to take a craft beer cruise on a sail boat, but there are many other options. You could take the kids to play, stroll around the exceptionally clean park with a friend or have a date night with some drinks at some of the stands throughout the park.
The only struggle I encountered during my trip to Battery Park was finding a restroom. I was fortunate that a restaurant allowed me to use there’s, but I am not so sure they would allow many guests in at one time if you are not dining with them.
I highly recommend you come and visit battery park for a relaxing afternoon with outstanding views of the water, Statue of Liberty, Governors Island, and much more!

Battery Park is where you go when you don’t want to take the ferry to see the Statue of Liberty. It has a decent view of the Statue of Liberty and you have people doing the typical pictures poses like the palm up, eating it, pinching it and so forth. There are street vendors selling a bunch of NY paraphernalia like hats, beanies, and so forth.
Here’s a funny story:
My buddy, who dined at 5 out of the 6 NYC 3 star Michelin restaurant with me, wanted to see the Statue of Liberty. He said he would only go with me to those restaurants if he got to see the Statue of Liberty. We got to Battery Park and he was like «Dude wtf? I said I wanted to see the Statue of Liberty but not from this distance» I replied «Well, maybe you should have been more specific about your request.»
Anyway, it looks really great during the winter with the snow covering up much of the park. Lastly, it’s the last stop on the 1 train and people will direct you to the ferry or the park. It’s a great alternative if you don’t want to venture out on the ferry. However, my buddy didn’t think it was a great alternative.

The secret is out. Battery Park Esplanade is a cool place to stroll on the weekend. From the end of Chambers Street to the south tip of Manhattan is a 30 minute walk along the Hudson River. Beautiful landscapes, massive yachts docked at South Cove in the summer and now there are restaurants and watering holes:
— Grand Banks — Pier 25
— PJ Clarks and Le District — South Cove
— American River House
— Pier A — Pier A
It’s a great companion journey for the ⁹⁄₁₁ Memorial, World Financial Center, Statue of Liberty and the like.
It’s also a great companion journey for anyone who wants to walk further north along the Hudson to the West Village, Meatpacking District, Highline and beyond.
One the negative side, I wish certain people riding their bicycles would recognize that pedestrians have a right of way. Riding at speed is selfish and dangerous in crowded areas.

Battery Park is located just a stone’s throw away from the Charging Bull of Wall Street, and a 15 – 20 minute walk from the World Trade Center. You catch Ferries here which will take you to the Statue of Liberty ($ 18) or catch the Staten Island Ferry (free).
The last time I was at Battery Park was back in 2008? It must have been a low tourist season, because I don’t recall seeing so many annoying people selling you tours.
One guy came up to my group and said «YO, you can’t go there without tickets»
We kept walking we kept pestering us until I turned and said — what?
You going to the Statue of Liberty?
NO
Oh sorry, my bad.
That’s New York City for you… always someone trying to sell you something.
We came here to see a glimpse of the tiny Statue of Liberty in the distance. Also around the park are statues of:
— Merchant Marine memorial
— Korean War memorial
— Sphere that survived the World Trade Center attack
Its a nice place to stroll, and people watch. Just beware when a ferry lets out, you’ll feel like a salmon swimming upstream.

My rare three star park review.
I read the very excellent and highly recommended (and disturbingly long) «Gotham, a history of New York City to 1898» a couple years back. Much of it describes a time when New York was known, much like the gin I occasionally find myself drinking, as New Amsterdam. And most of the «action» around that time in the book happens around the tip of Manhattan, and therefore «The Battery.»
Since I haven’t spent a lot of time in this part of the city and was curious, I thought I’d check it out. Going when it was 26 degrees out may have influenced my rating a bit, since the minute I emerged from the Whitehall subway station a gusty wind hit me and I noticed that the temperature here by the water was quite a bit colder than further inland.
Moving along I followed what seemed like crowds of people through an icy trail towards the water. I then realized most of these people were going to the ferry going to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Many areas of the park looked closed or under construction or just covered in ice. I thought I’d jog, but unlike the throngs of people I’m accustomed to jogging with in winter in central park, I only saw two or three lonely joggers braving the ice and cold. Around the ferry entrance there are many signs saying «all persons subject to search» «airport level security ahead.» Trying to visit this place did not feel like a «walk in the park» regardless of whether the pun is intended or not.
Very polite workers were chopping the ice up as we walked but completely clearing the walkways on that day was sort of an impossible task to be given.
On the way back I found a nice divided pedestrian and bike walkway that led from the battery towards the Freedom Tower.
I’ll try to update this review when it’s warmer out. Maybe everything seems better in summer.

An der Südspitze Manhattans befindet sich der zehn Hektar große Battery Park. Er ist im Gegensatz zum Central Park relativ klein und einer der ältesten Parks in New York City und befindet sich direkt am Wasser.
Am Battery Park befindet sich auch ein Hafen der als Startpunkt für die Fähren nach Ellis Island, zur Freiheitsstatue, nach Staten Island und nach Governors Island. Es bilden sich im Sommer dort auch immer lange Menschenschlange.
In der Parkanlage befinden sich viele Memorials:
— Castle Clinton
— Netherlands Memorial
— East Coast War Memorial
— Denkmäler von John Ericsson, Giovanni da Verrazano und der Dichterin Emma Lazarus
— Denkmal der ersten jüdischen Immigranten
— 9/​11-​Mahnmal The Sphere von Fritz Koenig
Mehr als 6 Millionen Besucher hat der Park jährlich, der seinen Namen von den niederländischen Geschützbatterien bekommen hat, die seinerzeit den Hafen von Neu-​Amsterdam verteidigten. Der Niederländer Piet Oudolf legte im Battery Park auch den Garden of remembrance an, der an die Opfer des Anschlags auf das World Trade Centre erinnern soll.
Unsere Kinder haben auch begeistert die Eichhörnchen gefüttert oder staunend den Breakdance Artisten zugesehen. Auch im Wasserpark kann man bei drückenden sommerlichen Temperaturen eine schöné Abkühlung finden.
Ein wirklich schöner Park für ein kurzes und längeres Päuschen, um sich vom Besichtigungsstress ein wenig zu erholen.

Si vous êtes de passage à NY, il est inconcevable de né pas aller flaner à Battery Park !
Tout au bout de l’ile de Manhattan, entourré d’eau … ce parc est juste magnifique. On est en pleine verdure, et entourrée des grattes ciels du financial district ! Le pied !
A noter qu’il y a deux trois vendeurs de hot dogs dans le parc, qui sont particulièrement bons (les saucisses sont de meilleres qualité, né cherchez pas pourquoi, c’est juste là que vous mangerez les meilleurs :)
Bonus: le wifi y est gratuit !

En Battery Park uno llega para abordar un ferry hace Ellis Island o la estatua de la libertad.
Tal vez es porque está en obras pero realmente la vi un poco desorganizada. Para comprar tus tickets puedes caminar hacia un lado o hacia el otro sin tener certeza de que vas en el camino correcto.
En realidad se ve que cuando terminen de remodelar la quedará muy bonita, con cafés y retsaurantes en donde podrás admirar la vista hacia las islas antes mencionadas.

Tout au bas de Manhattan, un petit espace de verdure et de balade se nomme «Battery Park».
Accolés à l’Hudson River, il permets notamment d’avoir une vue splendide du paysage avec au loin la possibilité d’apercevoir la statue De La Liberté. C’est d’ailleurs d’ici que l’on peut prendre des embarcations pour mener plus ou moins près jusqu’à cette grande dame.

Im Battery Park kann man wunderbar entspannen und die schöné Natur genießen. Man hat einen klasse Blick auf die Statue of Liberty und auf die Skyline von New Jersey. Hier steht auch das Kunstwerk das aus den Trümmern der Twin Towers geborgen wurde. Von hier starten die Fähren nach Liberty Island, Ellis Island und Staten Island. Man hat von hier aus auch einen tollen Blick auf die Bucht. Der Battery Park ist einer der schönsten Orte von NYC.

Jolie promenade avec vue sur la statue de la liberté (je pense que je né vous apprends pas grand chose ma foi)

Magnifique parc. Bancs, points d’eau, vue sur l’ocean, bateaux, écureuils et Wifi gratuit.

Sehr schöner Park, direkt am Hudson River gelegen.
Unter der Woche leider (wie glaube ich so ziemlcih jeder Park) mittags von Schulkindern und der arbeitenden Bevölkerung für die Mittagspause geeentert, was das Entspannen zur MIttagszeit nicht möglich sein lässt, weil es erstens viel zu laut ist und man zweitens sehr bedrängt sitzt

Sehr netter Park!
Und die Eichhörnchen (?) waren der Brüller! Zum Entspannen genau das Richtige!

Parc à la pointe sud de Manhattan, point de départ de nombreux ferrys permettant de vous rendre à Ellis Island et Liberty Island, il est plutôt petit et mignon. pipou donc

Casi todos los parques de Nueva York me gustan. Suelen ser espacios muy abiertos, en los que es normal ver a gente leyendo en el césped o a niños jugando en las fuentes. En Battery Park, se suman además unas vistas increíbles, donde se ven la Estatua de la Libertad y Ellis Island. De hecho, desde allí parten los ferrys, cargados hasta los topes de turistas, que llevan a estos dos lugares turísticos tan transitados.
Como parque no tiene nada especial que no tengan el resto de parques, salvo porque da al mar y tiene numerosos bancos donde sentarse a leer o para observar la bahía.
En el parque hay puestos de hot dogs y pretzels, que aprovechan que los turistas hacen cola, para hacer su agosto y vender todo lo que tienen. A veces, intentan cobrarte de más, así que cuidado!

Sehr schöner Park,
mit direktem Blick auf Liberty Island.
Man kann am Hudson sitzen und sich sonnen

Erstaunlich ruhig. Man hat auch einen wunderbaren blick auf die freiheitsstatue. Im park sind musik/​klanginstrumente in den boden eingelassen. Kleiner spass fuer zwischendurch

Unweit von Ground Zero und Ablegestelle der Fähren nach Liberty, Ellis und Staten Island. Wer hier nicht früh morgens bereits eine der ersten Fähren nach Liberty Island nimmt, wird stundenlang warten müssen und hat dann Zeit, sich im Battery Park etwas genauer umzusehen…

das ground zerodenkmal ist der einzige grund warum ich hier überhaupt punkte für vergebe. es ist schon sehr beeindruckend, wenn man sich vorstellt, wo dieses kunstwerk herkommt. der park selber ist mit fliegenden händlern und schnellportraitierern so überfüllt, dass man schon kaum noch selber einen platz zum sitzen bekommt. es ist sehr laut dort an der südspitze und viel sehen kann man von hier auch nicht, selbst die freiheitstatue wirkt von hier sehr klein. wenn man nicht zur staten island ferry laufen will, dann braucht man hier nicht wirklich vorbeizugehen.

esta en la punta sur de la isla y desde alli salen varios ferrys entre ellos los que van a la estatua

Ein schöner Park direkt vor dem Hudson River. Da ich kurz vor dem 11. September 08 am battery park war, sah ich ihn nur umfunktioniert als denkmalstätte. ein wirklich komisches gefühl da durch zu gehn. aber ich war sehr beeindruckt.

An der Südspitze von Manhattan erstreckt sich der fast 10 Hektar große Battery Park von der West und Chambers Street im Süden bis zum Hudson River im Westen. Gärten, Spielplätze und die eine Meile lange Esplanade sowie Kunstobjekte befinden sich am Ufer des Hudson River. Den Namen verdankt der Battery Park den britischen Kanonen, die dort im 17. Jahrhundert standen. Heute bietet das Areal neben den zahlreichen Denkmälern und Schriften, die viel über die Geschichte New Yorks verraten, einen wunderschönen Blick auf den Hafen von New York und die Freiheitsstatue. Man kann sich auf Parkbänken von dem angenehm frischen Wind berieseln lassen und die Ruhe genießen. Der Battery Park ist der Startpunkt für die Fährverbindung zur Freiheitsstatue.
Wir haben uns hier den Sonnenuntergang angeschaut. Wohlwissend das man in NY KEIN Bier öffentlich trinken darf, waren wir darauf bedacht es in Papiertüten zu konsumieren. Plötzlich tauchte ein Park-​Guard in seinem Golfwagen auf, der uns darauf hinwies, dass dies HIER aber auch nicht erlaubt sei und eine hohe Geldstrafe nach sich ziehen würde. Als sie dann merkte, dass wir reine Touristen waren, sagte sie uns leise, dass wir uns doch einfach Plastikbecher holen sollten. Der Abend war gerettet.
In seinem Lied New Killer Star singt David Bowie:
See the great white scar
Over Battery Park
Then a flare glides over
But I won’t look at that scar
Oh, my nuclear baby
Oh, my idiot trance
All my idiot questions
Let’s face the music and dance