Battery Park Vision Associates

Refreshingly efficient and friendly service. It was super easy to get an appointment and I love their text reminders. On top of it all, they tried very hard to reduce costs for me, explain exactly what was covered on my insurance, and provide the best options overall. I’m a fan!
Quick note: Press the button to get in and press the button/​hold the door at the same time to get out (these things are also posted on the door but I still struggled for a sec haha so good to know beforehand).

Great service. Have been going to Dr. Maxwell for over 7 years (for both glasses and contacts) and am very satisfied.

I’ve had really awful experiences with optometrists in the past. I thought those that I had visited in the past were slimy and more of salesman than professionals who actually cared about my eyes. Seeing the good reviews, I decided to give Battery Park Vision Associates a try and boy am I glad I did. Not once did I feel as though they were trying to push me to purchase contacts and/​or glasses directly from them. They didn’t try to do any extra procedures during the exam just so they could charge me more for a service that my insurance didn’t already cover. During my initial exam, I didn’t bring my glasses and so Dr. Maxwell suggested that while she could give me a prescription that day, she recommended me come in another day with my glasses to get my eyes dilated and they didn’t even charge me for a second visit (my initial copay payment during my first visit was sufficient)! Kudos to Dr. Maxwell and her team. I will for sure return and once I relocate back to NYC, I’ll start buying my contacts from them too!

Michelle is the coolest eye doctor I’ve ever seen. She is very professional and super friendly. I was a bit scared when I came for eye exam. She put me in ease and made everything so simple for me.

Best vision care in NYC. Dr. Naparstek and his staff are over-​the-​top helpful and supportive of my family’s needs. The entire staff is well-​informed and well-​educated. Can’t recommend enough!

I’m very pleased with my experience here. I wanted to get my prescription checked and new glasses at a place with a neighborhood vibe, attention and care. They have a great selection of frames, all the latest lenses, etc. Took my insurance!
I’m so glad I found this place! 5 Stars, two thumbs up!

They were recommended to me from my old boss, several years ago. Although I don’t work there any longer, and live uptown with an eye doctor directly across the street from my apartment, I still trek downtown to them. Dr. Naparstek is super nice, really listens to you and explains why your eye does this or why that is happening etc.
When I went to my 1^st appointment, I was having problems with my old contacts and wanted to try a new kind or brand. After the eye exam, he gave me samples of 4 or 5 different brands and asked me to wear each brand for a day or two and then pick the ones I like the most. About a week later and after I chose which ones I liked the most, he had me quickly pop back into the office (no charge) for 10 minutes to make sure that they fit and everything looked good. A couple years later, I was having dry eye problems from staring at my computer all day at work, so he suggested One-​a-​Days and again, gave me 4 or 5 types to pick from and they ranged from inexpensive to expensive. He lets you chose, he isn’t trying to make a buck off of you and push the expensive products. I actually didn’t even know the prices of each and lucky for me, the ones I chose were the cheapest ones! :)
In addition, I went for my yearly check-​up in November and when I left, I saw the timer for the pedestrian crosswalk for the West Side Hwy ticking down. If anyone is familiar with that area, you know that if you miss that light, you’re standing there for legitimately five minutes waiting for it to change. So, once I walked out and saw that, I started running. I made it across both lanes just in the nick of time! When I reached the sidewalk, I heard panting behind me and someone calling out to me. It was Dr. Naparstek! I had left my wallet on the counter in the office and he chased after me, even across the highway. It was FREEZING out and he only had a sweater on and had to wait the dreadful 5 minutes for the light to change again so he could cross the highway. I thought that was beyond nice and I was also so grateful because, like I said, I do not live down there and I would have been so annoyed if I had to turnaround and go back to get my wallet.
I have been meaning to write this review for the longest time, but I kept forgetting to. However, I had to call them this week to reorder contacts and they were helpful as usual, so I made sure to finally write this! I had no contacts left and my current pair was killing me because I am lazy and wait until the last minute to do everything. The woman at the front desk gave me a pair to tide me over until my order came in :) She’s always helpful and knows her stuff!

Really enjoyed my first time visit with Dr. David Naparstek and the admin staff. Dr. David explained everything very patiently and clearly with me; just seems like a great guy. I’ve never picked out my glasses with the actual doctor before, and it was also a first that I didn’t feel like I was being hustled during the purchasing of the eyewear. They have a lot of good, low-​cost options for the eyewear and I was able to minimize my co-​payment.

Expert eye exam by Dr. Maxwell. Everyone was super nice, helpful, efficient and professional. Can’t wait to get my new glasses!

I love going to my eye doctor. I have been coming here for over two years, and I always see Dr. Maxwell. She is so fantastic, so chill, so down-​to-​earth, and so painless!
Seriously, I have NEVER had to wait, my eye exam is short and sweet, and the people here are all really nice. It’s also quite easy to get an appointment.
It’s a small place, which I like, because everyone remembers me, and I feel like I’m at home in Indiana. Except my eye doctor experiences in Indiana haven’t even been half as cool.

The staff are generally nice and competent.
But they broke my wife’s glasses when she asked for an adjustment. Didn’t offer anything, including an apology, for the damages. Also couldn’t find my glasses when I came to pick them up. The store is not very tidy or organized it seems and seems to be in a state of disrepair.

I just moved to Battery Park City and my glasses broke. Not just any pair of glasses — but my favorite purplish rimless Alain Mikli frames. My baby likes to rip them off my face and hurl them on the ground. The fishing wire snapped and they’re in terrible shape. Nevertheless, the good doctor at Battery Park Vision Associates fixed them (not an easy process) and straightened them — gratis! They look better than ever. This was such an unexpected kindness. Everyone in the office was very friendly. Needless to say, I will be going back when I need my next eye exam.

I managed to scratch my cornea while I was in New York on business and a colleague recommended this office. They were able to work me in for an appointment a few hours from when I called with Dr. Maxwell. She was very friendly and totally understanding when I just about passed out after being so anxious about her scraping debris off of my eye (she had numbed it before so I was all worked up to end up not feeling a thing). She sent me home with medicated drops and fake tear samples so I managed to make it through my long train ride and felt ten times better the next day. Great and friendly service!

I’m super-​picky about eye doctors. I had the same one for years, and then got a new one when I moved and… do not want. I’m a little particular about who I let near my eyeballs. I’m pretty jumpy by nature, so if I don’t like the doctor, I become a royal pain in the ass to give an eye exam to, since I’ll flinch every time they come near me.
So I was paranoid when I moved again and had to find ANOTHER new eye doctor, arg. I picked these guys pretty much at random, and man, I lucked out.
The office is a little tricky to find – google maps says the address doesn’t exist, but it definitely does, so if you use google maps, search for the name of the business and the right location comes up.
There are two doctors in the practice, Dr. Naparstek and Dr. Maxwell. My appointment ended up being Dr. Maxwell, who immediately grew on me – she is friendly, funny, sweet, has a great sense of humor, and clearly knows her stuff (plus she’s from Maryland, same as me!) which led to a relaxing but thorough and professional eye exam. Aaaand she gave me a ton of free samples of eye drops, which is awesome because I have freakishly dry eyes.
My only minor complaint is that the frame selection is fairly conservative. There’s a good number of frames, but they tend to pretty much be black and conventionally-​shaped. There were a number of half-​rim and rimless frames, too, but if you’re looking for wild & crazy colors and/​or covered in rhinestones, which is usually what I’m into, you’re probably not going to find it. I settled for some pink shiny half-​rims, and life was good.
Also as a bonus, while I was paying the bill with one receptionist, the other came around and cleaned & adjusted/​tightened the frame of my current glasses for me, as they were kinda crooked and totally didn’t fit my face.
I will absolutely go back here; everyone was lovely and prompt and amiable.