- The The Battery (Manhattan) is close to these Subway stations: Bowling Green is 190 m away and Whitehall Street–South Ferry is 250 m away.
- The idea of Battery Park City was first conceived in the 1960s as a means to revitalize the run-down, poor section of Lower Manhattan.
- These ferries leave from two locations: The Battery, at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, and Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.
- The nearest bus stops to Battery Park in Manhattan are Fdr/Battery Pl and Battery Pk VI Park/Battery Pk VI Park. The closest one is a 2 min walk away.
- Despite its proximity to the Financial District, Battery Park City feels removed from the hustle and bustle of Lower Manhattan.
- Located at the southernmost tip of Manhattan just below Tribeca, Battery Park City comprises about one-third of parkland (hence the name).
- Battery Park City is a largely residential area with a community feel, located on the southwestern tip of Manhattan.
- Battery Park City is home to some of the greenest of Manhattan's green condominiums, and some of the most sustainable apartments for sale in New York City.
- New York Fine Art Photography - NYC Prints - Midtown Manhattan Skyline from Park Avenue - by Berenice Abbott - Black & White.
- 23 At the time, Manhattan's seventeen squares comprised a combined 165 acres (67 ha) of land, the largest of which was the 10-acre (4.0 ha) park at the Battery.