Replacing deserted piers along Lower Manhattan’s Hudson River shoreline, Battery Park City has emerged as a remarkable living space. Its 92 acres of landfill were developed by the Battery Park City Authority, an innovative group of public and private advocates. 

The secret of Battery Park City’s success is its integration of public amenities and private initiatives in artistically-designed natural landscapes, including hills, secret paths, and glorious panoramas.

Highlights include:

• Parks with playfields that include dramatic vistas, hilly woodlands, and delightful yet sinister sculpture

• Poetry House, the Irish Hunger Memorial, Winter Garden, and public bathrooms galore

• Politics of the public-benefit corporation

• Environmentally state-of-the-art private spaces

Tour Leader: Joyce Gold

Registration: Link TBD

Price: 10$/person, with a maximum of 40 People