Battery Park in New York City

Battery Park is a park area on the southern tip of Manhattan Island, in New York, USA. The area of the park is 10 hectares. From the south it is limited to the waters of New York Bay, from the north - Battery Place Street. Battery Park is one of the oldest recreation areas in New York. On its territory there is a port (on the Hudson River), which is the starting point for ferries to Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Staten Island and in the summer - to Governors Island.