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Battery Park, or “The Battery”, as it’s known
to the natives, is a 21-acre public park located at the southern
tip of Manhattan in New York City, New York. The park takes its
name from the artillery that was stationed there in colonial times
in order to order to protect New York Harbor.
At one end of Battery Park is Pier A and Hope Garden, a memorial
to AIDS victims. At the other end is the United States Coast Guard
Battery Building. Ferries depart from the waterfront at Battery
Park, bound for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Battery Park is located near several other points of interest.
The U.S. Customs House/Museum of the American Indian is located
across State Street to the northeast of Battery Park. The scenic
Peter Minuit Plaza is situated directly in front of the South
Ferry Terminal of the Staten Island Ferry on the southeast end
of The Battery.
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