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Battery Park City's Rockefeller Park

North end of Battery Park City, West of River Terrace, New York City, NY 10280 (Financial District)
212-267-9700
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Ranked #184 of 740 attractions in New York City
Type: Parks
Activities: Picnicking
Fee: No
Recommended length of visit: More than 3 hours
Owner description: Battery Park City offers several playgrounds, with bucket swings, a huge climbing structure, and a kid-powered bike carousel. Borrow balls, Hula Hoops... more » Owner description: Battery Park City offers several playgrounds, with bucket swings, a huge climbing structure, and a kid-powered bike carousel. Borrow balls, Hula Hoops or board games and hang out on the soft, clean grass. « less
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Houston, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW

We went to a place not far from the 9/11 Memorial called Battery park City, and it was a park off the river, with views of the Hudson I think. It was nice! Theres plenty if seating area, and a couple of food stands, people running, walking their dogs, familes hanging out. It was cool. We did not walk around... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013

It should be more bike friendly. Once you go to spend some time you wish you could enjoy the experience. There were works going on on both sides of the streets.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

beautiful park with lots to see...you can see the statue of liberty, Staten Island and many nice boats

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

This walk along the Hudson river was delightful. A ball game in progress, many blooming flowers.The walk came after the crowded streets of lower Manhattan and eventually went back to Lower west sideStreets to High Line Park

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013 via mobile

I find walking along the river here very therapeutic and calming. Nice salt air smell. Public restroom is in one of the luxury condo buildings, so very convenient. Beautiful flowers, good restaurants. It is like a resort that you can visit.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

sweeping, open view of the Hudson River, the Statue of Liberty, the financial district skyline and Jersey City.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013

I've been coming to Rockefeller Park almost since it was completed in the 1990s. At that time, I had just discovered the joy of inline skating, and it was a revelation that Rockefeller Park was part of the newly-constructed Hudson River waterway, on which you could skate/walk/bike from the Upper West Side all the way down to the Battery, and... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2013

View of Jersey and the Hudson. I just love walking around the part watching the tourists, sitting and looking out across the water to Jersey. Can take evocative photos. Just handing out in general and breathing in the air.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2013

This kind of parks are a model to follow. There is a place for everybody. My children and I walked along the many options and thought that New York is a lucky place!

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2013

Beautiful at Christmas. Witnessed a couple getting engaged in from of the Christmas tree. Crowd cheered and clapped making a memoriable moment for this young couple. The evening was cold and drizzly but this didn't keep the crowd away from this beautiful tree and ice rink.

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