During the late 1960s and 1970s, the once-prosperous, then-dilapidated port area of Manhattan’s west side was filled in with landfill to create the foundation for Battery Park City.
"Battery Park City and the Authority are not just about the buildings – it’s about the character of the community that has developed over time. Public space has had a new renaissance in New York City, but here in Battery Park City is where it started."
