Residents of Battery Park City during “Operation Sail” in 2000, the Summer Millennium Celebration. The Parade of Ships visited ports in Miami, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and New York 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."