With a yacht basin, a 1.2-mile-long Esplanade and a third of its 92-acre
                  site devoted to open space, it is hard to imagine that you are in one of the
                  world's most densely populated cities.

                  Battery Park City is an urban suburb designed to include some of the best
                  features of New York's architecture. Tree-lined, wide streets lead to the
                  Esplanade hugging the Hudson River, which offers views of the Statue of
                  Liberty, Ellis Island and New Jersey. In warmer weather, the promenade
                  is a magnet for those who work and live in lower Manhattan.

                 Cool breezes off the Hudson lower the temperature by 10 degrees
                  throughout the year. Its five public parks and its gardens and plazas are
                  patrolled around the clock by officers in green ranger uniforms. Whimsical
                  bronze sculptures of animals, musical instruments and hands enliven the
                  area.

                  I love the open space, said Maria Smith, who has lived in a one-bedroom
                  condominium on Rector Place since 1988. Within two minutes I am on the
                  river and I can watch the tankers and sailboats go by. The Battery Park
                  City Broadsheet publishes a column called Riverwatch, listing the sailing
                  time of passing liners.

                  Retail stores on South End Avenue, the main shopping area of the
                  complex, include two supermarkets, several cleaners, a pharmacy, liquor
                  store, hair salon and a deli. On Thursdays, a farmer's market sets up shop
                  on Liberty Street at the south end of the neighboring World Trade Center.
                  By comparison with the usual cornucopia of older residential
                  neighborhoods, however, shopping leaves something to be desired.

                  Casual neighborhood restaurants like Steamer's Landing and Wave offer a
                  view of the sun setting on the Hudson. A stroll away in the World
                  Financial Center are the more upscale Hudson River Club, as well as a
                  plethora of other restaurants, and stores such as the Rizzoli bookstore,
                  Barneys, Ann Taylor and Gap Kids. Orchestras, jazz bands, circus
                  troupes and dancers provide free entertainment in the Winter Garden,
                  where 16 giant palm trees reach toward the top of the 120-foot
                  glass-enclosed atrium. It's one of the most serene communities in the city.

                  The rental market is tight, brokers say, a situation that may be alleviated
                  somewhat by current construction of three rental buildings in the north
                  neighborhood, which is a short walk from TriBeCa's restaurants, bakeries
                  and night life. Later this year, ground will be broken for two nine-story
                  rental buildings in the south section.

                  ACTIVITY, ACTIVITY: It's like a Club Med in the summertime, said
                  Susan Beckert, who lives at Gateway Plaza with her husband, Pierric, and
                  two children. Co-ed Downtown Little League, for children 5 to 14, runs
                  from April to the end of June. The Battery Park City Parks Corporation
                  sponsors a host of activities from May through October, including
                  traditional American folk dancing; fishing in the Hudson River; a Swedish
                  Midsummer Festival of music, dancing, food and games; West African
                  dance; and horticultural tours showcasing the gardens of Battery Park
                  City. Co-ed Downtown Soccer League, for children ages 5 to 12, lasts
                  from September to the end of November. And all year round, the World
                  Financial Center offers a program of free exhibitions, fairs and festivals,
                  music, modern dance, ballet and square dancing.

                  Just a short walk to TriBeCa, Soho, Little Italy, The Seaport and Wall Street.
                  Near all express trains.  Just moments from any part of the city.

 Restaurants in the area

   1.   2 and 3 trains at Chambers Street & West Broadway, Park Place
      and Broadway, Fulton Street & William Street and Wall Street &
      William Street
   2.   1 and 9 trains at Chambers Street , World Trade Center, Rector
      Street and Battery Park
   3.   A, C & E trains at Chambers Street and World Trade Center
   4.   4, 5 & 6 trains at City Hall, Fulton Street, Wall Street and Bowling
      Green
   5.   J, M & Z trains at Chambers Street & Centre Street, Fulton Street
      & Nassau Street and Broad Street & Wall Street
                                                                                              TRAIN  INFO

 Buses:

   1.Crosstown (#22) goes Westbound on Chambers Street and
      Eastbound on Vesey Street (These buses connect with all uptown
      and downtown buses)
   2.Hudson Street uptown starts here
   3.Varick Street/Seventh Avenue downtown ends here
 

 Parks:

   1.Battery Park
   2.Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park
 

 Landmarks:

      Battery Park City itself
      World Financial Center
 

Places of Interest:

      Holacaust Museum
      National Museum of the American Indian
      Winter Garden
      World Trade Center
       Staten Island Ferry
      Heliport

Businesses Downtown:
 

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