Battery Park is a park of 10 hectares, is situated at the southern tip of New York City in Lower Manhattan, in front of the harbor. The name comes from the fact of having been the place where the Dutch and British were establishing their artillery batteries in order to protect the port. Along the coast, are the springs of where the ferries depart with destination to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. There is also a stop at the New York Water Taxi, between the Statue of Liberty and the Ferry. Northwest is the suburb of Battery Park City, a planned community built between 1970 and 1980. Along with the Hudson River Park, a system of bikeways and walkways extend to the shore of the Hudson River. Then the park is also the Museum of Jewish heritage, The Castle Clinton which works like a small museum and you can buy tickets to go to the Statue of Liberty, is the station of the Staten Island Ferry that takes you up to the Island free and brings it back, and a few steps.
