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May 24, 2012

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Public Art in the Parks

Battery Park City Parks Conservancy
2 South End Avenue
(between South End Avenue and West Street)
New York, NY  10280
Tel: (212) 267-9700
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Free admission (all visitors, all hours).

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Ongoing

Hours

Mon – Sun: 12 am – 11:59 pm

Battery Park City Parks is a narrow, landscaped parkland consisting of walkways, gardens and lawns along the Hudson River. It stretches from Rockefeller Park, at Chambers Street, to Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, adjacent to Battery Park on the New York harbor.

From north to south, here are some of the public art works, and a memorial, to be found:

The Real World by Tom Otterness. Rockefeller Park.
Pylons by Martin Puryear. Esplanade, just north of North Cove.
Irish Hunger Memorial by Brian Tolle. Vesey Street and North End Avenue.
Ape & Cat (At the Dance) by Jim Dine; Eyes by Louise Bourgeois; Resonating Bodies by Tomy Cragg. Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park.

About this Organization

Battery Park City Parks Conservancy

Battery Park City Parks Conservancy is a non-profit organization that oversees the maintenance of 36 acres of parkland in Lower Manhattan.
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