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transportation, the shipping piers in Lower Manhattan's port area had 
become##&&Waterfront##&&largely
 dilapidated. In an effort to revitalize that part of the city, local 
government began to consider ways to better use the space.##&&By the 1960s, ideas emerged to build a 90-acre planned community near 
the city's busy financial district and architect Wallace K. Harrison 
called for a "comprehensive community consisting of housing, social 
infrastructure and light industry"##&&Funding began in and during the next few years, existing piers were
 buried and million cubic yards (917,000 cubic meters) of dirt and 
rocks excavated during the construction of the##&&World Trade Center##&&and other smaller projects was used to build Battery Park City (BPC), named for the##&&nearby park##&&The 'Upper Room'##&&What's There?##&&Three sides of Battery Park City - owned and managed by the Battery Park
 City Authority, a public-benefit corporation created by New York State -
 are surrounded by the Hudson River estuary. Strangely enough, on the 
east side of the development, you'll find West Street, which separates 
Battery Park City from the financial district.##&&Currently, BPC is divided into five sections. The southernmost area is 
where you'll find most residents. The three neighborhoods in this region
 of BPC -##&&Nelson Rockefeller Park##&&Gateway
 Plaza, Rector Place Residential Neighborhood, and Battery Place 
Residential Neighborhood - contain a mixture of high-rise and low-rise 
dwellings, shops, restaurants, and plenty of parkland.##&&North of the residential areas is the##&&Brookfield Place##&&This is where you'll find a number of commercial buildings housing some
 of the most prestigious companies in the world, including Dow Jones, 
Merrill Lynch, American Express, and many more. This complex of 
buildings was designed by architect César Pelli and built between 
and Many of Battery Park City's residents work at##&&Brookfield Place##&&(World Financial Center)##&&Brookfield Place.##&&Further north, an area appropriately known as the North Residential 
Neighborhood contains some high-rise housing, a hotel, a handful of 
shops and restaurants, and the Stuyvesant High School, attended by 
students who excel in mathematics and science.##&&After September 11th##&&When the##&&World Trade Center##&&fell on September buildings in BPC suffered mild to severe 
damage. More than two-thirds of Battery Park City's residents left and 
moved elsewhere. Environmental concerns loomed large, particularly in 
regards to toxic dust from the collapse of the towers and adjacent 
buildings. Fortunately much of Battery Park City has recovered and new 
residents are again buying homes in this neighborhood.##&&Next:##&&World Trade Center##&&Related Links:##&&-##&&Battery Park City Pictures##&&Subway##&&Rector St (1)##&&Location##&&Lower Manhattan##&&nyc##&&x##&&Press ESC to close##&&powered by##&&www.aviewoncities.com