1 Battery Park Plaza

1 Battery Park Plaza is a Privately Owned Public Space (POPS) in the Financial District near the southern tip of Manhattan. The plaza provides outdoor seating and open space adjacent to a commercial office building, offering a respite from the busy streets of Lower Manhattan.

POPS are publicly accessible spaces created through New York City's incentive zoning program, which allows developers to build larger buildings in exchange for providing public space. Since 1961, this program has created over 500 public spaces across the city.

The plaza is located near Battery Park and the waterfront, in the heart of the Financial District's office tower corridor. The space serves the area's daytime worker population with seating and open air during business hours.

Visitors should look for the required POPS signage posted at the entrance, which confirms the space is open to the public and lists the hours of access. POPS are legally required to be accessible to all members of the public during posted hours.

This space is part of Manhattan's network of over 350 Privately Owned Public Spaces that collectively provide acres of publicly accessible plazas, arcades, atriums, and gardens throughout the borough's commercial districts.