Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park

Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park is a 3.5-acre waterfront park at the southern end of Battery Park City, offering sweeping views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and New York Harbor. Named for Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr., who served as Mayor of New York City from 1954 to 1965, the park is one of the most beautifully designed waterfront spaces in Lower Manhattan.

Mayor Wagner presided over a transformative era in the city's history, including the early stages of the civil rights movement, major infrastructure investments, and the 1964 World's Fair. He was known as a consensus builder who navigated the city through a period of significant social change while maintaining broad political support.

The park was designed by Machado and Silvetti Associates with landscape design by Olin Partnership, creating a formal, classically inspired layout with brick pavilions, a great lawn, an elevated overlook, and ornamental gardens. The design draws on European garden traditions while responding to the dramatic waterfront setting.

Two brick pavilions frame the park's central lawn, housing a cafe and public restrooms. The elevated promenade along the park's southern edge provides one of the most spectacular viewpoints in Manhattan: a panoramic sweep from the Statue of Liberty to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to the cranes of the container port in New Jersey.

Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park benefits from Battery Park City Authority funding, which maintains it to an exceptionally high standard. The park connects seamlessly to The Battery to the east and the Battery Park City Esplanade to the north, forming part of the continuous waterfront that rings Lower Manhattan.