In 1968, the BPCA was created to monitor the construction of Battery Park City. The new neighborhood would be a solution for the abandoned piers, reclaiming land from the Hudson River to manufacture a residential community.
"Battery Park City and the Authority are not just about the buildings – it’s about the character of the community that has developed over time. Public space has had a new renaissance in New York City, but here in Battery Park City is where it started."
