We were here to go to a museum and after that we took a walk around the park. Lots of people around as it is a lovely space and close to the berth for the Staten Island Ferry. This is where the original Dutch settlement happened. You get great harbor and skyscraper views from this park.

Battery Park is beautiful. Exceptionally so. The views are magnificent, the green spaces are delightful, and the setting more than lives up to its reputation. Unfortunately, the experience of simply getting into the park manages to be quite the opposite.At several entrances, we were repeatedly approached by people insisting that we purchase tickets for boat tours. That, in itself, is hardly unusual. The problem began when the interaction strongly suggested that access to the park itself depended on buying those tickets. When we politely questioned this, the response was blunt: “You can’t enter here.” We were then directed to another entrance, only to encounter precisely the same scene. And then again.The overwhelming impression is one of discomfort. Rather than being welcomed into a public park, visitors are left feeling pressured, coerced and, to some extent, intimidated. Anyone unfamiliar with the area could quite reasonably come away believing that payment is somehow required simply to enter the park.It is an extraordinarily disappointing experience. One of New York’s most iconic public spaces is overshadowed by an atmosphere that feels far less like hospitality and far more like a carefully choreographed exercise in wearing visitors down.If this is the first impression the city wishes to offer, it is certainly an interesting choice. After all, very few things are capable of distracting from a view of the Statue of Liberty. Apparently, a relentless barrage of aggressive sales tactics is one of them.I would only return to the area for a pre-booked boat tour. As for Battery Park itself, I would much rather spend my time somewhere that treats visitors as guests rather than commercial opportunities.

I enjoyed the walk next to the Hudson river. It is a nice break from the hustle and bustle of the city streets. I walked from the Trade Center area to the edge of the construction by the Statue of Liberty. Cool to walk and see her!

Nice pack tell the people trying to sell you a boat ride get lost they have red coats. There tour last way to long and is over priced. The park its self is very nice

Huge scam. Confirm these guys hang around Battery Park and physicallly stop you going to terminal - saying they are the authorised tour seller. (They even have ID cards and uniforms.) Then you are overcharged and herded into a coach to leave from a totally different ferry port. Late. Awful. Scam. Avoid.