Wagner Park Explained

Location:Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates:40.7053°N -74.0186°W
Etymology:Robert F. Wagner Jr.
Created:1996
Status:Open

Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park (also known as Wagner Park) is a green space in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The park is sited on landfill from the World Trade Center site[1] and opened in 1996.[2] It was designed by a partnership of Rodolfo Machado, Jorge Silvetti, Hannah/Olin, and Lynden B. Miller. The park is named after Robert F. Wagner Jr., who helped negotiate the 1979 master plan for Battery Park City[3] before his sudden death in 1991.[4] The park is just north of City Pier A at the southern end of Manhattan.[5]

In 2022, the Battery Park City Authority announced plans to demolish and rebuild the park; the demolition attracted opposition from local residents.[6] [7] [8] [9] The demolition is slated as part of a flood resiliency project.[10] In response to the public pressure, the Battery Park City Authority enlarged the area dedicated to lawns in the plans, although the rebuilt lawns would still contain 10 percent less green space.[11] [12], the plans called for removing 48 trees and raising the park's elevation from 11to, where 139 trees would be planted.[13] There would also be gardens and a 63000sp=usNaNsp=us stormwater retention tank.[14] A 19204ft2 park pavilion was also built.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wagner Park, From Concept to Construction . August 25, 2022 . Machado Silvetti.
  2. Web site: Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park The Cultural Landscape Foundation . August 25, 2022 . www.tclf.org.
  3. Web site: Wagner Park - BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY . August 25, 2022 . bpca.ny.gov.
  4. News: Goldberger. Paul. November 24, 1996. A Small Park Proves That Size Isn't Everything. en-US. The New York Times. October 25, 2022. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Glassman . Carl . 2022-03-27 . Goodbye to Today's Wagner Park. Two Years of Resiliency Redo Lies Ahead . 2022-10-14 . Tribeca Trib Online . April 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423014829/http://tribecatrib.com/content/goodbye-todays-wagner-park-two-years-resiliency-redo-lies-ahead . live .
  6. Web site: Locals Fight to Save Wagner Park in Lower Manhattan . August 25, 2022 . NBC New York . en-US.
  7. Web site: Maldonado . Samantha . May 16, 2022 . In Battery Park City, Another Plan to Destroy a Green Space In Order to Save It . August 25, 2022 . The City . en.
  8. Web site: Feldman . Eric . August 16, 2022 . Pushback to Battery Park City Resiliency Project leads to proposed changes . August 25, 2022 . www.ny1.com . en.
  9. Web site: Hemphill . Anjali . August 17, 2022 . Locals Rally to Halt $220M Plan They Say Will Ruin Popular Manhattan Waterfront Park . August 25, 2022 . MSN . en-US.
  10. Web site: Resiliency - BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY . August 25, 2022 . bpca.ny.gov.
  11. Web site: Battery Park City resiliency project gets eleventh-hour greenspace boost . Crain's New York Business . Spivack . Caroline . August 16, 2022 . October 25, 2022.
  12. Web site: Allen . Dashiell . August 18, 2022 . B.P.C.A. pledges '10 more trees, expanded lawn space' as contentious Wagner Park raze-and-rebuild resiliency project set to start . August 25, 2022 . The Village Sun . en-US.
  13. News: Hu. Winnie. Barnard. Anne. October 21, 2022. A Plan to Save a Beloved Park From Flooding Has Angered Its Biggest Fans. en-US. The New York Times. October 25, 2022. 0362-4331.
  14. Web site: Newburger . Emma . March 25, 2023 . New York will demolish and elevate a waterfront park to fight floods, angering some neighbors . September 7, 2024 . CNBC.
  15. Web site: September 6, 2024 . South Battery Park City Resiliency Project Progresses in Lower Manhattan . September 7, 2024 . New York YIMBY.

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