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Rebuilding to Protect Against Flooding Part 1, Part 2
The Weather Channel, July 10, 2022

The Battery brings fun and resiliency at new playground
Spectrum News: NY1, June 30, 2022

This $18 million playground doubles as an unusual barrier against rising sea levels
Fast Company, June 23, 2022

Former San Antonian makes her mark in iconic New York City Park
Texas Public Radio, January 10, 2022

The Battery Playscape Opens, ‘Born of the Floodwaters of Hurricane Sandy’
The Tribeca Trib, December 19, 2021

A new sustainable playground has officially opened at the Battery
TimeOut, December 20, 2021

New Eco-Playground Opens in Downtown Manhattan for Kids to Enjoy
NY Metro Parents, December 20, 2021

New $18.3M sustainable playground opens at the Battery
6sqft, December 20, 2021

What’s Open on Christmas Day in NYC: 14 Things To Do With Kids
MSN, December 19, 2021

What’s Open on Christmas Day in NYC: 14 Things To Do With Kids
Mommy Poppins, December 19, 2021

The new Battery Playscape is open
Tribeca Citizen, December 16, 2021

What is it with December 16? Northeast sees anomalous weather two years in a row
Accuweather, December 16, 2021

What is it with December 16? Northeast sees anomalous weather two years in a row
Yahoo News, December 16, 2021

NYC PARKS AND THE BATTERY CONSERVANCY CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE INNOVATIVE NEW BATTERY PLAYSCAPE
NYC Parks, December 16, 2021

New Sustainable Playscape Brings Earth-Friendly Fun To Downtown
Downtown Alliance, December 13, 2021

Dutch Architecture in the USA
Press & Cultural Department of the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York, July 2021

Donated Plants to Mark 9/11
South Hampton Press, June 2021

The city’s historic Pier A’s future is up for grabs
Crain’s New York Business, May 27, 2021

Gardens by Peit Oudolf, Embracing the Life Cycle
Lotte Hotel Magazine, April 2021

She Has a Plan for Pier A, and Relieving The Battery’s ‘Incredible Burden’
The Tribeca Trib, March 26, 2021

Photo Essay: Birding in The Battery 
The Urban Audubon, Summer 2020

Take a Virtual Tour of The Financial District and The Battery
The New York Times, May 29, 2020

Parks Department and Elected Officials Break Ground on Battery Playscape
City Land: New York City Land Use News and Legal Research, April 16, 2020

Viewfinder: Garden Party 
Downtown Magazine, Spring 2020

$18m playground at The Battery to survive floods
The Times (London), March 20, 2020

Larger, resilient playground has groundbreaking in The Battery in Lower Manhattan 
AMNY, March 16, 2020

New Playground in Manhattan’s Battery Will Be Climate-Change Resilient
The Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2020

President and Founder Warrie Price Featured on NY1
NY1, May 12, 2018

Get Nostalgic with NYC’s Carousels
NBC New York, December 6, 2017

An Architecture Tour of New York City’s West Side
Departures, October 26, 2017

Archtober Building of the Day: SeaGlass Carousel
The Architect’s Newspaper, October 5, 2017

Calling all mermaids! You can ride in a rainbow of LED fish at this NYC carousel!
Time Out Kids, October 3, 2017

5 Kid-Friendly Urban Farms Right Here in New York City
Mommy Poppins, September 5, 2017

LOCAL PROFILES: Warrie Price (Battery Conservancy)
Life Below Canal, August 21, 2017

SeaGlass Carousel at The Battery | Parents
Parents, via Youtube, August 3, 2017

Today Then Episode 006: Carousels
Today Then, July 25, 2017

Hermès Honored at The Battery Conservancy’s 22nd Annual Gala
Whitewall, June 13, 2017

Hermès’ Limited Edition “The Battery New York” Scarf
Cool Hunting, June 13, 2017

Olivia Palermo, Kate Young, Indré Rockefeller, and More Celebrate the Battery Conservancy and Hermès
Vogue, June 9, 2017

Hermès Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of Its Boutique at the Battery
Forbes, June 8, 2017

Hermès Releasing Limited-Edition Scarf of Lower Manhattan
WWD, May 22, 2017

The Best Carousels in NYC
Time Out New York Kids, May 2, 2017

New New York: Designers Select NYC’s Most Iconic New Architecture
Metropolis Magazine, April 26, 2017

Trending Now: The SeaGlass Carousel in NYC
Travel Channel, January 6, 2017

Keukenhof Plants Tulip Bulbs @ Battery Park
PR Newswire, Oct 20, 2016

Battery Park’s Playground to Get $14M Overhaul
DNA Info, June 27, 2016

Relax at the lush new Battery Oval downtown this weekend
New York Post, June 25, 2016

Battery Playscape Getting a Facelift
Downtown Express, June 24, 2016

The Battery’s New 2-Acre Lawn Opens This Weekend With 90-Vendor Fair
DNA Info, June 23, 2016

Lower Lush: Battery Oval 30 Years in the Making
NY1, June 23, 2016

Oval reveal: The Battery’s new lawn to open in June
Downtown Express, April 21, 2016

Warrie Price is Remaking the Tip of Lower Manhattan
Commercial Observer, March 16, 2016

Downtown 2015: The Year in Review
Downtown Express, December 20, 2015

Big Fish: SeaGlass Extends Winter Hours
Downtown Express, December 21, 2015

Swimming with Carousel Fishes
Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2015

State Of The Art SeaGlass Carousel Opens In Battery Park At Tip Of Manhattan
Forbes, September 20, 2015

High Design Carousels and Pavilions
Architectural Digest, August 2015

Inside Battery Park’s Trippy New Carousel
New York Magazine, August 20, 2015

Merry raves flow for fish carousel opening
Downtown Express, August 27, 2015

New SeaGlass Carousel Draws Crowd on Opening Day
Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2015

You have to see NYC’s new $16 million carousel
New York Post, August 15, 2015

Battery’s SeaGlass Carousel Prepares for Imminent Launch
Curbed, August 14, 2015

New York’s New Carousel Puts You in a Whirling School of Mechanized Fish
New York Times, August 13, 2015

A carousel featuring giant colorful fish is coming to Battery Park
Crain’s, July 29, 2015

New York City Carousel: A SeaGlass Menagerie
ABC News, July 29, 2015

Downtown Has a New Merry Go Round
The Broadsheet Daily, July 20, 2015

The Battery’s Long Awaited Aquatic-Themed Carousel Slated to Open Aug. 20
DNAinfo, July 2, 2015

The National Audubon Society Honors Distinguished Women in the Conservation Movement
NY1, June 24, 2015

Evening Hours | Silver Linings
New York Times, June 5, 2015

The Battery’s 20th Anniversary Gala Honors Bill Rudin
Forbes, June 3, 2015

Scene Last Night: Rudin, Tisch, Ouderkirk at SeaGlass Carousel
Bloomberg, June 2, 2015

A Transformation 21 Years in the Making at The Battery
New York Times, May 27, 2015

Flying High on Poems and Flagpoles
Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2015

Officials Announce Plans to Insulate Lower Manhattan, Battery Park from Future Storms
NY1, March 13, 2015

Forest Farm to Open in Battery Park This Spring
Downtown, March 11, 2015

A ‘Forest Farm’ Will Grow in Battery Park This Spring
DNAinfo, March 2, 2015

A Forest Farm Will Grow In Battery Park This Summer
The Gothamist, March 2, 2015

Animated Film Envisions BIG’s Manhattan “Dry Line”
ArchDaily, February 17, 2015

The Bounty of the Boroughs
Landscape Architecture Magazine, November 2014

A New York Park Gets a Stylish New Lawn Chair
Architectural Digest, November 17, 2014

Take a Seat, New York
Globe and Mail, November 1, 2014

How Do These Chairs Sit With You?
Tribeca Trib, October 2014

In the News: The Winner of Battery Park’s Chair Contest
Tribeca Citizen, October 15, 2014

Battery Park’s New Chair
Curbed, October 15, 2014

After Contest, One Chair Is Left Standing
New York Times, October 15, 2014

Battery Park’s Wild Turkey, Zelda, Dies in Automobile Accident
Downtown Post, October 10, 2014

New York mourns demise of Zelda the wild turkey
The Telegraph, October 10, 2014

Zelda, Battery Park’s wild turkey, is presumed dead
AMNY, October 9, 2014

Zelda, the Resident Turkey of Battery Park, Is Feared Dead
The New York Times, October 9, 2014

RIP Zelda, The Turkey Of Battery Park
The Gothamist, October 9, 2014

Much-Loved, Long-Lived Zelda Rules Battery Park No More
Curbed, October 8, 2014

NYC Parks Announces Five Finalists for Battery Chair Competition
BroadwayWorld.com, July 23, 2014

In the Frenetic Financial District, Battery Urban Farm Sits Quietly
Edible Manhattan, June 29, 2014

Evening Hours – A Breath of Fresh Air
The New York Times, June 8, 2014

At Battery Conservancy Gala, The Rain Goes Away
The Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2014

Are They Nuts?
The New York Times, May 28, 2014

Growing Food and Farmers in Manhattan
Seedstock, May 5, 2014

Design Contest Seeks Just the Right Chair for Battery Park
The New York Times, November 18, 2013

10 Agriculture Projects in New York City That Can’t Be Missed
FoodTank, November 6, 2013

The Battery’s upbeat on progress as fall begins
Downtown Express, September 25, 2013

In Defiant Flower, a Host of Plucky Plots: A Tour of New York’s Lesser-Known Plots and Gardens
The New York Times, September 19, 2013

A Chair for The Battery: A Competition is Under Way to Create a New Chair for Battery Park
The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2013

Scene Last Night: Jets Fan Bisignano Feted at Carousel
Bloomberg, June 5th, 2013

Best Thing Ever: An ‘Underwater’ Carousel for Architecture Nerds
Architizer, April, 2013

Growing the Battery Urban Farm
City Atlas, April 2013

New York Carousel has Underwater Twist
Apartment Therapy, April 23, 2013

SeaGlass Carousel Tops Out
Metropolis Magazine, April 19, 2013

Outer Shell of Battery Park’s SeaGlass Carousel Unveiled
Curbed, April 18, 2013

Sea-themed carousel set for Battery Park
New York Daily News, April 18, 2013

The Horticulture Society of New York (The Hort) Hosts the Third Annual Urban Agriculture Conference (UAC) – Will Visit NYC Urban Farms and Feature International Speakers
PR Web, April 18, 2013

Battery Park’s Coming Attractions
The Tribeca Trib, April 1, 2013

Success Stories: Battery Urban Farm, New York City
Garden ABC’s, March 2013

A Farm Grows in Manhattan
Red Tricycle New York, October 1, 2012

Urban Farm, Battery Included
The Urban Gardener, September 15, 2012

The Camper as Philanthropist
The Jewish Week, August 21, 2012

Battery Park-Grown Ingredients Fill Menu at Downtown Kiosks
DNAinfo, August 15, 2012

Not a Chicken, a Sammich
Paloma in the Prairie, August 7, 2012

An NYC Garden Oasis: Battery Urban Farm
Eco-Chick, July 31, 2012

Farm Share to Table
Val’s Corner, July 6, 2012

Urban Farm
Val’s Corner, May 5, 2012

Urban Farming in New York City
The New School Free Press, April 12, 2012

A Farm Thrives in Lower Manhattan
Living Planet Stories, February 2, 2012

Who Wouldn’t Want to Occupy It? A more liveable lower Manhattan is emerging
New York Magazine, December 11, 2011

A Flyover Downtown
The Wall Street Journal, October 3, 2011

Farm Fresh Veggies
The Tribeca Trib, August 10, 2011

Young Farmers Reap First Harvest in Battery Park
DNAinfo, June 28, 2011

Urban Gardner: Mastering the Ceremonies
The Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2011

Bill Cunningham: Under Canvas – 16th Annual Battery Gala
The New York Times, June 12, 2011

A Farm Grows at the Battery
The New York Times, April 11, 2011

Urban Gardner: Perennial Fascination
The Wall Street Journal, November 11, 2010

Bill Cunningham: Evening Hours – 15th Annual Battery Gala
The New York Times, June 13, 2010

A Peak at an Upcoming Dive
The Wall Street Journal, June 10, 2010

You Go Dutch!
Outwithmary.com, September 14, 2009

Wall to Wall: The Dutch Take Manhattan
The Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2009

New Amsterdam Pavilion / UNStudio
Arch Daily, September 10, 2009

Pavilion Is Latest Dutch Gift to City
The New York Times, City Room, September 9, 2009

Dutch treat: The Battery Conservancy’s 14th Annual Spring Gala at the Battery Bosque
Avenue, August, 2009 For Sale: Plants Hardy Enough for the Battery The New York Times, April 30, 2009

New York revisited 400 years after Hudson
Metro, January 29, 2009

400 years since Henry Hudson landed in Manhattan
International Herald Tribune, January 29, 2009

New Battery Pavilion to Celebrate New York’s Dutch Roots
Gothamist, January 28, 2009

Local Heroes
New York Family, November 2008

Bill Cunningham Evening Hours: Great Outdoors
The New York Times, Sunday, June 15th, 2008

First Lady Plants First Blooms
The New York Sun, Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Destination Downtown
The Newsletter from the Alliance for Downtown New York, Fall, 2007

New York’s Newest Dive
Wired, July, 2007

Bill Cunningham’s Evening Hours: Onward and Outward
The New York Times, Sunday Styles Section, Sunday, June 10th, 2007

Out & About: Recharging the Battery’s Park
The New York Sun, Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Carousel Links Battery Park, Coney Island, Rockaways
Metro, Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Stop and Smell the Barrenwort
The New York Times, Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Take Home A Little Piece Of Battery Park (Today Only, Please)
By Sheva Fruitman, The New York Times, Home & Garden Section, Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

El Despertar del Battery Park
Casas, September, 2006

Lunch at the Four Seasons: Warrie Price
The New York Sun, Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Digging for a Subway, but Hitting a Wall, Again
The New York Times, Metro Section, Monday, January 23rd, 2006

Wall to Wall History
New York Daily News, Friday, December 9th, 2005

Found: A Wall of Old New York, And It’s Blocking the Subway
The New York Times, Page A1, Thursday, December 8th, 2005

Souls of the Earth: A Garden for the Millions
House & Garden, September, 2005

New Role for New York Castle
The Star–Ledger, Friday, July 29th, 2005

Grove at the Battery is Ready to Reopen
The New York Times, Thursday, June 5th, 2005

The Battery’s Up
Town & Country, May 2005

Battery Park Gets a Recharge
The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Renewal Promoted for Civic Center
Denver Post, June 14, 2004

Greening of Lower Manhattan With $25 Million Grant to City
The New York Times, Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Room with a View and Grasses with Attitude
New York Sun, May 15 2003

Nature Replanting Nieuw Amsterdam
By Anne Raver, New York Times, January 16, 2003

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Harvest Festival with DawnyRy, October 2013

Battery Urban Farm, April 2015 Dylan’s Lunchbox, July 2012

Finding Green, June 2012

Mobile Kitchen Cart Tour, June 2012

The Urban Farm at The Battery, August 2011

Battery Park Urban Farm, July 2011

Rob Stephenson Photography, June 2011

Battery Park Farm, June 2011

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