Battery Park – Manhattan, NYC
Battery Park is a 25-acre public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan, NYC. The area and park are named for the artillery batteries that were positioned there in the city’s early years to protect the settlement behind them.
The park features 32 species of trees ranging from the “blue atlas cedar” to the “Winter King”. Trees in New York City removed an estimated 1,821 metric tons of air pollution in 1994. Parks such as the Battery in NYC parks have proven to be a key factor in the economic and ecological success of communities and are necessary throughout every major city, small town, and neighborhood of the world.
The images below display the species of trees named Willow oak, Peach oak, Pin Oak (Quercus palustris) and the London Plane (Platanus x acerifolia). I was able to capture these images during the Autumn months, portraying a riveting color scheme which everyone can enjoy!
Parks have proven that real estate value will increase with the amount of greenery and parks found in the area. A clear example to this would be the expensive real estate value found in the area overlooking Central Park, even further proved by the 20 locations found to have higher real estate values as parks were introduced to the area.(Crompton Study)
One of those areas is what you’re currently scrolling through; The Battery!
Source of statistics: http://www.eastshorepark.org/benefits_of_parks%20tpl.pdf