Teardrop Park

Not a park that's a must see for tourists on a limited schedule, but anyone who lives in NYC doesn't have much of an excuse. It's situated perfectly to be serenely quiet and is easily accessible as well.

It was a nice hidden location in New York. Not crowded at all, completely shaded by trees. Very close to the pier

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Great hidden gem in Battery Park City. There is a long slide for the kids that leads to a sand pit. Plenty of rocks for climbing and a set of stairs that leads to a shaded platform with additional seating. Plenty of greenery and shade provided from surrounding buildings and restrooms available as well..

Amazing little park. An absolute must if you have kids 5+. There is a huge metal slide and a small water area. Just be prepared for the kids to get messy. The slide dumps them into a large sand area.
There is a restroom if you walk towards the water (river, not the play area). This park is not dog friendly!

The most perfectly kept secret from tourists. Love that it's just us nyc families walking around exploring this little oasis in between the residential buildings. Love the sandpit but watch out for the garden mice - they might crawl into your stroller bag

Teardrop Park is party of Battery Park City's parks. A local jewel!

It contains the most shrubberies, trees of a hidden oasis with a man made wall as a partition of the two paths. It is not a well known park, but provides temporary relief from the purgatory blazing heat and sun for shade during my brief visit. A natural setting of an outdoor garden of Teardrop Park and a ravine without running water. Seating areas are ample. This park is very quiet since it is hidden or at least not widely known even by native New Yorkers. The wall granite structure appears very natural to have inhabit many years of existence. The rock formation is simple and clean design. Surely no Frederick Law Olmsted landscape design, but close in the ravine setting.

Yes, there are yuppie high-rise apartment complexes that surrounds Teardrop Park for it main inhabitants, but is open to be enjoyed by all.

I came across Teardrop Park a couple weeks ago while chasing a photograph. I looked around, no one seemed to be telling me "you can't go in there" so I kept on walking and discovered the most darling hill with rock formations.

The park is hidden by some trees, surrounded by residential buildings and located away from the water which means there are far less people taking up grassy space. It's a nice, slight, change of pace from it's neighboring Rockefeller Park.

Would I spend another lunch hour or afternoon lounging in the sunshine at Teardrop Park. Absolutely.

Wow! What a memorial, truely a site to see! The passing thru winds makes a sounds of people cries! it's sad saw the towers fall live! RIP

One gorgeous, Sunday afternoon the boo and I decided to take an adventure to Teardrop Park, which a friend had reported as being "very cool". The recommendation was coming from an urban forester, so we took it seriously. After getting a little lost, we finally found our way...and man. It was nothing like what I expected.

Teardrop Park is filled with shady walkways that feature tree top arch ways, gorgeous stone, and plenty of places for your children to get injured. It's so utterly tranquil...I had no idea there were any little parks like this in New York City. I was shocked by the wonderful usage of space.

It seems like they haven't completed work on the park, but despite that there are still plenty of places to plant your bum and enjoy a little oasis in the city. The foliage is lush and green, with the exception of several berry covered bushes, which apparently boast gorgeous white flowers in the spring.

For the kids, the park does promise more than injuries. There is a gigantic metal slide that really forced me to resist pushing kids out of the way to get my joy ride. There are several sand pits, and since we are in seemingly sterile TriBeCa, I don't think that stepping on a used syringe is something you have to worry about. I can't say enough good about this place, and it's early in the morning. Just go. You won't be disappointed.

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