New York Aquarium
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The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States, located on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. It was founded at Castle Garden i
Entrance to the aquarium.
The aquarium used to be housed in Castle Clinton (left) in Battery Park (image before 1923).
One of the aquariums in a exhibit.
At the exhibit highlighting coral reefs.
The Battery (Manhattan)
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The Battery, formerly known as Battery Park, is a 25-acre public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City facing New York Harbor. The park is bounded by Battery Place on t
New York Aquarium
…operating aquarium in the United States, located on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. It was founded at Castle Garden in Battery Park, Manhattan, in 1896, and moved to Coney Island in 1957. The aquarium is operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as part of its integrated…
Aerial view of the Battery in 2010. At park's left is Pier A, at park's right is South Ferry Terminal. On the far right is the East River.
1793 rendering of the flagpole and recent plantings at the Battery
The James Watson House, 1793–1806, attributed to John McComb Jr., and adjoining shrine to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton face Battery Park
Battery Place station foreground right; South Ferry station left