Editing Battery Park City (section)

== Education ==
Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan generally have a higher rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city {{as of|2018|lc=y}}. The vast majority of residents age 25 and older (84%) have a college education or higher, while 4% have less than a high school education and 12% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 64% of Manhattan residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}} The percentage of Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan students excelling in math rose from 61% in 2000 to 80% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 66% to 68% during the same time period.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url=http://furmancenter.org/files/sotc/MN_01_11.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://furmancenter.org/files/sotc/MN_01_11.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Financial District – MN 01|date=2011|publisher=[[Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy]]|access-date=October 5, 2016}}</ref>

Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is lower than the rest of New York City. In Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan, 6% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per [[school year]], less than the citywide average of 20%.<ref name=":21" />{{Rp|24 (PDF p. 55)}}<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}} Additionally, 96% of high school students in Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}}

=== Schools ===
[[File:Stuy HS sunny jeh.JPG|thumb|Stuyvesant High School from North End Avenue]]
The [[New York City Department of Education]] operates the following public schools in Battery Park City:<ref name="Zillow">{{cite web | title=Battery Park City New York School Ratings and Reviews | website=Zillow | url=https://www.zillow.com/battery-park-city-new-york-ny/schools/ | access-date=March 17, 2019 | archive-date=March 21, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321011059/https://www.zillow.com/battery-park-city-new-york-ny/schools/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

*P.S. 89<ref name="landfill" /><ref>{{cite web | title=P.S. 89 | website=New York City Department of Education | date=December 19, 2018 | url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M089 | access-date=March 21, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321011133/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M089 | archive-date=March 21, 2019 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*I.S. 289<ref name="landfill" /><ref>{{cite web | title=I.S. 289 | website=New York City Department of Education | date=December 19, 2018 | url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M289 | access-date=March 21, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321011125/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M289 | archive-date=March 21, 2019 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*P.S./I.S. 276 Battery Park City School<ref name="landfill" /><ref>{{cite web | title=Battery Park City School | website=New York City Department of Education | date=December 19, 2018 | url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M276 | access-date=March 21, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321011117/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M276 | archive-date=March 21, 2019 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Stuyvesant High School]], which moved into a new waterfront building in Battery Park City in 1992<ref>{{cite web | title=Stuyvesant High School | website=New York City Department of Education | date=December 19, 2018 | url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M475 | access-date=March 21, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321011100/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M475 | archive-date=March 21, 2019 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*P.S. M094<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M094| title= NYC Department of Education P.S. M094| accessdate= August 22, 2022| archive-date= July 31, 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200731000234/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M094| url-status= live}}</ref> 
*P226M<ref>{{cite news| title= 345 Chambers Street: Special in More than One Way| author= Talia Kahan & Yasmine Chokrane| url= https://www.stuyspec.com/features/345-chambers-street-special-in-more-than-one-way| date= November 1, 2018| accessdate= August 22, 2022| archive-date= October 19, 2022| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221019074415/https://www.stuyspec.com/features/345-chambers-street-special-in-more-than-one-way| url-status= live}}</ref>

=== Library ===

Battery Park City has a [[New York Public Library]] branch at 175 North End Avenue, designed by [[1100 Architect]] and completed in 2010.<ref name=same>{{cite web|title=The New York Public Library, Battery Park City|publisher=1100 Architect|url=http://www.1100architect.com/projects/the-new-york-public-library-battery-park-city/|access-date=February 3, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203190838/http://www.1100architect.com/projects/the-new-york-public-library-battery-park-city/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A {{convert|10,000|ft2|m2|adj=on|abbr=off}}, two-story library on the street level of a [[high-rise]] residential building,<ref name=same /> it utilizes several [[sustainable design]] features, earning it [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED Gold certification]].<ref name=same />

[[File:NYPL Murray St BPC evacuation drill jeh.jpg|thumb|left|The [[New York Public Library]] branch]]

[[Sustainability]] was a driving factor in the design of the library including use of an energy-efficient lighting system, maximization of natural lighting, and use of recycled materials.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zimmer|first=Lori|title=Battery Park City Library Achieves LEED Gold Certification|url=http://inhabitat.com/nyc/battery-park-city-library-achieves-leed-gold-certification/|publisher=Inhabitat|access-date=February 3, 2014|date=June 21, 2012|archive-date=February 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220105223/http://inhabitat.com/nyc/battery-park-city-library-achieves-leed-gold-certification/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1100 Architect, in collaboration with Atelier Ten, an international team of [[environmental design]] consultants and building services engineers, designed the library's energy-efficient lighting system.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atelier Ten Official Website|url=http://www.atelierten.com/about/profile/|access-date=December 1, 2014|archive-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215200000/http://www.atelierten.com/about/profile/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[open plan]] layout and large use of glass allow for ample natural daylight year-round and low-energy [[LED]] light illuminates communal spaces.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Sheila|title=Interiors Award 2012: Public Space|url=http://www.contractdesign.com/contract/design/features/Interiors-Awards-201-6739.shtml|publisher=Contract|access-date=February 3, 2014|date=January 26, 2012|archive-date=February 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218000824/http://www.contractdesign.com/contract/design/features/Interiors-Awards-201-6739.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Recycled materials are incorporated into the design including carpet made from re-purposed truck tires, floors made from reclaimed window frame wood, and furniture made from FSC-certified plywood and recycled steel.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tarricone|first=Paul|title=Welcome to the Neighborhood|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Welcome+to+the+neighborhood%3A+slits+and+slashes+of+light+have+turned...-a0285437046|publisher=LD+A Magazine|access-date=February 3, 2014|date=April 1, 2012|archive-date=February 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221194738/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Welcome+to+the+neighborhood%3A+slits+and+slashes+of+light+have+turned...-a0285437046|url-status=live}}</ref> Design features include a seemingly "floating" [[origami]]-style ceiling made up of triangular panels hung at varying angles and a padded reading nook fitted into the library's [[terrazzo]]-finished steel and concrete staircase.<ref name=same /> The interior uses an easy-to-navigate layout with its three distinct spatial areas of entry area, first floor space, and [[mezzanine]] visually unified through the ceiling.<ref name=same />

The building also won the ''Interior Design'', Best of Year Merit Award in 2011, followed by ''The National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association'', Port Morris Tile and Marble Corporation Craftsmanship Award in 2011 and the ''Contract'', Public Space Interiors Award in 2012.<ref name=same />{{clear left}}