NEW YORK CITY — A new community space has opened at the new Wagner Park in Lower Manhattan.

The Battery Park City Authority on Tuesday unveiled the Classroom, a 1,200-square-foot space, that offers a new venue for community use, performances, events, and programming.

The new space features lofty arched ceilings and massive windows that frame views of the Hudson River, Statue of Liberty, and beautiful sunsets. The opening of the Classroom is part of a bigger project to complete the Wagner Park Pavilion.

“The Classroom will provide our community with a beautiful new space to convene, whether for meetings, events, art exhibitions or programming,” Raju Mann, President and CEO of Battery Park City Authority, told Patch.

“This important step toward the full opening of the Wagner Park Pavilion underscores that our commitment to creating a more resilient Lower Manhattan goes hand in hand with our dedication to creating pristine spaces for New Yorkers to enjoy. We look forward to welcoming our partner organizations, neighborhood groups, elected officials, and other important community leaders into the new Wagner Park Classroom.”

The Classroom contains modular equipment that can be used and arranged specifically for different events. The equipment includes 90 chairs, 20 tables, a lectern, three stage pieces and children’s chairs and tables. The dynamic AV system includes ceiling mounted loudspeakers, wired & wireless microphones, ceiling mounted projection screen, 98″ portable video monitors and a flexible lighting system.

The new Wagner Park Pavilion is designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners.

BPCA reopened Wagner Park, a 3.5-acre public park located along the Hudson River in southern Battery Park City, in July 2025 after a two-and-a-half-year reconstruction as part of the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project.

The group will soon begin work on the North/West Battery Park City Resiliency Project (NWBPCR). The project will help provide flood protection for the balance of Battery Park City and western Tribeca, while also managing rainwater flooding by incorporating a wet-weather pump station, improved drainage connections, and upgraded tide gates.