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 The neighborhood's namesake is [[wp:Battery Park|Battery Park]] in Lower Manhattan, New York City, incorporating the Battery Park's [[wp:City Pier A|City Pier A]], which became the Poop Deck in the game, and the brick-built Park Pavilions fronting [http://www.architecture-page.com/go/projects/robert-wagner-park__2 Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park], between Battery Park and [[wp:Battery Park City|Battery Park City]], significantly modified for the game.
-The design of the construction yard partially mirrors that of the [[wp:South Ferry (Manhattan)|South Ferry]] terminal. Visible signs of this similarity include similar design cues of existing buildings in the yard, as well as visible dock-like openings along complete structures in the shoreline, similar to the way a ferry terminal of this design appears. Large scale construction during the 2000s to improve links between downtown Manhattan and the terminal may also explain the idea of including a construction site in Castle Garden.
+The layout of the construction yard partially mirrors that of the [[wp:South Ferry (Manhattan)|South Ferry]] terminal in Manhattan, New York City, but features structural designs more alike that of [[wp:St. George Terminal|St. George Terminal]] in nearby Staten Island. Visible signs of these similarities include similar design cues of existing buildings in the yard, as well as visible dock-like openings along complete structures in the shoreline, similar to the way a ferry terminal of this design appears. Large scale construction during the 2000s to improve links between downtown Manhattan and the terminal may also explain the idea of including a construction site in Castle Garden.
 The [[wp:Downtown Manhattan Heliport|Downtown Manhattan Heliport]] is also the source of inspiration for the helipad in used by [[Higgins Helitours]], although the terminal building is completely different.