However , Verrazano never sailed up the Hudson River , and left the harbor shortly thereafter .
Verrazano sailed his boat into the harbor , and possibly sailed over what is now Battery Park ( Battery Park was created with landfill ) .
Verrazano never sailed up the Hudson River , and left the harbor shortly thereafter .
Verrazano sailed his boat into the harbor , and possibly sailed over what is now Battery Park ( Battery Park was created with landfill ) .