Zuccotti Park is a small park in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was formerly known as Liberty Plaza Park, when it was created in the late 1960s, to add some greenery to the Financial District. Zuccotti Park is bordered by Liberty Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Cedar Street to the south and Trinity Place to the west. Within its vicinity is the 9/11 Memorial Museum and Medhattan Immediate Medical Care, among others.
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Zuccotti Park measures 33,000-square-foot (3,100 sq meters). It suffered heavy damage from the September 11 attack, and was subsequently closed. After it reopened, it was often used for events related to the attacks, such as commemoration ceremonies. Zuccotti Park got its present name in June 2006, after the park underwent an $8 million renovation project. The park was renamed in honor of John Zuccotti, who was the chairman of Brookfield Properties which funded the renovation.
Zuccotti Park has a wide variety of trees, granite sidewalks, tables and seats, as well as lights built into the ground which illuminate the area. The park is also home to two sculptures: a 70-foot-tall red steel sculpture Joie de Vivre by Mark di Suvero and Double Check, a bronze businessman sitting on a bench, by John Seward Johnson II.
Getting there
Subway stations in the vicinity include Cortlandt St (N,R), Fulton St (4,5) and Wall St (4,5).
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