Bowling Green

Bowling Green is a small park in Lower Manhattan. Triangular in shape, the park is at the foot of Broadway, splits into two divided by the park at the center. Bowling Green is the oldest public park in New York City, and on its northern tip is the famous Charging Bull sculpture.

Bowling Green, New York City
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The eastern branch of Broadway becomes Whitehall Street while the western branch State Street. The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House building is located to the immediate south of Bowling Green. The building is houses the National Museum of the American Indian and the United States Bankrupcy Court. There once was a road, on the southern edge of the park which was also called Bowling Green. It has since been paved over with cobblestones, as its area was needed for the entrance to a subway station.

Bowling Green is as old as New York City itself. During the Dutch colonial era, it was a cattle market, from 1638 to 1647. The idea to set up a park, to include a "bowling green" was hatched as early as 1733.

Getting there

Take the 4 or 5 train to the Bowling Green Subway Station.

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