Union Square

Union Square is a major public square in Manhattan, New York City. It is located at the intersection of Broadway with 4th Avenue, formerly known as Bowery Road. Its name, surprisingly, came about because the site is the union of two main streets in New York City. The neighborhoods surrounding Union Square include the Flatiron District to the north, Chelsea to the west, Greenwich Village to the south, and Gramercy to the east. Streets bordering Union Square include 14th Street to the south, 17th Street to the north.

Union Square, New York City
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Union Square was opened in 1839. Among the features of the square is the statue of George Washington. Created in 1856, it was the first equestrian sculpture of an American, and the first public sculpture to be erected in New York since the equestrian statue of King George III that was put up in 1770. Later additions to Union Square include the statues of Marguis de Lafayette in 1876, Abraham Lincoln's statue in 1870, the James Fountain in 1881, and a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in 1986.

Until recently, Union Square was a seedy neighborhood with drug dealers. However, an urban renewal has transformed it into a more gentrified neighborhood. A farmer's market now operates at Union Square bringing farmers from throughout New York State to sell their produce here four times a week.

Evening at Union Square
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How to reach Union Station

You can take the L, N, Q, R and W trains to the Union Sq-14th St. Staion, or the 4, 5 and 6 trains to the 14th St-Union Sq. Station.

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