Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Sara Delano Roosevelt Park
Western side of the park
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Typepublic
LocationLower East Side, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°43′09″N 73°59′34″W / 40.7193°N 73.9928°W / 40.7193; -73.9928
Area7.85 acres (3.18 ha)[1]
Created1934
Operated byNew York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Websitewww.nycgovparks.org/parks/sara-d-roosevelt-park/

Sara Delano Roosevelt Park is a 7.8-acre (3.2 ha) park in the Lower East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The park, named after Sara Roosevelt (1854–1941), the mother of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, stretches north–south along seven blocks between East Houston Street on the Lower East Side and Canal Street in Chinatown, bordered by Chrystie Street on the west and Forsyth Street on the east. The park is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

The park cuts off Stanton, Rivington, Broome and Hester Streets between Chrystie and Forsyth Streets, and is crossed by Delancey and Grand Streets.

  1. ^ "Sara D. Roosevelt Park". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved August 6, 2022.