| Zuccotti Park | |
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 Zuccotti Park in New York City in May 2015 | |
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| Type | Plaza |
| Location | Financial District, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°42′33″N 74°00′40″W / 40.709228°N 74.011247°W |
| Area | 33,000 square feet (3,100 m2) |
| Created | 1968 |
| Etymology | John Eugene Zuccotti, Brookfield Properties CEO |
| Operated by | Brookfield Properties |
| Status | Open all year |
Zuccotti Park (formerly Liberty Plaza Park) is a 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m2) publicly accessible park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is located in a privately owned public space (POPS) controlled by Brookfield Properties[1][2] and Goldman Sachs. Zuccotti Park is bounded by Broadway to the east, Liberty Street to the north, Trinity Place to the west, and Cedar Street to the south.
The park was created in 1968 by Pittsburgh-based United States Steel, after the property owners negotiated its creation with city officials. It was named Liberty Plaza Park because it was situated one block south of One Liberty Plaza. The park's northwest corner is across the street from Four World Trade Center. It has been popular with local tourists and financial workers.
The park was heavily damaged in the September 11 attacks and subsequent recovery efforts of 2001. The plaza was later used as the site of several events commemorating the anniversary of the attacks. After renovations in 2006, the park was renamed by its current owners, Brookfield Properties, after company chairman John Zuccotti. In 2011, the plaza became the site of the Occupy Wall Street protest camp, during which activists occupied the plaza and used it as a staging ground for their protests throughout the Financial District.
- ^ Foderaro, Lisa W. (November 13, 2011). "Privately Owned Park, Open to the Public, May Make Its Own Rules". The New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "New York City's Privately Owned Public Spaces". New York City Department of City Planning. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.