Freedom Park (Buffalo, New York)

Freedom Park
Fishing is a popular activity at Freedom Park, a small riverfront park on Buffalo's West Side.
Freedom Park (Buffalo, New York) is located in New York
Freedom Park (Buffalo, New York)
Location of Freedom Park within New York State
TypeRegional park
Location1170 Niagara Street
Buffalo, New York 14213[1]
Nearest cityBuffalo, New York
Coordinates42°54′54″N 78°54′11″W / 42.9149°N 78.9031°W / 42.9149; -78.9031
Operated byCity of Buffalo[2]
OpenAll year

Freedom Park,[3] formerly known as Broderick Park, is a public park situated on Unity Island in the Niagara River in Buffalo, New York, United States. It was originally named for Michael Broderick (died 1951), one of the founders of the West Side Rowing Club, which had a clubhouse on the southern point of Unity Island until 1975, when it was destroyed by fire.[4][5] In 2023, it was renamed Freedom Park[3] in honor of African-American freedom seekers who caught the Black Rock Ferry there to escape from slavery in the United States and land in safety in Canada.[6]

  1. ^ "Broderick Park: Buffalo, New York". Worldweb.com. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Mayor Brown Kicks Off Phase-One Broderick Park Revitalization Project With A Ceremonial Groundbreaking". City of Buffalo (Ci.buffalo.ny.us). May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Nussbaumer, Newell (1 November 2023). "Buffalo Common Council Officially Approves the Renaming of Broderick Park to "Freedom Park"". BuffaloRising.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Michael Broderick: A Founding Father of the West Side Rowing Club". Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ "West Side Rowing Club History". West Side Rowing Club. West Side Rowing Club. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference UB_archeology was invoked but never defined (see the help page).