Project Description
Well known after the Occupy Wall Street protests, this privately-owned public space was re-imagined by Quennell Rothschild & Partners and Cooper Robertson Architects after being damaged by the events of 9/11. Today, thousands of workers, shoppers and tourists enjoy the dappled shade, benches, and tables in this popular urban oasis. They come here for the food vendors, to play chess at the permanent tables, and to shop at one of the city’s smallest green markets.
Originially built in the 1970’s, the newly-designed park emphasizes the diagonal axis of pedestrian movement between the subway and PATH stations to the west, and the Financial District to the east, through a grove of 54 honey locust trees and granite paving studded with 500 in-ground white lights. Mark di Suvero’s soaring red steel sculpture is a beacon that announces the park from Broadway.