The small Union Square Park is used for many community events, festivals, labour and political events.
It is also a pleasant place to relax and watch the world go by as the park's paths winds through trees and lawns. Also fun is to watch dogs play in a special enclosure.
Union Square has several statues including George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette and Abraham Lincoln.
In 1986 a monument to Indian political leader and social reformer Mohandas Gandhi was dedicated on a traffic island southwest of the main park. Plans are underway to extend the park line south 14th Street, and to incorporate in the park the traffic island on which the Gandhi statue now stands.
"Union Square Park opened in 1839 and redesigned in 1872 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux to accommodate mass congregations of New Yorkers. In 1928-29 Union Square was completely demolished to accommodate a new underground concourse for the subway. Alterations made in the 1920s and 1930s included the straightening of park paths. In 1985 major renovations under Mayor Edward I. Koch included creating a new plaza at the south end of the park, relocating paths to make the park more accessible, planting a central lawn, and installing new lighting and two subway kiosks."
Address
Broadway to 4th Avenue, East 14th Street to East 17th Street
Tel: Dial 311 for all Parks & Recreation information;
outside of NYC, call 212-NEW-YORK.
How to Get There
Subway:
L,N, R, 4, 6 to Union Sq Station
External Links
Official website
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