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Designated NYSRHP. December 9, 1997. Union Square is a historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States, located where Broadway and the former Bowery Road – now Fourth Avenue [ 4 ] – came together in the early 19th century. Its name denotes that "here was the union of the two principal ...
Union Square is a 2.6-acre (1.1-hectare) public plaza bordered by Geary, Powell, Post, and Stockton Streets in downtown San Francisco, California. "Union Square" also refers to the central shopping, hotel, and theater district surrounding the plaza for several blocks. The area got its name because it was once used for Thomas Starr King rallies ...
Official website. Metronome is a large public art installation located along the south end of Union Square in New York City. The work was commissioned by the Related Companies, developers of One Union Square South, with the participation of the Public Art Fund and the Municipal Art Society. The $4.2 million provided by the developer makes it ...
Lenox Hill MN31. 60th to 77th Streets; the East River to Park Avenue. Carnegie Hill. 86th to 98th Streets; 3rd to 5th Avenues (centered at East 91st Street and Park Avenue) Yorkville MN32. 79th to 96th Street; the East River to 3rd Avenue (centered at East 86th Street and 3rd Avenue) Upper West Side MN12.
Flatiron District. Appearance. Coordinates: 40°44′27″N73°59′23″W40.7408°N 73.9896°W. View from the Empire State Building looking southward (downtown) at the central Flatiron District. The Flatiron Building is the triangular building at right center. To the left is the Met Life Tower, with Madison Square Park in the center.
A map showing major greenspaces in New York City: 1) Central Park, 2) Van Cortlandt Park, 3) Bronx Park, 4) Pelham Bay Park, 5) Flushing Meadows Park, 6) Forest Park, 7) Prospect Park, 8) Floyd Bennett Field, 9) Jamaica Bay, A) Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden, B) Fort Wadsworth, C) Miller Field, D) Great Kills Park Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States.
Union Square Park's amenities include an in-ground fountain, an amphitheater with a raised stage covered from the elements, concrete walkways, benches, monuments, lighting and green space.
The park was the site of an unusual public protest in 1901. Oscar Spate, a displaced Londoner, convinced the Parks Commissioner, George Clausen, to allow him to pay the city $500 a year to put 200 cushioned rocking chairs in Madison Square Park, Union Square, and Central Park and charge the public 5 cents for their use. Free benches were moved ...