Manuel Plaza — Attraction in New York

small modern public space in NoHo located on Fourth Street. plenty of benches on the perimeter. little bit of greenery. no trees or shade though, so this place will be scorching when summer is in full effect. nice quiet-ish spot to park and read a book, enjoy a cup of coffee or some food, or simply to clear one’s mind outside. stopped here a few times and enjoyed lunch outside on a mild spring day. definitely will stop here again with some reading to do before NYC becomes too...

Love this place. People here saying there’s no greenery seemed to missed the creation process of this park. This used to be a DEP shaft site, which they still need access to to ensure your drinking water continues to be clean. It’s not possible to plant trees there. Creating this open space was a great effort to transform an empty lot closed...

Ugly waste of public space with questionable giant pebbles and virtually no greenery. Why couldn’t they plant some trees to provide much needed shade in the face of rising temperatures in the city? Or to improve air quality? Bizarre planning choice, and unfortunately not the only park downtown with this...