Zuccotti Park — Attraction in New York

Zuccotti Park, a 33,000-square-foot expanse of greenery in the heart of Manhattan’s Financial District, is a space rich with history and contemporary significance. Located at 1 Liberty Plaza, New York, the park is a publicly accessible plaza operated by Brookfield Properties. Known formerly as Liberty Plaza Park, it was renamed in honor of John E. Zuccotti, a civic leader and the company’s chairman. The park has been a focal point for many pivotal moments, including serving as the epicenter for the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011. Its location, bounded by Broadway, Liberty Street, Trinity Place, and Cedar Street, places it at the crossroads of commerce and community. Open from 8 AM to 6 PM on weekdays, Zuccotti Park is not just a place of respite for financial workers and local tourists but also a symbol of New York’s enduring spirit of resilience and protest. With its storied past and dynamic present, Zuccotti Park remains a testament to the city’s ability to adapt and thrive through both triumph and...

Zuccotti Park was once called Liberty Park which is a 33,000 square foot privately owned but is opened to the public. The name changed after it was badly damaged by the Sept 11th attack.

The park is located at the intersection of Cedar, Broadway, Trinity Place and Liberty St.

Zuccotti Park has three sculptures (used to have four). Can you find them? Located on one side, you will see a 70 foot tall sculpture consisting of red beams called the Joie de Vivre. On the opposite end you will find a 26 foot tall blooming rose Somewhere in the middle there is supposed be a business man sitting on a park bench. Can you find it? I was too caught up watching a chess master teaching a young man and his father how to play that I totally lost track of time and forgot to look for it and take a picture.

The park is a nice way to people watch, eat your food, or just to take a breather and rest your tired feet.

During the holiday season the light up the trees and it is certainly breath taking and...

A classy, albiet somewhat sterile park in the heart of the Financial District. Today, Zuccotti lacks the entertainment, art, and high-stakes drama of several years back. On a recent visit, only pigeons and tourists were visible. The rules governing how to behave while in the park appear to remain in the same state of permanent flux they were in in the 2011-12 period. To test these ever-changing rules, a guitar was brought into the park and strummed. A policeman soon approached our party and told us that such conduct was prohibited. After consulting the posted rules, and consulting with Brookfield representatives, it was concluded that guitar-playing and singing WAS permitted (until 10 PM). So it goes in Zuccotti - a place where anything can still happen (or be prohibited) on a...