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PARK FACT:

Philanthropist Daniel Willis James donated the James Fountain to the park in the 1880s with the intention of teaching New Yorkers about kindness and charity. Originally, tin cups were chained to the fountain to allow passerby to quench their thirst.

Union Square Park

Map It

Broadway To 4 Ave., E 14 St. To E 17 St.

Manhattan

Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner

Acres: 6.51

Capital Projects

Project DescriptionDate StartedDate Completed
Union Square - Sitting Area (m089-09))5/11/20116/27/2011
(plumbing) Union Square Pk - Constr Of North Expansion & Reconstr Of Pavilion & Plgds7/28/20087/29/2010
(electrical) Union Square Pk - Constr Of North Expansion & Reconstr Of Pavilion & Plgds5/27/20087/29/2010
(h&v) Union Square Pk - Constr Of North Expansion & Reconstr Of Pavilion & Plgds5/27/20087/29/2010
Union Square Pk - Constr Of North Expansion & Reconstr Of Pavilion & Plgds4/3/20089/21/2010
Union Square Park (m089)12/5/20051/30/2006
Site Work @ Union Square Park (m089)5/12/20033/25/2004
Union Square - South Expansion10/4/200010/9/2002
Union Sq Park - West Plgd

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