Spring Street Park: Difference between revisions

'''Spring Street Park''', is a small triangular park in the [[lower Manhattan]] neighborhood of [[Hudson Square]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hudson+Square,+New+York,+NY/@40.7255351,-74.0112803,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c259f3309603e1:0xafc5cb4a4ec007cd!8m2!3d40.7265834!4d-74.0074731|title=Hudson Square|website=Hudson Square|language=en|access-date=2018-12-10}}</ref> The park is bounded by [[Spring Street (Manhattan)|Spring Street]] on the north, [[Broome Street]] on the south, Avenue of the Americas ([[Sixth Avenue]]) on the east, and on the west by a narrow two-block street considered to be a spur of Sixth Avenue. As a pedestrian plaza, the triangle was previously known as '''SoHo Square'''.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Soho+Square,+6th+Ave,+New+York,+NY+10013/@40.7248954,-74.0065927,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c2598ced00e933:0x421dadd4222d78bf!8m2!3d40.7251639!4d-74.0043973 "SoHo Square, New York City"] [[Google Maps]]</ref>

SoHo Square was created when Sixth Avenue was extended south of Carmine Street, one of several similar squares to come into existence in that way.<ref name="history">[https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/soho-square/history "SoHo Square: History"] [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]</ref> In keeping with the renaming of the avenue as the "Avenue of the Americas" in 1945, it contains a larger-than-lifesize statue of General [[José Artigas]], a [[Uruguay]]an independence leader and national hero. The statue is a second cast from a statue by Uruguayan sculptor [[José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín]], the first of which stands in front of the Uruguayan National Bank in [[Montevideo]], where it has been since 1949.<ref name=history /><ref>[https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/soho-square "SoHo Square"] [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]</ref>

The land is owned by the [[New York City Department of Transportation]] and is maintained by the Hudson Square Business Improvement District ([[Business improvement districts in the United States|BID]]) and the [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. BetweenStarting in April 2017 and September 2018, the park was redeveloped by the Hudson Square BID. The redesign and renovation was funded by $3 million from the BID, $2 million from the [[New York City Economic Development Corporation]] and $1 million from the [[New York City Council]]. The redevelopment provided 160 places to sit, including "swivel seats", customized energy-efficient lighting, and a total of 42 trees plus other plantings. In addition, the statue of General Artigas was moved to a more central location within the park. The aim of the redesign was to create "a world-class green space that residents, employees and visitors will enjoy for generations," according to City Council member [[Corey Johnson (politician)|Corey Johnson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/spring-street-park/news|title=Spring Street Park News : NYC Parks|website=www.nycgovparks.org|access-date=2018-12-10}}</ref> The redesign of the plaza into a park is the centerpieces of the BID's streetscape improvement plan for the Hudson Square neighborhood.<ref name="pr">[https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/spring-street-park/news "NYC Parks and Hudson square Connection Break Ground onf Spring Street Park" (press release)] (April 18, 2017) [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]</ref><ref>{{Cite nameweb|url=map>[https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/7091|title=Spring "CapitalStreet Park Reconstruction Proojects: NYC Parks|website=www.nycgovparks.org|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> The park was partially reopened in August 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribecacitizen.com/2018/08/06/seen-heard-some-of-spring-street-park-is-open/|title=Tribeca Citizen {{!}} Seen & Heard: Some of Spring Street Park Reconstruction"]Is [[NewOpen|website=Tribeca YorkCitizen|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> Cityand Departmentfully ofreopened Parkstwo andmonths Recreation]],later.<ref>{{Cite updatedweb|url=https://patch.com/new-york/west-village/spring-street-park-reopens-5-5m-makeover|title=Spring NovemberStreet 27,Park 2017Reopens With $5.5M Makeover|date=2018-10-25|website=West Village, NY Patch|language=en|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref>

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