Zuccotti Park

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Sculpture at Zuccotti Park.

The plaza of Zuccotti Park.

Zuccotti Park formerly known as Liberty Plaza Park is a 33,000 square foot park in Lower Manhattan in New York City, New York.

It is located between Broadway and Church streets and Liberty and Cedar streets. Its north west corner is across the street from the World Trade Center site. The park is owned by Brookfield Properties.

The park was created in the late 1960s. It was a popular site given its location between the skyscrapers of the Financial District which lacks such areas. Following the September 11th attacks it was covered with debris. As part of the Lower Manhattan rebuilding efforts the park has undergone a complete renovation.

In June 2006, the park reopened after an $8 million renovation designed by Cooper, Robertson & Partners. It was renamed Zuccotti Park in honor of John Zuccotti, the chairman of Brookfield Properties which used private money to renovate the park which is a public space. Currently the park has a wide variety of trees, granite sidewalks, tables and seats, as well as lights built into the ground which illuminate the area. The park is also home to two sculptures: a 70-foot-tall red steel sculpture Joie de Vivre by Mark di Suvero and Double Check, a bronze businessman sitting on a bench, by John Seward Johnson II.