I’m thinking of moving downtown. What’s the deal with City Hall Park?
Tribeca and Financial District residents, who are rather short on green space, can celebrate the recent Community Board resolution to re-open a large part of the park.
The North section (i.e., the part around the Tweed Court House,) south of Chambers, running from Broadway to Centre Street) is set to re-open this July.
The area had been closed by then-mayor Giuliani in the name of security. It remains to be seen whether the re-opening will bring civic protests back near City Hall.
The public will have access from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m., although the charter school in the Tweed Courthouse will have the space during lunch.
If you want to know more, or to join Friends of City Hall park, e-mail activist Skip Blumberg at CityHallPark@earthlink.net.