Zuccotti Park

Zuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park in New York City
Type	Plaza
Location	Financial District, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Coordinates	40°42′33″N 74°00′40″W / 40.709228°N 74.011247°W / 40.709228; -74.011247
Area	33,000 square feet (3,100 m2)
Created	1968 (1968)
Etymology	John E. Zuccotti, Brookfield Properties CEO
Operated by	Brookfield Properties
Status	Open all year

Zuccotti Park (formerly Liberty Plaza Park) is a 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m²) publicly accessible park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is located in a privately owned public space (POPS) controlled by Brookfield Properties^[1][2] and Goldman Sachs. Zuccotti Park is bounded by Broadway to the east, Liberty Street to the north, Trinity Place to the west, and Cedar Street to the south.

The park was created in 1968 by Pittsburgh-based United States Steel, after the property owners negotiated its creation with city officials. It was named Liberty Plaza Park because it was situated one block south of One Liberty Plaza. The park's northwest corner is across the street from Four World Trade Center. It has been popular with local tourists and financial workers.

The park was heavily damaged in the September 11 attacks and subsequent recovery efforts of 2001. The plaza was later used as the site of several events commemorating the anniversary of the attacks. After renovations in 2006, the park was renamed by its current owners, Brookfield Properties, after company chairman John Zuccotti. In 2011, the plaza became the site of the Occupy Wall Street protest camp, during which activists occupied the plaza and used it as a staging ground for their protests throughout the Financial District.