In 1773, the city passed an anti-graffiti and anti-desecration law to counter vandalism against the monument, and a protective cast-iron fence was built along the perimeter of the park costing 800 pou; the fence is still extant, making it the city's oldest fence. This fence is an example of pre-Revolutionary War ironworks.

 On July 9, 1776, after the Declaration of Independence was read to Washington's troops at the current site of City Hall, local Sons of Liberty rushed down Broadway to Bowling Green to topple the statue of King George III; in the process, the finials of the fence were sawn off.  

On August 21, 1770, the British government erected a 4,000-pound (1,800 kg) gilded lead equestrian statue of King George III in Bowling Green.

'Erected by the commons council in 1771, this fence surrounds New York's earliest park. The park was leased in 1733 for use as a Bowling Green at a rental of one peppercorn a year. Patriots who in 1776 destroyed an equestrian statue of George in which stood here are said to have removed the crowns which carried the fence posts by the fence itself remains.Plaque erected 1994 byThe New York Community Trust'

In 1773, the city passed an anti-graffiti&amp;nbsp;and anti-desecration&amp;nbsp;law to counter vandalism against the King George III monument

by Sculptor Joseph Wilton in Roman Garb victory celebration after the Seven Years War amid a lot of protests.&nbsp;In 1773, the city passed an anti-graffiti&nbsp;and anti-desecration&nbsp;law to counter vandalism against the monument, and a protective cast-iron fence was built along the perimeter of the park; the fence is still extant, making it the city's oldest fence.

Bowling Green Park Fence

 At Bowling Green, Kaplan talks about Evacuation Day, the departure of the British from New York City, and Charging Bull, a popular statue representing the spirit of Wall Street and American capitalism. 

As the first major public waterfront plaza built on the Hudson River, the Plaza was commissioned by the Battery Park City Authority as part of its public art program, and was conceived as a multi-purpose space, providing the pleasure of variety via a range of open space for individuals, intimate groups, as well as large public gatherings. Along the eastern edge of North Cove is seating designed by Scott Burton. The design spans from th egently curving contour of the cove to Burton's stone seating and the fountains girding the plaza. Wooden benches tucked along tree-lined pathways provide a more secluded setting.

  the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy

North Cove seating at Brookfield Place Plaza

Brookfield Place opened in the renovated former World Financial Center&nbsp;

 Projecting from the glittering vault of the Winter Garden and the base of the World Financial Center to the marina of the North Cove and the Hudson waterfront, World Financial Plaza is the center of Battery Park City. It is also the result of a singular collaboration between artists Siah Armajani and Scott Burton, architect Cesar Pelli, and landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg. From the earliest stages, these individuals joined forces to create a welcoming, celebratory public landscape that would look to the past and future alike. The design spans from th egently curving contour of the cove to Burton's stone seating and the fountains girding the plaza. Wooden benches tucked along tree-lined pathways provide a more secluded setting. Inset into the metal railings overlooking the cove are quotes from poets Walt Whitman and Frank O'Hara celebrating the exhilarating spirit of New York City. At once formal and congenial, World Financial Plaza is an ebullient stage set for New York City at the dawn of the 21st century. 

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World Financial Center

World Financial Center Plaza

 Curator Dorothea Basile talks about the collaboration between Scott Burton (site furniture), Cesar Pelli (Architect) and M Paul Friedberg (landscape) and Siah Armanjani (artist). It was one of the earliest recent examples in New York City of Artists being involved in the design of of an urban plaza from the beginning. 

The Arizona Canal between Central Avenue & 7th St.

Tufts University, Tisch Library Rooftop

An American landscape architect known for his work on playful public spaces.

Christina Lanzl from UrbanArts discusses Jackie Ferrara's "Alex's Place" as a roof garden to memorialize the donor's son.

M. Paul Friedberg

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