 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; 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.  

<p>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. </p>

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  

&lt;p&gt;'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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plaque erected 1994 by&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The New York Community Trust'&lt;/p&gt; 

&lt;p&gt;by Sculptor Joseph Wilton in Roman Garb victory celebration after the Seven Years War amid a lot of protests.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 1773, the city passed an anti-graffiti&amp;nbsp;and anti-desecration&amp;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.&lt;/p&gt; 

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. 

 Historian and lawyer James Kaplan retraces the footsteps of the first Jewish immigrants to arrive in the United States, 23 Portuguese Jews whose ships landed at Bowling Green in 1654. 