Spring Street Park is a small triangular park in the

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neighborhood of

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. The park is bounded by

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on the north,

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on the south, Avenue of the Americas (

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) on the east, and on the west by a narrow two-block street considered to be a spur of Sixth Avenue. As a pedestrian plaza, the triangle was previously known as SoHo Square. SoHo Square was created when Sixth Avenue was extended south of Carmine Street, one of several similar squares to come into existence in that way."SoHo Square: History"

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In keeping with the renaming of the avenue as the "Avenue of the Americas" in 1945, it contains a larger-than-lifesize statue of General

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, a

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an independence leader and national hero. The statue is a second cast from a statue by Uruguayan sculptor

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, the first of which stands in front of the Uruguayan National Bank in

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, where it has been since 1949. The land is owned by the

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and is maintained by the Hudson Square Business Improvement District ( BID) and the

. Starting in April 2017, the park was redeveloped by the Hudson Square BID. The redesign and renovation was funded by $3 million from the BID, $2 million from the

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and $1 million from the

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. The redevelopment provided 160 places to sit, including "swivel seats", customized energy-efficient lighting, and a total of 42 trees plus other plantings. In addition, the statue of General Artigas was moved to a more central location within the park. The aim of the redesign was to create "a world-class green space that residents, employees and visitors will enjoy for generations," according to City Council member Corey Johnson. The redesign of the plaza into a park is the centerpieces of the BID's streetscape improvement plan for the Hudson Square neighborhood."NYC Parks and Hudson square Connection Break Ground onf Spring Street Park" (press release)
(April 18, 2017)

The park was partially reopened in August 2018 and fully reopened two months later. Spring St 6th Av td (2018-11-05) 08 - Spring Street Park

The

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, the

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, the NYC iSchool, and the

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are all located around the park.

References

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