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Hanover Square is a square with a public park in the Financial District of
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NYC Parks history of Hanover Square
{{Protected areas of New York City Parks in Manhattan Squares in Manhattan Pocket parks Financial District, Manhattan
Hanover Square is a square with a public park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan (also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York) is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central borough for business, culture, and government in New York City, which is the most populated city in the United States with ...
in New York City. It is triangular in shape, formed by the intersections of Pearl Street and Hanover Street; Pearl Street and a street named "Hanover Square" itself (whose opposite side of Pearl continues as Hanover St.; and William Street (northern continuation of "Hanover Square" street) and Stone Street. The side between Hanover/Pearl intersection and William/Stone intersection is a pedestrian pathway along the building front facing the square and Pearl Street. Most surrounding buildings are primarily commercial.
The square's pocket park is the Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden is located in Hanover Square, Manhattan, Hanover Square in the Financial District, Manhattan, Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It commemorates the Commonwealth victims of the Septe ...
, maintained by the New York City Department of Parks
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, also called the Parks Department or NYC Parks, is the department of the government of New York City responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecolog ...
, and has an area of or .
History
The square was named for the House of Hanover in 1714 when King George I ascended to the throne. For many years, Hanover Square was the center of New York's commodity market, with theNew York Cotton Exchange
The New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE) is a commodities exchange founded in 1870 by a group of one hundred cotton brokers and merchants in New York City. In 1998, the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) became the parent company of the New York Cotton ...
at 1 Hanover Square
1 Hanover Square (also known as India House, Hanover Bank Building, and New York Cotton Exchange Building) is a commercial building on the southwestern edge of Hanover Square in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It ...
, on the square's southwest corner; the New York Cocoa Exchange
The New York Cocoa Exchange was a commodities exchange in New York City where futures contracts on cocoa were bought and sold. The exchange was located at 82 Beaver Street in Manhattan
for most of its existence.
On September 28, 1979, the New Y ...
, now the New York Board of Trade; and others nearby. The square was also known as "Printing House Square". The Great Fire of New York broke out here on December 16, 1835, decimating much of Lower Manhattan. 3 Hanover Square, a former home to the New York Cotton Exchange, and 10 Hanover Square, a former office building, were converted to residential use.
The elevated IRT Third Avenue Line had a station above the square from 1878 until 1950. Upon the removal of the elevated, a park at Hanover Square was dedicated in November 1951.
The Queen Elizabeth II Garden
The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden is located in Hanover Square, Manhattan, Hanover Square in the Financial District, Manhattan, Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It commemorates the Commonwealth victims of the Septe ...
(originally the British Garden at Hanover Square) opened in June 2008. Following Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...
's visit of Hanover Square in July 2010, the garden was rededicated as a memorial park for Commonwealth realm
A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in the Commonwealth of Nations whose monarch and head of state is shared among the other realms. Each realm functions as an independent state, equal with the other realms and nations of the Commonwealt ...
citizens who died at the September 11 attacks in May 2012.
Transportation
The nearestNew York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...
stations are:
* Wall Street
Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for t ...
()
* Broad Street ()
* South Ferry/Whitehall Street ()
* Wall Street
Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for t ...
()
* Pier 11/Wall Street
The fourth phase of the Second Avenue Subway is proposed to extend subway service to Hanover Square.of future 2nd Avenue Line
References
External links
NYC Parks history of Hanover Square
{{Protected areas of New York City Parks in Manhattan Squares in Manhattan Pocket parks Financial District, Manhattan