Septuagesimo Uno

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Septuagesimo Uno is a 0.04 acre park in the Upper West Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The park, meaning seventy-one in Latin, is located on 71st Street between West End to the West and Amsterdam Avenue to the East. The park is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

[edit] History

In the 1960's Mayor John Lindsay (1966 - 1973) started the Vest Pocket Park campaign to acquire vacent land for use as small parks. New York City acquired this property through condemnation on March 28, 1969. In May 1981, the Department of General Services transferred jurisdiction of the property to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Originally named 71st Street Plot, in 2000 it renamed by Parks Commissioner Henry J. Stern, to spruce up its appeal.

[edit] External Links

http://www.nycgovparks.org/index.php