BGuthrie Photos: NY -- NYC -- Greenacre Park

NY -- NYC -- Greenacre Park:

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[1] GREENP_180823_01_STITCH.JPG

[2] GREENP_180823_03.JPG	[3] GREENP_180823_05.JPG	[4] GREENP_180823_13.JPG
[5] GREENP_180823_17.JPG	[6] GREENP_180823_20.JPG	[7] GREENP_180823_30.JPG
[8] GREENP_180823_33.JPG	[9] GREENP_180823_47.JPG	[10] GREENP_180823_51.JPG
[11] GREENP_180823_53.JPG	[12] GREENP_180823_57.JPG	[13] GREENP_180823_61.JPG
[14] GREENP_180823_64.JPG

Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. GREENP_180823_53.JPG: Greenacre Park is dedicated to Laurance S. Rockefeller and Allston Boyer in appreciation of their encouragement and help in its planning and construction October 14, 1971 * Abby Rockefeller Mauze
2. GREENP_180823_64.JPG: In gratitude to Abby Rockefeller Mauze, 1903-1976, for providing "some moments of serenity in their busy world."
Wikipedia Description: Greenacre Park
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Greenacre Park is a privately owned publicly-accessible vest-pocket park located on East 51st Street between Second and Third Avenues in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The park, which is owned by Greenacre Foundation, was a 1971 gift from the philanthropist Abby Rockefeller Mauzé, the daughter of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the granddaughter of John D Rockefeller.

The 6,360-square-foot (591 m2) park was assembled from three lots, which had previously been occupied by a store, a garage, and part of a synagogue. It features a 25-foot (7.6 m) waterfall, a trellis with heat lamps for chilly days, chairs and table, as well as honey locust trees, azaleas, and pansies, which together attract an average of 700 visitors a day.

In 1980, when a planned building would have blocked the park's sunlight, a campaign was launched to block the construction of the building. Then, in May 2017, a city rezoning plan, which would allow the building of taller buildings nearby the park, caused a controversy when the Greenacre Foundation claimed that the taller buildings would put the park in shadow a great deal of time. A city shadow study indicated that the park would not be adversely affected by the rezoning, but a study commissioned by the Foundation claimed that buildings on six particular sites could put the park completely in the dark; because of this the Foundation called for height limitations on those sites. Their "Fight for Light" campaign is supported by the Municipal Art Society, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, New Yorkers for Parks, and the city councilman in whose district the park is located, Daniel R. Garodnick.

In 2018 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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