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Tompkins Square Park
500 E 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11218
+1 212 387 7685
site: Tompkins Square Park
#88 of 1993 things to do rated by Real Travelers

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This 16-acre park served as a military parade ground at the beginning of the 19th century. Today, it is an integral part of the East Village's daily life. In 1988, riots occurred in the park as a result of attempts to clear it of homeless people and empty nearby buildings of squatters. Shades of its past remain, but it is now predominantly a peaceful place, where people come to play basketball, rollerblade, sit on the grass, or just take a walk.

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