Plan notes:

As a precaution against frequently speeding vehicles, potential vehicle accidents, random acts of violence, or planned terrorism, which have occurred frequently recently in pedestrian plazas internationally, a protective fence along Centre Street traffic lane curb is proposed; e.g. one simple, appropriate, effective solution is mirroring the tall curb and metal fence on the other side of Centre Street (Please see Centre Street traffic fence photo ->). Citi-bike and proposed two added public bike racks provide needed protection. For added security, quieting the public space, and protecting the fragile, brittle, crumbling bluestone pavement, closing 3 more of the plaza’s 6 potential entrances to vehicles with bollards, except for one open plaza entrance for emergency and service vehicles access, is proposed.

With wide spaces between proposed park amenities and boulders allowing free pathways crossing the plaza to the 9 pedestrian entrances, none of the proposed plaza additions prevent pedestrians from entering, crossing or assembling for public performance or free speech expression.

Friends of City Hall Park, founded in 2995, to support NYC Parks with volunteer gardening and clean up events and on-going projects, as well as with lobbying efforts to provide an adequate budget.

FCHP works with other neighborhood and city-wide park activists, as well as with NYC agencies at the highest level and with NYC Parks workers with shovels in hand.

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