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Columbus Park (Manhattan)

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Location
  
Chinatown, Manhattan

Phone
  
+1 212-408-0100

Columbus Park (Manhattan)

Nearest city
  
New York City, United States

Operated by
  
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Address
  
67 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Hours
  
Closing soon · 8AM–10PMWednesday8AM–10PMThursday8AM–10PMFriday8AM–10PMSaturday8AM–10PMSunday8AM–10PMMonday8AM–10PMTuesday8AM–10PM

Similar
  
Chinatown, Mulberry Bend, Collect Pond, Sara Delano Roosevel, DeWitt Clinton Park

Columbus Park, formerly known as Mulberry Bend Park, Five Points Park and Paradise Park, is a public park in Chinatown, Manhattan, in New York City. During the 19th century, this was the most dangerous ghetto area of immigrant New York, as portrayed in the book and film Gangs of New York. Back then, the park's site was part of the Five Points neighborhood, in the area known as Mulberry Bend, hence its alternative names. Today, the park often serves as a gathering place for the local Chinese community, where "the neighborhood meets up here to play mahjong, perform traditional Chinese music... [and] practice tai chi in the early mornings."

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Columbus Park (Manhattan) Wikipedia