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St. Nicholas Park

Public park in Manhattan, New York

Summary

Public park in Manhattan, New York

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name	St. Nicholas Park
photo	File:St Nicholas Park 135 jeh.JPG
photo_caption	135th Street entrance
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created	1895
publictransit	Subway: to 135th Street, to 125th Street or 145th Street
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St. Nicholas Park is a public park in Manhattan, New York City, between the neighborhoods of Harlem, Hamilton Heights and Manhattanville. The nearly 23 acre park is contained by 141st Street to the north, 128th Street to the south, St. Nicholas Terrace to the west, and St. Nicholas Avenue to the east.

History

In 1895, the first land for the park was acquired upon the condemnation of land for the Croton Aqueduct. After additional property was acquired, construction on the park began in 1906. Like the streets on its eastern and western borders, the park was named after Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of Amsterdam whose likeness adorned one of the ships that brought the first Dutch settlers to New Amsterdam. Parks Commissioner Samuel Parsons designed the park himself. The park next expanded in 1909, when the park's southern boundary was extended to 128th Street. In 1931, a playground opened along 129th Street. A new playground was erected on this site in 1965.

Features

St. Nicholas Park contains Alexander Hamilton's historic home, The Grange. Now designated as the Hamilton Grange National Memorial, it was moved 500 ft in 2008 from Convent Avenue to the north side of St. Nicholas Park, facing 141st Street. and its new location is within the boundaries of Hamilton's original 32 acre estate.

Much of City College of New York's campus, including Shepard Hall, is just across St. Nicholas Terrace. The wooded park features basketball courts, playgrounds, handball courts, a dog park, and barbecue areas maintained by NYC Parks. Other attractions include large Manhattan schist outcrops, and monarch butterflies that cover the butterfly bushes at migration time.

Transportation

The park can be reached via the New York City Subway's IND Eighth Avenue Line at the 125th Street (), 135th Street (), or 145th Street () stations.

In popular culture

The park is the setting for a scene from the 2014 independent film The Mend, starring Josh Lucas.

References

Notes

References

(June 26, 1939). "St. Nicholas Park Highlights : NYC Parks".
Repanshek, Kurt. (May 30, 2008). "Alexander Hamilton's "Country Home" on the Move in New York City". National Geographic Traveler.
Rothstein, Edward. (September 15, 2011). "Alexander Hamilton's Renovated Grange – Review". The New York Times.
{{Cite NYC neighborhood map. Harlem
(March 15, 2014). "The Mend: SXSW Review". The Hollywood Reporter.

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