If you're like most New Yorkers, you probably only heard the name Zuccotti Park for the first time just a few months ago.
Remember, when a group known as declared the space home and set up tents?
Even so, Liberty Square, aka, Zuccotti Park, aka, "the place those occupiers lived for all those weeks," has always been a popular destination for local tourists and financial workers.
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Originally built by the U.S. Steel Company between Broadway, Trinity Place, Liberty Street and Cedar Street, the park opened in 1962 and was one of the few open spaces with tables and seats in the Financial District.
Significantly damaged during the attacks on September 11, 2001, the square was subsequently used as a staging area for the recovery efforts immediately after the destruction of the towers.
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And on the night after U.S. forces , those who strolled across its hallowed walks on their way to the cross at Ground Zero could hear the cheers of revelers singing songs of freedom and hope, just several blocks away.
Today, a newly cleaned Zuccotti Park, sans tents, remains open to the public, inviting everyone in to look up at the soon to be complete , to reflect upon the meaning of freedom.