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This triangle piece of property has been a public space since the end of the 18th Century, and definitely before the city implemented the street grid of 1811. It is considered one of the oldest squares in New York City and the square sits at the end of the equally archaic Greenwich Avenue which has been here quite possibly since 1696. The square is named after the seventh president of the United States, however historians aren't exactly sure why it was given in his honor. Nonetheless, in 1890, the famous landscape architect Calvert Vaux designed the square as we see it today, albeit with some refurbishments in the 20th Century. One of the highlights is the granite fountain, and though it may look like it has been here since 1890, it was installed a century later when the entire park was renovated in 1990.
Founded in 1987, Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, also known as BPC Parks, is a private nonprofit organization. It operates more than 30 acres of open space on the southern tip of Manhattan. The organization provides maintenance services to parks and gardens, playing fields, playgrounds, plazas and walkways. BPC Parks maintains several departments and operating divisions, such as horticulture, parks programming and administration. Its maintenance department provides a range of electrical, plumbing and masonry services. The organization also organizes a variety of entertaining and educational programs, such as concerts, garden tours, drawing programs, storytelling shows, and tai chi and fishing classes. Additionally, Battery Park City Parks Conservancy offers toy rental services for birthday parties, field days, day camp outings and picnics. The organization maintains a location in New York City.
