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	===19th century===		===19th century===
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	Tompkins Square Park is located on land near the ], that originally consisted of ] and open tidal meadows, "Stuyvesant meadows", the largest such ecosystem on ] island,<ref>Eric W. Sanderson, ''Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City'', 2009: map p. 127.</ref> but has since been filled in.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Homesteading in New York City, 1978–1993: The Divided Heart of Loisaida \|author=Hassell, Malve Von Hassell \|publisher=Bergin & Garvey \|year=1996 \|page=39}}</ref> The unimproved site, lightly taxed by the city as most agricultural properties were, seemed scarcely worth the expense of improving to its owners, the Stuyvesants, who inherited it from the 17th-century grant awarded to ], and their Pell and Fish relatives. The City aldermen, to raise the tax base of the city, accepted a gift of land in 1829 from Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (1778–1847) with the understanding that it would remain a public space,<ref>; ~~two~~ years later another gift of Stuyvesant created ]</ref> and compensated other owners with $62,000 in city funds to set aside a residential square; transforming the muddy site took another $22,000 before Tompkins Square was opened in 1834.<ref>"Tompkins Square, opening—$2264.60" still appears in ''The New-York Annual Register'' 1837:340.</ref> Surrounded by a cast-iron fence the following year<ref>"Tompkins Square—opening (balance)—$36,718.35, Tompkins Square—filling and fencing—$3575" appear in ''The New-York Annual Register'' 1835:308.</ref> and planted with trees, the square was expected to have a prosperous and genteel future,<ref>Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace, ''Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898'', 1999:579</ref> which was undercut, however, by the ] that brought the city's expansion to a halt.<ref></ref>		Tompkins Square Park is located on land near the ], that originally consisted of ] and open tidal meadows, "Stuyvesant meadows", the largest such ecosystem on ] island,<ref>Eric W. Sanderson, ''Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City'', 2009: map p. 127.</ref> but has since been filled in.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Homesteading in New York City, 1978–1993: The Divided Heart of Loisaida \|author=Hassell, Malve Von Hassell \|publisher=Bergin & Garvey \|year=1996 \|page=39}}</ref> The unimproved site, lightly taxed by the city as most agricultural properties were, seemed scarcely worth the expense of improving to its owners, the Stuyvesants, who inherited it from the 17th-century grant awarded to ], and their Pell and Fish relatives. The City aldermen, to raise the tax base of the city, accepted a gift of land in 1829 from Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (1778–1847) with the understanding that it would remain a public space,<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://curbsidemedia.org/tompkins%20square%20history.html \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523085623/http://curbsidemedia.org/tompkins%20square%20history.html \| archive-date=2020-05-23 \| title=History of Tompkins Square \| website=CurbsideMedia.org \| quote=Two years later another gift of Stuyvesant created ].}}</ref> and compensated other owners with $62,000 in city funds to set aside a residential square; transforming the muddy site took another $22,000 before Tompkins Square was opened in 1834.<ref>"Tompkins Square, opening—$2264.60" still appears in ''The New-York Annual Register'' 1837:340.</ref> Surrounded by a cast-iron fence the following year<ref>"Tompkins Square—opening (balance)—$36,718.35, Tompkins Square—filling and fencing—$3575" appear in ''The New-York Annual Register'' 1835:308.</ref> and planted with trees, the square was expected to have a prosperous and genteel future,<ref>Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace, ''Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898'', 1999:579</ref> which was undercut, however, by the ] that brought the city's expansion to a halt.<ref></ref>

	Tompkins Square Park is named for ] (1774–1825), ] under President ] and the ] from 1807 until 1817. He had overseen some early drainage in the locality in connection with minor fortifications in the ]. The park was opened in 1850.<ref name=Times>{{cite news \|title=Paths of Resistance in the East Village \|first=John \|last=Strausbaugh \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/arts/14expl.html \|newspaper=] \|date=September 14, 2007 \|~~accessdate~~=August 25, 2008}}</ref>		Tompkins Square Park is named for ] (1774–1825), ] under President ] and the ] from 1807 until 1817. He had overseen some early drainage in the locality in connection with minor fortifications in the ]. The park was opened in 1850.<ref name=Times>{{cite news \|title=Paths of Resistance in the East Village \|first=John \|last=Strausbaugh \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/arts/14expl.html \|newspaper=] \|date=September 14, 2007 \|access-date=August 25, 2008}}</ref>

	In 1857, immigrants protesting unemployment and food shortages were attacked by police. In 1863 the deadly ] occurred in the park.<ref name=Times/>		In 1857, immigrants protesting unemployment and food shortages were attacked by police. In 1863 the deadly ] occurred in the park.<ref name=Times/>

	On January 13, 1874, the ] occurred in the park when police crushed a demonstration involving thousands of workers.<ref>{{cite book \|author=Gordon, Michael Allen \|title=The Orange Riots: Irish Political Violence in New York City, 1870–1871 \|publisher=Cornell University Press \|year=1993 \|page=203}}</ref> The riot marked an unprecedented era of labor conflict and violence. The riot occurred in the midst of the ], a ] that began in 1873 and lasted for several years.<ref name="johnson">{{cite book \|title=Street Justice: A History of Political Violence in New York City \|author=Johnson, Marilynn S. \|publisher=Beacon Press \|year=2003 \|pages=30–31}}</ref> Workers movements throughout the United States had been making demands of the government to help ease the strain of the depression.<ref name="Gutman, Herbert G 1965 p. 44">Gutman, Herbert G. "The Tompkins square 'Riot' in New York City on January 13, 1874: A re-examination of its causes and its aftermath". ''Labor History''6:1 (1965) p. 44</ref> Organizations rejected offers of charity and instead had asked for public works programs that would provide jobs for the masses of unemployed.<ref>Wallace, Michael; Burrows, Edwin G., ''Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898'' (Oxford University Press USA, 1998) p.1024</ref>		On January 13, 1874, the ] occurred in the park when police crushed a demonstration involving thousands of workers.<ref>{{cite book \|author=Gordon, Michael Allen \|title=The Orange Riots: Irish Political Violence in New York City, 1870–1871 \|publisher=Cornell University Press \|year=1993 \|page=203}}</ref> The riot marked an unprecedented era of labor conflict and violence. The riot occurred in the midst of the ], a ] that began in 1873 and lasted for several years.<ref name="johnson">{{cite book \|title=Street Justice: A History of Political Violence in New York City \|author=Johnson, Marilynn S. \|publisher=Beacon Press \|year=2003 \|pages=30–31}}</ref> Workers movements throughout the United States had been making demands of the government to help ease the strain of the depression.<ref name="Gutman, Herbert G 1965 p. 44">Gutman, Herbert G. "The Tompkins square 'Riot' in New York City on January 13, 1874: A re-examination of its causes and its aftermath". ''Labor History''6:1 (1965) p. 44</ref> Organizations rejected offers of charity and instead had asked for public works programs that would provide jobs for the masses of unemployed.<ref>Wallace, Michael; Burrows, Edwin G., ''Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898'' (Oxford University Press USA, 1998) p.1024</ref>

	In 1877 ~~five thousand~~ people fought with the National Guard when a crowd ~~amassed~~ to hear Communist revolutionary speeches.<ref name=Times/>		In 1877, 5,000 people fought with the National Guard when a crowd gathered at the park to hear Communist revolutionary speeches.<ref name=Times/>

	On April 7, 1897, a ] was arrested for not obtaining a permit for the performance of ], a ] ritual done once every 28 years.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Hebrew Festival Marred \|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C02E0DF163DE433A2575BC0A9629C94669ED7CF \|newspaper=] \|date=April 8, 1897 \|~~accessdate~~=March 5, 2010}}</ref>		On April 7, 1897, a ] was arrested for not obtaining a permit for the performance of ], a ] ritual done once every 28 years.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Hebrew Festival Marred \|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C02E0DF163DE433A2575BC0A9629C94669ED7CF \|newspaper=] \|date=April 8, 1897 \|access-date=March 5, 2010}}</ref>

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	In the middle 19th century the "Square" included a large parade ground for drilling the ]. The modern layout of the park by ] in 1936 is said{{who\|date=December 2011}} to be intended to divide and manage crowds that have gathered there in protest since the 1870s. That tradition was rekindled as the park became the nursery of demonstrations against the ] in the 1960s.		In the middle 19th century the "Square" included a large parade ground for drilling the ]. The modern layout of the park by ] in 1936 is said{{who\|date=December 2011}} to be intended to divide and manage crowds that have gathered there in protest since the 1870s. That tradition was rekindled as the park became the nursery of demonstrations against the ] in the 1960s.

	By the 1980s ~~Tompkins~~ ~~Square Park~~ had become for many New Yorkers synonymous with the city's increased social problems. The park at that time was a high-crime area that contained ] of ] people, and it was a center for illegal drug dealing and ] use.		By the 1980s, the park had become for many New Yorkers synonymous with the city's increased social problems. The park at that time was a high-crime area that contained ] of ] people, and it was a center for illegal drug dealing and ] use.

	In August 1988, a ] erupted in the park when police attempted to clear the park of homeless people; 38 people were injured.<ref> by Robert McFadden, ''The New York Times~~'',~~ August 7, 1988, ~~Section~~ B; ~~Page~~ 3, ~~Column~~ 6; Metropolitan Desk</ref> Bystanders as well as homeless people and political activists got caught up in the police action<ref name=Newsday1>Koch Suspends Park Curfew Following bloody clash in Tompkins Square, Manuel Perez-Rivas, '']~~'',~~ August 8, 1988~~, NEWS; Pg.~~ 5.</ref> that took place on the night of August 6 and the early morning of August 7, after a large number of police surrounded the park and charged at the hemmed-in crowd while other police ordered all pedestrians not to walk on streets neighboring the park.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/0543,50thsmith3,69281,31.html\|title=Message in a Bottle: Homesteaders Rock the Lower East Side\|~~accessdate~~=June 4, 2007\|first=RJ\|last=Smith\|date=August 23, 1988\|work=The Village Voice}}</ref> Much of the violence was ]d and clips were shown on local TV news reports (notably including one by a man who sat on his stoop across the street from the park and continued to film while a police officer beat him up),<ref name="purdum">{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/14/nyregion/melee-in-tompkins-sq-park-violence-and-its-provocation.html \|title=Melee in Tompkins Sq. Park: Violence and Its Provocation \|first=Todd \|last=Purdum \|work=The New York Times \|date=August 14, 1988 \|page=A1}}</ref> but ultimately, although at least one case went to trial, no police officers were found culpable. A ] festival has been held in the park in the years since, in commemoration of the event.		In August 1988, a ] erupted in the park when police attempted to clear the park of homeless people; 38 people were injured.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0716F9395F0C7B8CDDA10894D0484D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fP%2fParks%20and%20Other%20Recreation%20Areas \|title=Park Curfew Protest Erupts Into a Battle And 38 Are Injured \|first=Robert \|last=McFadden \|work=The New York Times \|date=August 7, 1988 \|at=Sec. B, p. 3, Col. 6; Metropolitan Desk}}</ref> Bystanders as well as homeless people and political activists got caught up in the police action<ref name=Newsday1>{{cite news \|title=Koch Suspends Park Curfew Following bloody clash in Tompkins Square \|first=Manuel \|last=Perez-Rivas \|work=] \|date=August 8, 1988 \|page=5}}</ref> that took place on the night of August 6 and the early morning of August 7, after a large number of police surrounded the park and charged at the hemmed-in crowd while other police ordered all pedestrians not to walk on streets neighboring the park.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/0543,50thsmith3,69281,31.html\|title=Message in a Bottle: Homesteaders Rock the Lower East Side\|access-date=June 4, 2007\|first=RJ\|last=Smith\|date=August 23, 1988\|work=The Village Voice}}</ref> Much of the violence was ]d and clips were shown on local TV news reports (notably including one by a man who sat on his stoop across the street from the park and continued to film while a police officer beat him up),<ref name="purdum">{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/14/nyregion/melee-in-tompkins-sq-park-violence-and-its-provocation.html \|title=Melee in Tompkins Sq. Park: Violence and Its Provocation \|first=Todd \|last=Purdum \|work=The New York Times \|date=August 14, 1988 \|page=A1}}</ref> but ultimately, although at least one case went to trial, no police officers were found culpable. A ] festival has been held in the park in the years since, in commemoration of the event.

	The park had become a symbol of the problems in the city, including homelessness—which had prompted the 1988 riot.<ref name="purdum"/> Against that backdrop, ] shocked the neighborhood in 1989 when he murdered Monika Beerle, dismembered her, made a soup out of her body and served it to the homeless in the park.<ref>, Tien-Shun Lee, '']~~'', Volume~~ 74~~, Number~~ 8 \| June 23–29, 2004</ref> Rakowitz, called the Butcher of Tompkins Square, was found ] and remains incarcerated at the ] on ].<ref>, Tien-Shun Lee, The Villager~~, Volume~~ 73~~, Number~~ 7 \| June 16–22, 2004</ref>		The park had become a symbol of the problems in the city, including homelessness—which had prompted the 1988 riot.<ref name="purdum"/> Against that backdrop, ] shocked the neighborhood in 1989 when he murdered Monika Beerle, dismembered her, made a soup out of her body and served it to the homeless in the park.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thevillager.com/villager_60/psychiatristrakowitz.html \|title=Psychiatrist: Rakowitz 'excited' recalling grisly stew \|first=Tien-Shun \|last=Lee \|work=] \|volume=74 \|number=8 \|date=June 23–29, 2004 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040928114917/http://www.thevillager.com/villager_60/psychiatristrakowitz.html \|archive-date=September 28, 2004}}</ref> Rakowitz, called the Butcher of Tompkins Square, was found ] and remains incarcerated at the ] on ].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thevillager.com/villager_59/butcheroftompkinssq.html \|title=Butcher of Tompkins Sq.' hopes to gain his release \|first=Tien-Shun \|last=Lee \|work=The Villager \|volume=73 \|number=7 \|date=June 16–22, 2004 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041105032047/http://www.thevillager.com/villager_59/butcheroftompkinssq.html \|archive-date=November 5, 2004}}</ref>

	Further clashes occurred during May Day festivities of 1990, the culmination of a "Resist 2 Exist" Festival, which featured notable local acts and artists.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Weinberg\|first=Bill\|title=Tompkins Square Park: Legacy of Rebellion. A Century and a Half of Protest & Resistance on New ~~York’s~~ Lower East Side\|publisher=Autumn Leaves\|year=2004~~\|isbn=~~\|location=Ithaca, NY\|pages=~~30-1~~}}</ref> 29 protesters were arrested and 25 charged with felony charges~~; charges that were dropped for all except Kenny Toglia, who spent a year at ] for misdemeanor incitement~~. <ref>''PEOPLE v. TOLIA''. 214 A.D.2d 57 (1995) Accessed online: https://www.leagle.com/decision/1995271214ad2d571262</ref> ~~These clashes are documented in the film '']'' (2004) directed by Caroline McCaughey.~~		Further clashes occurred during May Day festivities of 1990, the culmination of a "Resist 2 Exist" Festival, which featured notable local acts and artists.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Weinberg\|first=Bill\|title=Tompkins Square Park: Legacy of Rebellion. A Century and a Half of Protest & Resistance on New York's Lower East Side\|publisher=Autumn Leaves\|year=2004\|location=Ithaca, NY\|pages=30–1}}</ref> 29 protesters were arrested and 25 charged with felony charges.<ref>''PEOPLE v. TOLIA''. 214 A.D.2d 57 (1995) Accessed online: https://www.leagle.com/decision/1995271214ad2d571262</ref>

	From June 3, 1991 to July 25, 1992, the park was closed to the public for restoration, but also to keep out the homeless and in attempt to calm tensions.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Homesteading in New York City, 1978–1993: The Divided Heart of Loisaida \|author=Hassell, Malve Von Hassell \|publisher=Bergin & Garvey \|year=1996 \|page=44}}</ref> The Tompkins Square Park Bandshell, a key feature of the park, was one of the first targets of these renovations.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Weinberg\|first=Bill\|title=Tompkins Square Park: Legacy of Rebellion. A Century and a Half of Protest & Resistance on New ~~York’s~~ Lower East Side\|publisher=Autumn Leaves\|year=2008~~\|isbn=~~\|location=Ithaca, NY\|pages=32}}</ref>		From June 3, 1991 to July 25, 1992, the park was closed to the public for restoration, but also to keep out the homeless and in attempt to calm tensions.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Homesteading in New York City, 1978–1993: The Divided Heart of Loisaida \|author=Hassell, Malve Von Hassell \|publisher=Bergin & Garvey \|year=1996 \|page=44}}</ref> The Tompkins Square Park Bandshell, a key feature of the park, was one of the first targets of these renovations.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Weinberg\|first=Bill\|title=Tompkins Square Park: Legacy of Rebellion. A Century and a Half of Protest & Resistance on New York's Lower East Side\|publisher=Autumn Leaves\|year=2008\|location=Ithaca, NY\|pages=32}}</ref>

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	]		]
	Increasing ] in the East Village during the 1990s and 2000s, and enforcement of a park curfew and the eviction of homeless people have changed the character of Tompkins Square Park.<ref name="evpc"/> As noted above, the park was closed and refurbished in 1991 and reopened in 1992.<ref name="evpc"></ref> Today, with its playgrounds and ] courts, dog run, ping pong table, handball courts, and built-in outdoor chess tables, the park attracts young families, students and seniors and tourists from all over the globe.<ref name="nycgovparks"/> Since the 1980s, the ] that covers the multi-purpose courts at Tompkins Square Park has served as a ] and training grounds for multiple generations of ].<ref name=":1" />		Increasing ] in the East Village during the 1990s and 2000s, and enforcement of a park curfew and the eviction of homeless people have changed the character of Tompkins Square Park.<ref name="evpc"/> As noted above, the park was closed and refurbished in 1991 and reopened in 1992.<ref name="evpc"></ref> Today, with its playgrounds and ] courts, dog run, ping pong table, handball courts, and built-in outdoor chess tables, the park attracts young families, students and seniors and tourists from all over the globe.<ref name="nycgovparks"/> Since the 1980s, the ] that covers the multi-purpose courts at Tompkins Square Park has served as a ] and training grounds for multiple generations of ].<ref name=":1" />

			In 2024, the New York state government provided $6 million to replace Tompkins Square Park's elevated swimming pool with an enlarged swimming pool at ground level.<ref>{{cite web \| last=Luces \| first=David \| title=State Grants Will Aid In 5 NYC Swimming Pools Renovations \| website=New York City, NY Patch \| date=August 29, 2024 \| url=https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/state-grants-will-aid-5-nyc-swimming-pools-renovations \| access-date=August 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| last=Pflaumer \| first=Erin \| title=Tompkins Square Park is getting an in-ground pool \| website=PIX11 \| date=August 29, 2024 \| url=https://pix11.com/news/local-news/manhattan/tompkins-square-park-is-getting-an-in-ground-pool/ \| access-date=August 30, 2024}}</ref> The same year, NYC Parks temporarily installed an electronic basketball hoop, with a video screen, at the park.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Kumamoto \|first=Ian \|date=September 4, 2024 \|title=NYC Parks just unveiled a "smart" basketball hoop in Tompkins Square Park \|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/nyc-parks-just-unveiled-a-smart-basketball-hoop-in-tompkins-square-park-in-manhattan-090424 \|access-date=September 9, 2024 \|website=Time Out New York}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|date=August 29, 2024 \|title=NYC Parks Dept. installs high tech smart basketball hoop at Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan's East Village \|url=https://abc7ny.com/post/smart-basketball-hoop-at-tompkins-square-park/15243783/ \|access-date=September 9, 2024 \|website=ABC7 New York}}</ref>

	==Events==		==Events==
	The outdoor ] festival ], held in the park, is ~~now~~ part of the ].		The outdoor ] festival ], held in the park, later became part of the ], which ran annually until 2013.
	The ] is a musical tribute to the famous former resident of ]. In 2007, the New Village Music Festival was formed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.myspace.com/NewVillageMusicFestival\|title=New Village Music Festival\|~~accessdate~~=July 12, 2009}}</ref> This is a community music festival dedicated to celebrating New York's diverse music scene. In addition, the event highlights the importance of music and cultural arts programs throughout the city.		The ] is a musical tribute to the famous former resident of ]. In 2007, the New Village Music Festival was formed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.myspace.com/NewVillageMusicFestival\|title=New Village Music Festival\|access-date=July 12, 2009}}</ref> This is a community music festival dedicated to celebrating New York's diverse music scene. In addition, the event highlights the importance of music and cultural arts programs throughout the city.

	There is also an annual event in early August commemorating the ] that features neighborhood bands.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.oup.com/2013/08/tompkins-square-park-riot-6-august-1988/ \|title=Memo From Manhattan: The Tompkins Square Park Riot \| OUPblog \|publisher=Blog.oup.com \|date=August 6, 1988 \|~~accessdate~~=June 9, 2014}}</ref>		There is also an annual event in early August commemorating the ] that features neighborhood bands.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.oup.com/2013/08/tompkins-square-park-riot-6-august-1988/ \|title=Memo From Manhattan: The Tompkins Square Park Riot \| OUPblog \|publisher=Blog.oup.com \|date=August 6, 1988 \|access-date=June 9, 2014}}</ref>

	The ] Manhattan chapter serves every Sunday in the park, rain or shine.<ref></ref>		The ] Manhattan chapter serves every Sunday in the park, rain or shine.<ref></ref>

	] of the ] and the ] have a popular free outdoor French film festival which shows a critically acclaimed French films each Friday at sunset in city parks including Tompkins during June and July.<ref name="nycgovparks">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/tompkinssquarepark/events/171753\|title=Films on the Green: ~~Claire’s~~ Knee\|work=]\|~~accessdate~~=July 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?article2553\|title=Films on the Green\|work=Cultural Services of the French Embassy\|location=]\|~~accessdate~~=July 12, 2009}}</ref>		] of the ] and the ] have a popular free outdoor French film festival which shows a critically acclaimed French films each Friday at sunset in city parks including Tompkins during June and July.<ref name="nycgovparks">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/tompkinssquarepark/events/171753\|title=Films on the Green: Claire's Knee\|work=]\|access-date=July 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?article2553\|title=Films on the Green\|work=Cultural Services of the French Embassy\|location=]\|access-date=July 12, 2009}}</ref>

	==Fauna and flora==		==Fauna and flora==
	===Elm trees===
	]</ref><br />{{coord\|40\|43\|33.9\|N\|73\|58\|54.8\|W\|dim:100_type:landmark_region:US-NY\|display=inline\|name=Hare Krishna Tree\|notes=<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://wikimapia.org/1781600/Hare-Krishna-Tree \|title=Hare Krishna Tree}} on WikiMapia</ref>}}]]		]</ref><br />{{coord\|40\|43\|33.9\|N\|73\|58\|54.8\|W\|dim:100_type:landmark_region:US-NY\|display=inline\|name=Hare Krishna Tree\|notes=<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://wikimapia.org/1781600/Hare-Krishna-Tree \|title=Hare Krishna Tree}} on WikiMapia</ref>}}]]

			The park contains a number of ] One of these, known as the Hare Krishna Tree, for its association with the 1966 founding of the ] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Tompkins Square Park Highlights - Hare Krishna Tree : NYC Parks \|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/tompkins-square-park/highlights/10823 \|access-date=2022-04-29 \|website=www.nycgovparks.org}}</ref>
	One of Tompkins Square Park's most prominent features is its collection of venerable ] ('']'') trees. One elm in particular, located next to the semi-circular arrangement of benches in the park's center, is important to adherents of the ] religion. It was beneath this tree, on October 9, 1966, that ], founder of the ], held the first recorded outdoor chanting session of the ] outside of the Indian subcontinent; participants in the ceremony included ] ]. The event is seen as the founding of the Hare Krishna religion in the United States, and the tree is treated by Krishna adherents as a significant religious site.<ref></ref>

	American elm trees are known for their towering canopies, which provide abundant shade throughout the spring, summer, and fall. It is rare today to find such a collection of American elms, since many of the mature elms planted across the country have been killed by ]. This incurable disease, a fungus carried by ]s (''Coleoptera scolytidae'') that colonize on the branches of the elm tree, swept across the United States in the 1930s and remain a threat to the park's collection of elms. Despite having lost at least 34 of the trees, Tompkins Square Park still hosts a large assemblage of elms, which continue to this day to enchant park patrons. The East Village Parks Conservancy, a volunteer group, raises significant private funds for the ongoing care and maintenance of the American elms and other historic trees in Tompkins Square Park.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.evpcnyc.org/tompkins/programs.html \|title=East Village Parks - Tompkins Square Park - Programs \|publisher=East Village Parks Conservancy \|date= \|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref>

	==Recreational facilities==		==Recreational facilities==
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	The main playground, closest to Avenue A, features jungle gyms, rock climbing features, and a water fountain flush with the ground. There is a large sandbox, swing sets, and benches. There are two smaller playgrounds in the section of the park near 7th Street and Avenue B. The main playground reopened in August 2009 after a year-long renovation.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=http://thevillager.com/villager_330/newtompkinssquare.html \|title=New Tompkins Square playground is an overdue hit \|~~publisher~~=] \|date=September 1, 2009 \|~~accessdate~~=June 9, 2014}}</ref>		The main playground, closest to Avenue A, features jungle gyms, rock climbing features, and a water fountain flush with the ground. There is a large sandbox, swing sets, and benches. There are two smaller playgrounds in the section of the park near 7th Street and Avenue B. The main playground reopened in August 2009 after a year-long renovation.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://thevillager.com/villager_330/newtompkinssquare.html \|title=New Tompkins Square playground is an overdue hit \|work=] \|last=Bartle \|first=Harry \|date=September 1, 2009 \|access-date=June 9, 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715000835/http://thevillager.com/villager_330/newtompkinssquare.html \|archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

	=== Multi-purpose courts ===		=== Multi-purpose courts ===

	==== Skateboarding training facility ====		==== Skateboarding training facility ====
	Since the 1980s, the ] that covers the multi-purpose courts at Tompkins Square Park has served as a ] and training grounds for generations of ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://quartersnacks.com/2019/07/save-the-tompkins-square-park-asphalt/\|title=Save The Tompkins Square Park Asphalt\|website=Quartersnacks.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> In 1989, Shut Skateboards hosted a contest at the park featuring ] and other skate obstacles.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thehouseofsteam.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/jeremy-henderson-the-godfather-of-nyc-skatebarding-photos-by-i-ching/\|title=237: Jeremy Henderson The Godfather of NYC skatebarding 1989 Thompkins square park contest, photos by I Ching. Shut Skates NYC Rodney Smith fills us in.\|last=jasonoliva\|date=2007-09-27\|website=The House of Steam\|language=en\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> The multi-purpose courts' asphalt is known as ''T.F.,'' as well as; Thompson’s, a ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/away-days-team-tour-nyc/\|title=Away Days Team Tour NYC\|date=2016-09-24\|website=TransWorld SKATEboarding\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> T.F. stands for “training facility”.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/style/eternal-youth-in-tompkins-square-park.html\|title=Eternal Youth in Tompkins Square Park\|~~last~~=Weiss\|~~first~~=Daniel\|date=2017-11-11\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2019-07-03\|last2=Barrow\|first2=Theodore\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331\|last3=Lyons\|first3=Eve}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://patch.com/new-york/east-village/tompkins-square-park-turf-war-pits-skateboarders-against-city\|title=Tompkins Square Park Turf War Pits Skateboarders Against City\|date=2019-07-02\|website=East Village, NY Patch\|language=en\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> Many acclaimed skateboarders, including ], ], Yaje Popson, Jarrod Brandreth, ], ], ], ], Jake Johnson, and others, have skated Tompkins Square Park, using it as a training facility.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://nyskateboarding.com/2017/09/10/alien-workshop-yaje-popson-tompkins-deck-2017/\|title=Alien Workshop – Yaje Popson Tompkins Deck (2017)\|last=Skateboarding\|first=N. Y.\|date=2017-09-10\|website=NYSkateboarding.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/9kbbm8/big-dreams-bigger-talent-meet-skateboarder-tyshawn-jones\|title=big dreams, bigger talent: meet skateboarder tyshawn jones\|last=Manning\|first=Emily\|date=2017-04-03\|website=I-D\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref>		Since the 1980s, the ] that covers the multi-purpose courts at Tompkins Square Park has served as a ] and training grounds for generations of ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://quartersnacks.com/2019/07/save-the-tompkins-square-park-asphalt/\|title=Save The Tompkins Square Park Asphalt\|website=Quartersnacks.com\|date=July 2019 \|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> In 1989, Shut Skateboards hosted a contest at the park featuring ] and other skate obstacles.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thehouseofsteam.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/jeremy-henderson-the-godfather-of-nyc-skatebarding-photos-by-i-ching/\|title=237: Jeremy Henderson The Godfather of NYC skatebarding 1989 Thompkins square park contest, photos by I Ching. Shut Skates NYC Rodney Smith fills us in.\|last=jasonoliva\|date=2007-09-27\|website=The House of Steam\|language=en\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> The multi-purpose courts' asphalt is known as ''T.F.,'' as well as; Thompson’s, a ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/away-days-team-tour-nyc/\|title=Away Days Team Tour NYC\|date=2016-09-24\|website=TransWorld SKATEboarding\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> T.F. stands for “training facility”.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/style/eternal-youth-in-tompkins-square-park.html\|title=Eternal Youth in Tompkins Square Park\|last1=Weiss\|first1=Daniel\|date=2017-11-11\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2019-07-03\|last2=Barrow\|first2=Theodore\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331\|last3=Lyons\|first3=Eve}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://patch.com/new-york/east-village/tompkins-square-park-turf-war-pits-skateboarders-against-city\|title=Tompkins Square Park Turf War Pits Skateboarders Against City\|date=2019-07-02\|last=Manskar\|first=Noah\|website=East Village, NY Patch\|language=en\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> Many acclaimed skateboarders, including ], ], Yaje Popson, Jarrod Brandreth, ], ], ], ], Jake Johnson, and others, have skated Tompkins Square Park, using it as a training facility.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://nyskateboarding.com/2017/09/10/alien-workshop-yaje-popson-tompkins-deck-2017/\|title=Alien Workshop – Yaje Popson Tompkins Deck (2017)\|last=Skateboarding\|first=N. Y.\|date=2017-09-10\|website=NYSkateboarding.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/9kbbm8/big-dreams-bigger-talent-meet-skateboarder-tyshawn-jones\|title=big dreams, bigger talent: meet skateboarder tyshawn jones\|last=Manning\|first=Emily\|date=2017-04-03\|website=I-D\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref>
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	==== Turfing controversy ====		=== Turfing controversy ===
	In 2019, the ] announced plans to cover over the asphalt lot in the park's northwest corner with synthetic turf by 2020.<ref name=":0" /> Skateboarders have protested this plan, with TF local Adam Zhu starting an online petition that garnered over 30,000 signatures.<ref name=":0" /> Zhu and others in the TF community planned a rally to support saving the historic skating grounds.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/nyregion/tompkins-square-park-turf-skateboarders.html\|title=The Battle for Tompkins Square Park: Skateboarders vs. Artificial Turf\|~~last~~=Salcedo\|~~first~~=Andrea\|date=2019-08-25\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2019-09-07\|last2=Elshiekh\|first2=Nefertari\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Zhu worked with ], ], ], ], and others to bring awareness to the turfing controversy.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://quartersnacks.com/2019/09/tompkins-square-park-is-saved/\|title=#TFREPORT: Tompkins Square Park Is Saved\|website=Quartersnacks.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-09-08}}</ref> On Friday September ~~6th~~ 2019, one day before the rally was set to take place, the Parks Department announced that they intend to keep the asphalt, scrapping plans to put down synthetic turf.<ref name=":2" /> As a result of the skateboarding community organizing, the asphalt in the multi-purpose courts will not be disturbed.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=https://patch.com/new-york/east-village/tompkins-square-park-skate-spot-saved-turf-officials-say\|title=Tompkins Square Park Skate Spot Saved, Officials Say\|date=2019-09-06\|website=East Village, NY Patch\|language=en\|access-date=2019-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thevillager.com/2019/07/save-the-pavement-tompkins-skaters-fight-turf-plan/\|title=Save the pavement! Tompkins skaters fight turf plan\|~~last~~=~~July~~ ~~12\|first=PearlS\|last2=Pm\|first2=2019~~-~~7:55~~\|date=2019-07-12\|website=The Villager\|access-date=2019-09-07}}</ref>		In 2019, the ] announced plans to cover over the asphalt lot in the park's northwest corner with synthetic turf by 2020.<ref name=":0" /> Skateboarders have protested this plan, with TF local ] starting an online petition that garnered over 30,000 signatures.<ref name=":0" /> Zhu and others in the TF community planned a rally to support saving the historic skating grounds.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/nyregion/tompkins-square-park-turf-skateboarders.html\|title=The Battle for Tompkins Square Park: Skateboarders vs. Artificial Turf\|last1=Salcedo\|first1=Andrea\|date=2019-08-25\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2019-09-07\|last2=Elshiekh\|first2=Nefertari\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Zhu worked with ], ], ], ], and others to bring awareness to the turfing controversy.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://quartersnacks.com/2019/09/tompkins-square-park-is-saved/\|title=#TFREPORT: Tompkins Square Park Is Saved\|website=Quartersnacks.com\|date=September 7, 2019 \|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-09-08}}</ref> On Friday September 6, 2019, one day before the rally was set to take place, the Parks Department announced that they intend to keep the asphalt, scrapping plans to put down synthetic turf.<ref name=":2" /> As a result of the skateboarding community organizing, the asphalt in the multi-purpose courts will not be disturbed.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=https://patch.com/new-york/east-village/tompkins-square-park-skate-spot-saved-turf-officials-say\|title=Tompkins Square Park Skate Spot Saved, Officials Say\|last=Pereira\|first=Sydney\|date=2019-09-06\|website=East Village, NY Patch\|language=en\|access-date=2019-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thevillager.com/2019/07/save-the-pavement-tompkins-skaters-fight-turf-plan/\|title=Save the pavement! Tompkins skaters fight turf plan\|author=<!--not stated-->\|date=2019-07-12\|website=The Villager\|access-date=2019-09-07}}</ref>

	===Tompkins Square Dog Run===		===Tompkins Square Dog Run===
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	The Tompkins Square Dog Run<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tompkinssquaredogrun.com \|title=Tompkins Square Dog Run \|publisher=Tompkins Square Dog Run \|date~~= \|accessdate~~=June 9, 2014}}</ref> was the first<ref name=Timesdog>McKinley, Jesse (October 15, 1995) '']''; accessed August 15, 2008.</ref> dog run in New York City. It opened in 1990 as part of a large-scale renovation of the dilapidated park.<ref name=Tompkinssquaredogrun></ref> It recently underwent a $450,000 renovation, much of which was funded by the New York City government and fund-raising by dog run patrons. It now includes a surface of crushed stone , three ], a tree deck, and bath areas and hoses to spray off one's pet.<ref name=Tompkinssquaredogrun/>		The Tompkins Square Dog Run<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tompkinssquaredogrun.com \|title=Tompkins Square Dog Run \|publisher=Tompkins Square Dog Run \|access-date=June 9, 2014}}</ref> was the first<ref name=Timesdog>McKinley, Jesse (October 15, 1995) '']''; accessed August 15, 2008.</ref> dog run in New York City. It opened in 1990 as part of a large-scale renovation of the dilapidated park.<ref name=Tompkinssquaredogrun></ref> It recently underwent a $450,000 renovation, much of which was funded by the New York City government and fund-raising by dog run patrons. It now includes a surface of crushed stone , three ], a tree deck, and bath areas and hoses to spray off one's pet.<ref name=Tompkinssquaredogrun/>

	~~The~~ run ~~hosts~~ the ~~Annual~~ Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade to raise money to ~~help~~ ~~maintain~~ ~~the run~~. ~~This~~ is the biggest dog Halloween party in the United States, boasting an annual attendance of more than 400 dogs in costume and 2,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tompkinssquaredogrun.com/halloween/ \|title=Halloween Parade — Tompkins Square Dog Run \|publisher=Tompkinssquaredogrun.com \|date~~= \|accessdate~~=June 9, 2014}}</ref>		For 32 years, the run hosted the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade to raise money for its own maintenance. The event claimed to be the biggest dog Halloween party in the United States, boasting an annual attendance of more than 400 dogs in costume and 2,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tompkinssquaredogrun.com/halloween/ \|title=Halloween Parade — Tompkins Square Dog Run \|publisher=Tompkinssquaredogrun.com \|access-date=June 9, 2014}}</ref> The parade was canceled indefinitely in 2023 because of logistical issues and permitting costs.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gonella \|first=Catalina \|date=2023-09-28 \|title=Parade on paws: Permitting snafu sinks beloved Tompkins Square Halloween dog festival \|url=https://gothamist.com/news/parade-on-paws-permitting-snafu-sinks-beloved-tompkins-square-halloween-dog-festival \|access-date=2023-10-01 \|website=Gothamist \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Monuments==		==Monuments==
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	The park contains three monuments. There is a monument in the north side of the park to the '']'' boating disaster on June 15, 1904. This was the greatest single loss of life in New York City prior to the ]. Over a thousand people, mainly German immigrant mothers and children, drowned in the ] that day. The area near the park, formerly known as ], effectively dissolved in grief as shattered German families moved away.<ref>New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. .</ref> This disaster is also memorialized in ]'s novel '']''.		The park contains three monuments. There is a monument in the north side of the park to the '']'' boating disaster on June 15, 1904. This was the greatest single loss of life in New York City prior to the ]. Over a thousand people, mainly German immigrant mothers and children, drowned in the ] that day. The area near the park, formerly known as ], effectively dissolved in grief as shattered German families moved away.<ref>New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. .</ref> This disaster is also memorialized in ]'s novel '']''.

	~~Additionally, the park is also the place where~~ Indian ] ] came to sing and preach in 1966, beginning the worldwide ] movement. An ] tree in the park's southern plaza that he chanted beneath is now considered sacred to the Hare Krishna faith, as noted by a ] plaque.<ref>{{cite web \| url= http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/tompkinssquarepark/highlights/10823 \|title= Tompkins Square Park Hare Krishna Tree \|publisher= New York City Department of Parks & Recreation }}</ref>		Indian ] ] came to sing and preach at the park in 1966, beginning the worldwide ] movement. An ] tree in the park's southern plaza that he chanted beneath is now considered sacred to the Hare Krishna faith, as noted by a ] plaque.<ref>{{cite web \| url= http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/tompkinssquarepark/highlights/10823 \|title= Tompkins Square Park Hare Krishna Tree \|publisher= New York City Department of Parks & Recreation }}</ref>

	The southeast corner of the park contains a statue of ] (1824–1889), a New York City politician who served in the ] from Ohio and New York, and as U.S. Minister to the Ottoman Empire in 1885–1886.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000839 \|title= Samuel Sullivan Cox \|publisher= Biographical Directory of the US Congress }}</ref>		The southeast corner of the park contains a statue of ] (1824–1889), a New York City politician who served in the ] from Ohio and New York, and as U.S. Minister to the Ottoman Empire in 1885–1886.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000839 \|title= Samuel Sullivan Cox \|publisher= Biographical Directory of the US Congress }}</ref>
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	The ] located near Avenue A, South of 9th Street Transverse, was erected in 1888, during the temperance movement, to give people free access to clean drinking water so they wouldn't have to drink alcohol for refreshment. This ] fountain was a gift of the wealthy ] dentist, businessman, and temperance crusader ] (1820–1900).		The ] located near Avenue A, South of 9th Street Transverse, was erected in 1888, during the temperance movement, to give people free access to clean drinking water so they wouldn't have to drink alcohol for refreshment. This ] fountain was a gift of the wealthy ] dentist, businessman, and temperance crusader ] (1820–1900).
	The fountain is a square granite kiosk with four stone columns supporting a canopy on whose sides the words "Faith," "Hope," "Charity," and "Temperance" are chiseled. Atop this canopy is the Greek goddess, ], cupbearer to the gods and goddesses on ].		The fountain is a square granite kiosk with four stone columns supporting a canopy on whose sides the words "Faith," "Hope," "Charity," and "Temperance" are chiseled. Atop this canopy is the Greek goddess, ], cupbearer to the gods and goddesses on ].

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			The ] is located around four blocks (0.4 miles) away from Tompkins Square Park.

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Public park in Manhattan, New York This article is about the park in Manhattan. For the park in Brooklyn, formerly known as Tompkins Park, see Herbert Von King Park. For the Mumford & Sons song, see Tompkins Square Park (song).

Tompkins Square Park
The main lawn of the park

Type	public
Location	Alphabet City/East Village, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°43′35″N 73°58′54″W / 40.72639°N 73.98167°W / 40.72639; -73.98167
Area	10.5 acres (4.2 ha)
Created	1834
Operated by	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Open	6 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Status	Open all year
Public transit access	Subway: to First Avenue station

Tompkins Square Park is a 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) public park in the Alphabet City portion of East Village, Manhattan, New York City. The square-shaped park, bounded on the north by East 10th Street, on the east by Avenue B, on the south by East 7th Street, and on the west by Avenue A, is abutted by St. Marks Place to the west. The park opened in 1834 and is named for Daniel D. Tompkins, Vice President of the United States.

History

19th century

Tompkins Square Park is located on land near the East River, that originally consisted of salt marsh and open tidal meadows, "Stuyvesant meadows", the largest such ecosystem on Manhattan island, but has since been filled in. The unimproved site, lightly taxed by the city as most agricultural properties were, seemed scarcely worth the expense of improving to its owners, the Stuyvesants, who inherited it from the 17th-century grant awarded to Peter Stuyvesant, and their Pell and Fish relatives. The City aldermen, to raise the tax base of the city, accepted a gift of land in 1829 from Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (1778–1847) with the understanding that it would remain a public space, and compensated other owners with $62,000 in city funds to set aside a residential square; transforming the muddy site took another $22,000 before Tompkins Square was opened in 1834. Surrounded by a cast-iron fence the following year and planted with trees, the square was expected to have a prosperous and genteel future, which was undercut, however, by the Panic of 1837 that brought the city's expansion to a halt.

Tompkins Square Park is named for Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825), Vice President of the United States under President James Monroe and the Governor of New York from 1807 until 1817. He had overseen some early drainage in the locality in connection with minor fortifications in the War of 1812. The park was opened in 1850.

In 1857, immigrants protesting unemployment and food shortages were attacked by police. In 1863 the deadly Draft Riots occurred in the park.

On January 13, 1874, the Tompkins Square Riot occurred in the park when police crushed a demonstration involving thousands of workers. The riot marked an unprecedented era of labor conflict and violence. The riot occurred in the midst of the Panic of 1873, a depression that began in 1873 and lasted for several years. Workers movements throughout the United States had been making demands of the government to help ease the strain of the depression. Organizations rejected offers of charity and instead had asked for public works programs that would provide jobs for the masses of unemployed.

In 1877, 5,000 people fought with the National Guard when a crowd gathered at the park to hear Communist revolutionary speeches.

On April 7, 1897, a rabbi was arrested for not obtaining a permit for the performance of Birkat Hachama, a Jewish ritual done once every 28 years.

20th century

In the middle 19th century the "Square" included a large parade ground for drilling the New York National Guard. The modern layout of the park by Robert Moses in 1936 is said to be intended to divide and manage crowds that have gathered there in protest since the 1870s. That tradition was rekindled as the park became the nursery of demonstrations against the Vietnam War in the 1960s.

By the 1980s, the park had become for many New Yorkers synonymous with the city's increased social problems. The park at that time was a high-crime area that contained encampments of homeless people, and it was a center for illegal drug dealing and heroin use.

In August 1988, a riot erupted in the park when police attempted to clear the park of homeless people; 38 people were injured. Bystanders as well as homeless people and political activists got caught up in the police action that took place on the night of August 6 and the early morning of August 7, after a large number of police surrounded the park and charged at the hemmed-in crowd while other police ordered all pedestrians not to walk on streets neighboring the park. Much of the violence was videotaped and clips were shown on local TV news reports (notably including one by a man who sat on his stoop across the street from the park and continued to film while a police officer beat him up), but ultimately, although at least one case went to trial, no police officers were found culpable. A punk rock festival has been held in the park in the years since, in commemoration of the event.

The park had become a symbol of the problems in the city, including homelessness—which had prompted the 1988 riot. Against that backdrop, Daniel Rakowitz shocked the neighborhood in 1989 when he murdered Monika Beerle, dismembered her, made a soup out of her body and served it to the homeless in the park. Rakowitz, called the Butcher of Tompkins Square, was found not guilty by reason of insanity and remains incarcerated at the Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center on Wards Island.

Further clashes occurred during May Day festivities of 1990, the culmination of a "Resist 2 Exist" Festival, which featured notable local acts and artists. 29 protesters were arrested and 25 charged with felony charges.

From June 3, 1991 to July 25, 1992, the park was closed to the public for restoration, but also to keep out the homeless and in attempt to calm tensions. The Tompkins Square Park Bandshell, a key feature of the park, was one of the first targets of these renovations.

21st century

Increasing gentrification in the East Village during the 1990s and 2000s, and enforcement of a park curfew and the eviction of homeless people have changed the character of Tompkins Square Park. As noted above, the park was closed and refurbished in 1991 and reopened in 1992. Today, with its playgrounds and basketball courts, dog run, ping pong table, handball courts, and built-in outdoor chess tables, the park attracts young families, students and seniors and tourists from all over the globe. Since the 1980s, the asphalt that covers the multi-purpose courts at Tompkins Square Park has served as a skatepark and training grounds for multiple generations of skateboarders.

In 2024, the New York state government provided $6 million to replace Tompkins Square Park's elevated swimming pool with an enlarged swimming pool at ground level. The same year, NYC Parks temporarily installed an electronic basketball hoop, with a video screen, at the park.

Events

The outdoor drag festival Wigstock, held in the park, later became part of the Howl Festival, which ran annually until 2013. The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival is a musical tribute to the famous former resident of Avenue B. In 2007, the New Village Music Festival was formed. This is a community music festival dedicated to celebrating New York's diverse music scene. In addition, the event highlights the importance of music and cultural arts programs throughout the city.

There is also an annual event in early August commemorating the 1988 Police Riot that features neighborhood bands.

The Food Not Bombs Manhattan chapter serves every Sunday in the park, rain or shine.

Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation have a popular free outdoor French film festival which shows a critically acclaimed French films each Friday at sunset in city parks including Tompkins during June and July.

Fauna and flora

The park contains a number of elm trees. One of these, known as the Hare Krishna Tree, for its association with the 1966 founding of the Krishna movement in the United States.

Recreational facilities

Playgrounds

The main playground, closest to Avenue A, features jungle gyms, rock climbing features, and a water fountain flush with the ground. There is a large sandbox, swing sets, and benches. There are two smaller playgrounds in the section of the park near 7th Street and Avenue B. The main playground reopened in August 2009 after a year-long renovation.

Multi-purpose courts

Skateboarding training facility

Since the 1980s, the asphalt that covers the multi-purpose courts at Tompkins Square Park has served as a skatepark and training grounds for generations of skateboarders. In 1989, Shut Skateboards hosted a contest at the park featuring ramps and other skate obstacles. The multi-purpose courts' asphalt is known as T.F., as well as; Thompson’s, a misnomer. T.F. stands for “training facility”. Many acclaimed skateboarders, including Tyshawn Jones, Alex Olson, Yaje Popson, Jarrod Brandreth, Harold Hunter, Ted Barrow, Andy Kessler, Zered Bassett, Jake Johnson, and others, have skated Tompkins Square Park, using it as a training facility.

Turfing controversy

In 2019, the Parks Department announced plans to cover over the asphalt lot in the park's northwest corner with synthetic turf by 2020. Skateboarders have protested this plan, with TF local Adam Zhu starting an online petition that garnered over 30,000 signatures. Zhu and others in the TF community planned a rally to support saving the historic skating grounds. Zhu worked with Steve Rodriguez, Carlina Rivera, Mitchell Silver, Supreme, and others to bring awareness to the turfing controversy. On Friday September 6, 2019, one day before the rally was set to take place, the Parks Department announced that they intend to keep the asphalt, scrapping plans to put down synthetic turf. As a result of the skateboarding community organizing, the asphalt in the multi-purpose courts will not be disturbed.

Tompkins Square Dog Run

The Tompkins Square Dog Run was the first dog run in New York City. It opened in 1990 as part of a large-scale renovation of the dilapidated park. It recently underwent a $450,000 renovation, much of which was funded by the New York City government and fund-raising by dog run patrons. It now includes a surface of crushed stone , three swimming pools, a tree deck, and bath areas and hoses to spray off one's pet.

For 32 years, the run hosted the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade to raise money for its own maintenance. The event claimed to be the biggest dog Halloween party in the United States, boasting an annual attendance of more than 400 dogs in costume and 2,000 spectators. The parade was canceled indefinitely in 2023 because of logistical issues and permitting costs.

Monuments

The park contains three monuments. There is a monument in the north side of the park to the General Slocum boating disaster on June 15, 1904. This was the greatest single loss of life in New York City prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Over a thousand people, mainly German immigrant mothers and children, drowned in the East River that day. The area near the park, formerly known as Kleindeutschland, effectively dissolved in grief as shattered German families moved away. This disaster is also memorialized in James Joyce's novel Ulysses.

Indian Sadhu A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada came to sing and preach at the park in 1966, beginning the worldwide Hare Krishna movement. An elm tree in the park's southern plaza that he chanted beneath is now considered sacred to the Hare Krishna faith, as noted by a New York City Department of Parks and Recreation plaque.

The southeast corner of the park contains a statue of Samuel S. Cox (1824–1889), a New York City politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio and New York, and as U.S. Minister to the Ottoman Empire in 1885–1886.

The Temperance Fountain located near Avenue A, South of 9th Street Transverse, was erected in 1888, during the temperance movement, to give people free access to clean drinking water so they wouldn't have to drink alcohol for refreshment. This neo-classical fountain was a gift of the wealthy San Francisco dentist, businessman, and temperance crusader Henry D. Cogswell (1820–1900). The fountain is a square granite kiosk with four stone columns supporting a canopy on whose sides the words "Faith," "Hope," "Charity," and "Temperance" are chiseled. Atop this canopy is the Greek goddess, Hebe, cupbearer to the gods and goddesses on Mount Olympus.

Transportation

The First Avenue station is located around four blocks (0.4 miles) away from Tompkins Square Park.

References

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Further reading

Paul DeRienzo (August 6, 1988). "Tompkins Square Park, the 'Police Riot' Tape Timeline". An archive of the radio station WBAI.
"Stranger to the System: Life Portraits of a New York City Homeless Community". Curbside Media. A documentary chronicling the lives of twenty people living in Tompkins Square.

External links

Tompkins Square Park information at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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Education
Cooper Union 41 Cooper Square East Side Community High School Grace Church School Harvey Milk High School High School for Health Professions and Human Services Ottendorfer Library Third Street Music School Settlement

Religion

Culture

Restaurants/ nightlife	B&H Dairy Bungalow Burp Castle CheLi Club Cumming Death & Co. Foul Witch Foxface Natural HAGS Joe's Pub Kanoyama KGB Lucien McSorley's Nuyorican Poets Café Penny Please Don't Tell Pommes Frites Pyramid Club Somtum Der Superiority Burger The Cock The Talking Band Torien Tuome Veniero's Veselka Webster Hall
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Financial District	Bridge Stone Marketfield Beaver Exchange Pl Wall Albany Liberty Cortlandt St/Wy Maiden La Dey Fulton Vesey Ann
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Intersections

Circles	Columbus Duke Ellington Frederick Douglass
Squares	Chatham Cooper Duarte Duffy Foley Gramercy Park Grand Army Plz Hanover Herald Hudson Jackson Lincoln Madison Mulry Pershing Petrosino Sherman Stuyvesant Times Tompkins Union Verdi Washington Zuccotti Park

Italics indicate streets no longer in existence.
All entries are streets, circles, or squares unless otherwise noted
See also: Manhattan address algorithm

Protected areas of New York City

Federal

National Historic Sites	Lower East Side Tenement Museum Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
National monuments and memorials	African Burial Ground Castle Clinton Federal Hall General Grant Governors Island Hamilton Grange Statue of Liberty Stonewall
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State

State Parks	Bayswater Point Clay Pit Ponds Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Gantry Plaza Marsha P. Johnson Riverbank Roberto Clemente Shirley Chisholm
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Other

Nature centers	Alley Pond Belvedere Castle Blue Heron Crotona Dana Discovery Center Forest Fort Greene Fort Totten Greenbelt High Rock Inwood Hill Orchard Beach Prospect Salt Marsh Van Cortlandt
Zoos	Bronx Central Park Prospect Park Queens Staten Island
Botanical gardens	Brooklyn Botanic Conservatory New York Botanical Queens Botanical Staten Island Botanical New York Chinese Scholar's Wave Hill
Roosevelt Island	Lighthouse Southpoint
Other lists	World War I-related parks Vietnam War-related parks Hispanic and Latino-related parks

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Events

Fauna and flora

Recreational facilities

Playgrounds

Multi-purpose courts

Skateboarding training facility

Turfing controversy

Tompkins Square Dog Run

Monuments

Transportation

See also

References

External links