Bowling Green The first public park to be established in New York March 12, 1733 "Resolved that this Corporation will Lease a Piece of Land lying at the lower End of Broadway fronting to the Fort to some of the Inhabitants of the Said Broadway in Order to be Inclosed to make a Bowling Green thereof with Walks therein, for the Beauty and Ornament of the Said Street as well as for the Recreation & Delight of the Inhabitants of This City. (From the minutes of the Commin Council. Reconstructed 1938) #bowlinggreen #publicpark #firstpublicparkinnyc #broadway #batteryplace #recreation#delight #beauty #ornament #lowermanhattan #historyinplainsight #historicmarkersofny #historicmarker #historic #historicplaques #newyorkcity #nyc #landmarksofnewyork #ithappenedhere #mahanatta #newamsterdam #historyiscool #citypark (at Bowling Green)