Cadman Plaza facts for kids
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Cadman Plaza Park with the Roosevelt Federal Courthouse to the left
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Cadman Plaza is a beautiful park located in Brooklyn, New York City. It sits right on the edge of the Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn neighborhoods. The park is named after Reverend Doctor Samuel Parkes Cadman. He was a very well-known minister in the Brooklyn Congregational Church.
The land for the park was officially taken over by the city in 1935. It was then named a park in 1939. Inside the park, you can find two important monuments. These are the Brooklyn War Memorial and the William Jay Gaynor Memorial.
Where is Cadman Plaza?
Cadman Plaza is bordered by two streets: Cadman Plaza East and Cadman Plaza West. These streets used to have different names. Cadman Plaza East was called Washington Street. Cadman Plaza West was known as Ferry Road or Fulton Road.
The famous Brooklyn Bridge is to the north of the park. Tillary Street forms the southern border. Just east of the park, you'll see the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Courthouse.
Parks Nearby
South of Cadman Plaza, between Tillary and Johnson Streets, is a smaller park. This park is called the Korean War Veterans Plaza. Even further south, past Johnson Street, you'll find the Kings County Supreme Court Building. Next to it is Columbus Park. This park has a statue of Christopher Columbus.
These parks, along with Walt Whitman Park, create a long green space. It stretches from Brooklyn Borough Hall all the way to the Brooklyn Bridge. In 2015, there was an idea to connect all these parks. This plan was called the "Brooklyn Strand." It aimed to make one big, unified park area.
