Cadman Plaza
Cadman Plaza is a park located on the border of the Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York City. Named for Reverend Doctor Samuel Parkes Cadman (1864–1936), a renowned minister in the Brooklyn Congregational Church, it is built on land reclaimed by condemnation in 1935 and was named as a park in 1939. The park borders Cadman Plaza West and Cadman Plaza East and the west and east sides of the plaza, respectively.
| Cadman Plaza | |
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Cadman Plaza Park with the Roosevelt Federal Courthouse to the left | |
| Coordinates | 40.698121°N 73.990431°W |
The Brooklyn War Memorial and William Jay Gaynor Memorial are installed in the park.
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