Columbus Park (Manhattan)
Columbus Park formerly known as Mulberry Bend Park, Five Points Park and Paradise Park, is a public park in Chinatown, Manhattan, in New York City that was built in 1897.
| Columbus Park | |
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Xiangqi (Chinese chess) players and onlookers in the park in 2008 | |
| Location | Chinatown, Manhattan |
| Nearest city | New York City, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′53.5″N 73°59′59.5″W |
| Operated by | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation |
American photojournalist Jacob Riis (best known for How The Other Half Lives) is generally credited with "transforming Mulberry Bend from a 'notorious slum' to a park" in order to improve tenement dwellers' quality of life in the neighborhood.
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