Tompkins Square Park
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Tompkins Square Park is a 10.5-acre 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
The main lawn of the park
Snow in February 2008
People relaxing and sunbathing on the park's central knoll
The Hare Krishna Tree 40°43′33.9″N 73°58′54.8″W / 40.726083°N 73.981889°W / 40.726083; -73.981889 (Hare Krishna Tree)
The Tompkins Square Park riot occurred on August 6–7, 1988, in Tompkins Square Park, located in the Alphabet City section of the East Village neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City. Groups of "drug
Tompkins Square Park
…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…
St. Brigid's Church on Avenue B overlooks Tompkins Square Park. It served as a place for protesters to organize and receive medical attention during the riot.
Christodora House, for many the first sign of East Village gentrification, and scene of the riot
Flyer for the August 6, 1988 Tompkins Square Park rally.
Allen Ginsberg was an eyewitness to the riots