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Tompkins Square Park in the East Village is more fun in warm weather.

After checking out the Ukrainian Museum, I decided to grab a cheap slice of pizza (still delicious) and walk through Tompkins Square Park. There’s a surprising amount of history represented within the park, as well as a great weekly farmers market. It’s not the largest park in Manhattan, but it’s a good one. And, of course, lots of dogs everywhere.

Citations

• New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. “Tompkins Square Park.” https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/tompkins-square-park/history
• Wikimedia Commons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_D_Tompkins_by_John_Wesley_Jarvis.jpg
• Wingfield, Valerie. New York Public Library. “The General Slocum Disaster of June 15, 1904.” https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/06/13/great-slocum-disaster-june-15-1904
• 99¢ Pizza & Hot Dog, https://www.99cpizzahotdog.com