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Zuccotti Park Zuccotti Park formerly called Liberty Plaza Park is a quite small privately owned public space, located in financial district of lower Manhattan, space owned by Brookfield Properties. Mostly, tourists and financial workers visit Zuccotti Park, and it was later used as the site of several events commemorating the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. In 2011, it became the site of the Occupy Wall Street protest camp. Many activists occupied the space and used it as a staging ground for their demonstration throughout the Manhattan Financial District. The Canadian activist group Adbusters initiated the protest, which subsequently led to Occupy protests and movements around the world. The main issues are social and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the perceived undue influence of corporations on government. Basically, Zuccotti park is surrounded by tall buildings, so the area gives the stifling atmosphere. It looks like a public place, not much like a park. Since the public place is located in Financial District, the park was very simple and modern. However, I could imagine how cold and empty it will look like in cold weathers. The pink granite pavers, benches and fixed two seat tables are arranged in a skewed grid. Planting trees will be better idea to develop the park’s atmosphere. There was a circular seating area, but people barely used it. Many people stood up talking. Because the weather is getting cold, not that many people were at the park. Through my research, I found that the place is opens 24 hours. The problem with it is that the area such as restaurants, shops and offices around the park closes before 9 or 10. This is because it’s a privately owned public space. So it is hard to stay and be active at nighttime. The lighting was insufficient. Also, the doves were everywhere so people could not really enjoy their time. The sanitary problems might have been caused because of doves. They walk on the ground, benches and even