The Department of Parks & Recreation and Pace University reconstructed an empty lot into a sitting area with1964 New York World's Fair benches. Other features include decorative paving, granite and concrete curbs, and streetlights for public safety and to illuminate the bridge structure. The landscaping added around 20 new trees, with species includinggoldenrains,honey locusts andhollies. 1,100 shrubs were added, includingperennials, ornamental grasses such aswinter hazel,hydrangea,blue star, and striped ribbon grass. Nets keep birds away.[1]
The plaza had been named in 1989 in honor ofJohn Christopher Drumgoole (1816–1888), a priest who helped thousands of homeless newsboys[1] who thronged the area when Park Row was the headquarters of New York City's major newspapers, includingThe New York Times in the building Pace now occupies at41 Park Row.
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