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Septuagesimo Uno is a 0.04-acre (160 m2) park on theUpper West Side of theNew York Cityborough of Manhattan. It is located on 71st Street betweenWest End Avenue to the west and the intersection of Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue to the east. The park's name is Latin for "seventy-first". The park is operated and maintained by theNew York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
In the 1960s, MayorJohn Lindsay started the VestPocket Park campaign to acquire vacant land for use as small parks. New York City acquired this property through condemnation on March 28, 1969. In May 1981, the Department of General Services transferred jurisdiction of the property to theNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Originally named "71st Street Plot", in 2000 it was renamed by Parks CommissionerHenry Stern to improve its appeal.[1] It was also featured in the 2005 movieLittle Manhattan starringJosh Hutcherson andCharlie Ray.[2]
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