Teardrop Park

Teardrop Park is a 1.8-acre public park in lower Manhattan, designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. The park features a unique natural environment for play, with a meandering design, complex irregular spaces, and robust plantings. It includes a children's slide, sand boxes, water play, a reading area with rock seats, and naturalistic plantings. The park is designed to provide a landscape setting that appeals to multiple age groups, including children, students, office workers, and elderly residents. The park's design intent is to offer adventure and sanctuary to urban children, engaging their minds and bodies, and providing a naturalistic retreat from the city