In Union Square, Pedestrians and Pachyderms

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September 12, 2011, 2:45 pm

In Union Square, Pedestrians and Pachyderms

While the Department of Transportation, in a report posted by City Room, has declared the pedestrian plazas on the north side of Union Square Park to be a success, Gothamist points to a more recent change to the park: Spanish artist Miquel Barceló’s 26-foot-tall bronze sculpture of an elephant standing on its trunk is being installed today.

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