Millennium Park (Manhattan)

The park was dedicated in November 2000, described by Mayor [[Rudolph W. Giuliani]] as “a final gift from the 20th century to New Yorkers of the 21st.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2000b/pr417-00.html |title=Press Release Archives # 417-00 Mayor Giuliani and the Downtown Alliance Honor David Rockefeller at Clock Dedication Ceremony |publisher=Nyc.gov |date=2000-11-01 |access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> With its completion date in mind, it was named Millennium Park.

The park was dedicated in November 2000, described by Mayor [[Rudolph W. Giuliani]] as “a final gift from the 20th century to New Yorkers of the 21st.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2000b/pr417-00.html |title=Press Release Archives # 417-00 Mayor Giuliani and the Downtown Alliance Honor David Rockefeller at Clock Dedication Ceremony |publisher=Nyc.gov |date=2000-11-01 |access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> With its completion date in mind, it was named Millennium Park.

At its southern tip is the David Rockefeller Clock, dedicated by the Downtown Alliance in honor of longtime [[Chase Manhattan Bank]] executive [[David Rockefeller]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2000-11-02 |url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/city-hall-park/dailyplant/7901 |title=City Hall Park News - Time Starts at Millenium Park : NYC Parks |publisher=Nycgovparks.org |access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> The youngest grandson of [[John D. Rockefeller]], he was instrumental in maintaining the vitality of downtown Manhattan as a business district at a time when many businesses were leaving urban centers for suburban settings. Rockefeller’s contributions to the neighborhood includes the preservation of [[South Street Seaport]], and the construction of [[World Trade Center (2001–present)|World Trade Center]] and [[Battery Park City]]. Keeping in theme with City Hall Park, the 3,500-pound clock was designed in the late 19th-century style to match the fountain and light fixtures of the Victorian period.{{cn|date=September 2021}}

At its southern tip is the David Rockefeller Clock, dedicated by the Downtown Alliance in honor of longtime [[Chase Manhattan Bank]] executive [[David Rockefeller]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2000-11-02 |url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/city-hall-park/dailyplant/7901 |title=City Hall Park News - Time Starts at Millenium Park : NYC Parks |publisher=Nycgovparks.org |access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> The youngest grandson of [[John D. Rockefeller]], he was instrumental in maintaining the vitality of downtown Manhattan as a business district at a time when many businesses were leaving urban centers for suburban settings. Rockefeller’s contributions to the neighborhood includes the preservation of [[South Street Seaport]], and the construction of [[World Trade Center (2001–present)|World Trade Center]] and [[Battery Park City]]. Keeping in theme with City Hall Park, the 3,500-pound clock was designed in the late 19th-century style to match the fountains and light fixtures of the Victorian period.{{cn|date=September 2021}}

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