Bowling Green

Manhattan's oldest park

Bowling Green is a name shared by several American cities, most notably in Kentucky and Ohio.

The Kentucky city is known for the Corvette assembly plant and Western Kentucky University.

In New York City, Bowling Green is a small park at the southern tip of Manhattan, the city's oldest public park.

The name originally referred to a lawn for playing bowls.

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