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{{Short description|Seat of New York City's government}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name                     = City Hall
| nrhp_type                = nhl
| image                    = New York City Hall exterior, October 2016.jpg
| image_size               = 300px
| caption                  = New York City Hall in October 2016
| location                 = [[City Hall Park]]<br />between [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] and [[Park Row (Manhattan)|Park Row]]<ref name=aia /><ref name=nycland/><br />[[Manhattan]], New York City
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| district_map             = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=350|frame-height=250|zoom=10|type=point|marker=town-hall|title=New York City Hall}}
| area                     =
| built                    = 1812
| architect                = [[Joseph-François Mangin]] and [[John McComb Jr.]]
| architecture             = '''exterior:'''<br />[[Renaissance Revival architecture|French Renaissance Revival]]<br />'''interior:'''<br />[[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]]
| designated_nrhp_type     = December 19, 1960<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=389&ResourceType=Building|title=City Hall (New York)|date=September 10, 2007|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=March 8, 2010|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225241/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=389&ResourceType=Building|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| added                    = October 15, 1966<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2006a}}</ref>
| refnum                   = 66000539
| designated_other2        = New York State Register of Historic Places
| designated_other2_date   = June 23, 1980<ref name="Cultural Resource Information System">{{cite web | title=Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) | publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]] | date=November 7, 2014 | url=https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ | access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>
| designated_other2_abbr   = NYSRHP
| designated_other2_number = 06101.000408
| designated_other2_num_position = bottom
| designated_other3 = New York City Landmark
| designated_other3_date = '''exterior:''' February 1, 1966<br />'''interior:''' January 17, 1976
| designated_other3_abbr = NYCL
| designated_other3_number = 0080, 0916
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'''New York City Hall''' is the [[Government of New York City|seat of New York City government]], located at the center of [[City Hall Park]] in the [[Civic Center, Manhattan|Civic Center]] area of [[Lower Manhattan]], between [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]], [[Park Row (Manhattan)|Park Row]], and [[Chambers Street (Manhattan)|Chambers Street]]. Constructed from 1803 to 1812,<ref name="aia" /> the building is the oldest [[city hall]] in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/nyregion/the-reporters-of-city-hall-return-to-their-old-perch.html?_r=0|title=The Reporters of City Hall Return to Their Old Perch|author=Michael M. Grynbaum|date=May 24, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=December 5, 2013|archive-date=June 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625035720/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/nyregion/the-reporters-of-city-hall-return-to-their-old-perch.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref> The building houses the office of the [[Mayor of New York City]] and the chambers of the [[New York City Council]]. While the Mayor's Office is in the building, the staff of thirteen municipal agencies under mayoral control are located in the nearby [[Manhattan Municipal Building]], one of the largest government buildings in the world, with many others housed in various buildings in the immediate vicinity.

New York City Hall is a [[National Historic Landmark]] and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{cite web|author=Shedd, Charles E. Jr.|url={{NHLS url|id=66000539}}|title=National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings: New York City Hall|date=October 28, 1959|publisher=[[National Park Service]]}}</ref><ref name="differ">[http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/mr-bloomberg-perth-amboy-begs-to-differ/ "Mr. Bloomberg, Perth Amboy Begs to Differ"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928044453/https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/mr-bloomberg-perth-amboy-begs-to-differ/ |date=September 28, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'' (July 24, 2007). Accessed October 11, 2011</ref> The [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] designated both City Hall's exterior and interior as official city landmarks in 1966 and 1976, respectively.<ref name=nycland>{{cite nycland|page=29}}</ref>

==History==
===17th century===
[[New Amsterdam]]'s first City Hall was built by the [[Dutch Republic]] in the 17th century near present-day 73 [[Pearl Street (Manhattan)|Pearl Street]].<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/artcom/html/tours/visit_guide_common.shtml "Public Tours: City Hall Sites and the Common"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605101741/http://www.nyc.gov/html/artcom/html/tours/visit_guide_common.shtml |date=June 5, 2010 }} on "NYCDesign", the Public Design Commission of the City of New York website</ref> The first structure was demolished in 1690.

===18th century===
[[Image:NewYorkPoliceRiot.jpg|thumb|An 1887 illustration of New York City [[History of the New York City Police Department|Municipal and Metropolitan policemen]] [[New York City Police Riot|rioting]] and fighting each other in front of New York City Hall in 1857<ref>{{cite book |author=Fosdick, Raymond |year=1920 |title=American Police Systems |url=https://archive.org/details/americanpolices02fosdgoog |publisher=The Century Co. |page=[https://archive.org/details/americanpolices02fosdgoog/page/n96 82]}}</ref>]]
[[Image:CityHallSpring 2 crop.jpg|thumb|City Hall at night in 2008]]
The city's second City Hall, built in 1700, stood on [[Wall Street|Wall]] and [[Nassau Street (Manhattan)|Nassau Street]]s. That building was renamed [[Federal Hall]] in 1789, after New York became the first official capital of the United States after the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]] was ratified. It was demolished in 1812 and current Federal Hall was built in 1842.

Plans for building a new City Hall were discussed by the New York City Council as early as 1776, but the financial strains of the war delayed progress. The Council chose a site at the old [[commons|Common]] at the northern limits of the city, now [[City Hall Park]]. City Hall was originally an area for the first almshouse in 1653. In 1736, there was a financed almshouse for those who were fit to work, for the unfit, and those that were like criminals but were paupers.<ref name="Keller 2010 51">{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia Of New York City|last1=Keller|first1=Kenneth|last2=Keller|first2=Lisa|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2010|isbn=9780300114652|location=New York City|pages=51|via=Second Edition}}</ref>

===19th century===
In 1802, New York City held a competition for a new City Hall. The first prize of $350 was awarded to [[Joseph-François Mangin]] and [[John McComb Jr.]] Mangin studied architecture in his native France before becoming a New York City surveyor in 1795 and publishing an official map of the city in 1803 that was largely discredited for its inaccuracies. Mangin later served as the architect of the landmarked [[St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York|St. Patrick's Old Cathedral]] on Mulberry Street.  McComb, whose father had worked on the old City Hall, was a New Yorker and designed [[Castle Clinton]] in Battery Park, among other buildings and structures. Mangin had no known involvement with City Hall after winning the commission. McComb alone supervised every aspect of construction and was in charge of the architectural modifications and detailing during the extended building process.<ref name=aia />

The cornerstone of the new City Hall was laid on May 26, 1803.<ref>{{Cite web|title = City Hall Park Highlights : NYC Parks|url = http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/city-hall-park/history|publisher = www.nycgovparks.org|access-date = November 30, 2015|archive-date = April 21, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210421225515/https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/city-hall-park/history|url-status = live}}</ref> Construction was delayed after the City Council objected that the design was too extravagant. In response, McComb reduced the size of the building and used [[brownstone]] at the rear of the building to lower costs. The brownstone, along with the original deteriorated Massachusetts marble facade, quarried from [[Alford, Massachusetts]], was later replaced with Alabama limestone between 1954<ref>{{Cite web|title = New York City Hall Tours {{!}} Free Tours by Foot|url = http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/new-york-city-hall-tours/|website = Free Tours by Foot|access-date = December 1, 2015|language = en-US|archive-date = March 16, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210316034046/https://freetoursbyfoot.com/new-york-city-hall-tours/|url-status = live}}</ref> and 1956. Labor disputes and an outbreak of [[yellow fever]] further slowed construction. The building was not dedicated until 1811, and opened officially in 1812.

The [[New York City Police riot]] occurred in front of New York City Hall between the recently dissolved [[History of the New York City Police Department|New York Municipal Police and the newly formed Metropolitan Police]] on June 16, 1857. Municipal police fought with Metropolitan officers who were attempting to arrest New York City Mayor [[Fernando Wood]].

===20th and 21st centuries===
In 1953, the city's public works commissioner Frederick H. Zurmuhlen requested $2.2 million to repair City Hall's facade, which was crumbling.<ref name="The New York Times 1953 n517">{{cite web | title=Repair of Manhattan Bridge And City Hall Termed Urgent | website=The New York Times | date=August 18, 1953 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1953/08/18/archives/repair-of-manhattan-bridge-and-city-hall-termed-urgent-rebuild-city.html | access-date=January 15, 2024|postscript=none}}; {{Cite news|date=August 18, 1953|title=Manhattan Bridge, City Hall Repair Funds Requested|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-manhattan-bridg/138821546/|access-date=January 15, 2024|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|pages=3}}</ref>

On July 23, 2003, at 2:08&nbsp;p.m., City Hall was the scene of a rare political assassination. [[Othniel Askew]], a political rival of City Councilman [[James E. Davis (councilman)|James E. Davis]], opened fire with a pistol from the balcony of the City Council chamber. Askew shot Davis twice, fatally wounding him. A police officer on the floor of the chamber then fatally shot Askew. Askew and Davis had entered the building together without passing through a metal detector, a courtesy extended to elected officials and their guests. As a result of the security breach, then-Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] revised security policy to require that everyone entering the building pass through metal detectors without exception.<ref>{{cite news |title=Killer Competition |first=Robert |last=Kolker |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/trends/columns/cityside/n_9038/ |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=August 4, 2003 |access-date=August 7, 2010 |archive-date=November 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109041406/http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/trends/columns/cityside/n_9038/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Davis would lie in state at City Hall, a feat which was not repeated until former U.S. Rep [[Charles Rangel]] did so in 2025.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/28/nyregion/city-hall-ready-for-councilman-to-lie-in-state.html|title=City Hall Ready For Councilman to Lie in State|date=July 26, 2003|accessdate=June 12, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/charles-rangel-death-funeral-new-york-harlem-congress-b5271f063007b0f8a15245aff196d310|title=Mourners pay respects to late US Rep. Charles Rangel as his body lies in state at New York City Hall|first1=Jaylen|last1=Green|first2=Philip|last2=Marcelo|publisher=Associated Press|date=June 12, 2025|accessdate=June 12, 2025}}</ref> 

In 2008, work began on a restoration of the building, after a century without a major renovation. The construction included structural enhancements, upgrades to building services, as well as in-depth restoration of much of the interior and exterior. Due to the complexity of the demands of the project, the New York City Department of Design and Construction hired [[Hill International]] to provide construction management. Renovations were originally estimated to cost $104&nbsp;million and take four years, but ended up costing nearly $150&nbsp;million and taking over five years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2013/1111-award-of-merit-renovationrestoration-new-york-city-hall-rehabilitation.asp|title=New York City Hall Rehabilitation|date=November 7, 2013|work=ENR New York|access-date=July 22, 2015|issue=November 11, 2013|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906211425/http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/2013/1111-award-of-merit-renovationrestoration-new-york-city-hall-rehabilitation.asp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/09/nyregion/after-more-than-200-years-city-hall-construction-is-nothing-new.html|title=As City Hall Changes Hands, Construction Will Go On|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam|date=November 8, 2013|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 22, 2015|archive-date=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112070627/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/09/nyregion/after-more-than-200-years-city-hall-construction-is-nothing-new.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Wide image|CityHall 1911.JPG|850px|City Hall, Park Row, and [[City Hall Park]] in 1911, including the Manhattan station for [[Cable railway|cable cars]], which ran across the [[Brooklyn Bridge]]}}

==Architecture==
[[File:City Hall Skewed 120572pv.jpg|thumb|City Hall in the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]] with the [[Manhattan Municipal Building]] in the background (on the right)]]
[[File:Chamber of the Board of Councilmen 1868.jpg|thumb|The Chamber of the Board of Councilmen in 1868]]
Although Mangin and McComb designed the building, which was constructed between 1810 and 1812, it has been altered numerous times over the years by several architects. These include [[Leopold Eidlitz]] in 1860, [[John H. Duncan]] in 1898, [[William Martin Aiken]] in 1903, [[Grosvenor Atterbury]] and [[John Almy Tompkins II]] from 1907 to 1917, [[Shreve, Lamb & Harmon]] in 1956, and Cabrera Barricklo in 1998.<ref name="aia">{{cite AIA4}}</ref>{{rp|69}}<ref name="nycland" />

The architectural style of City Hall combines international architectural influences, [[French Renaissance architecture|French Renaissance]] and English neoclassicism. American-[[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] is more evident in the interior design. The design of City Hall influenced at least two later civic structures, the [[Tweed Courthouse]] and the [[Surrogate's Courthouse]] immediately to the north.  City Hall is a [[New York City designated landmark]]. It is also listed on the [[New York State Register of Historic Places|New York State]] and [[National Register of Historic Places|National Registers of Historic Places]].

=== Exterior ===
The building consists of a central pavilion with two projecting wings. The entrance, reached by a long flight of steps, has figured prominently in civic events for over a century and a half. There is a columned entrance portico capped by a [[balustrade]], and another balustrade at the roof. The domed tower in the center was rebuilt in 1917 after the last of two major fires. The original [[Massachusetts]] marble facade, quarried from [[Alford, Massachusetts]], and complemented with [[brownstone]] on the rear elevation, had deteriorated over time from pollution and pigeons.<ref name="aia1">{{Cite book|editor-first=Norval|editor-last=White|editor-first2=Eliot|editor-last2=Willensky|title=AIA Guide to New York City|publisher=The Macmillan Company|year=1968|isbn=978-1131638560}}</ref>{{rp|30}} It was completely reclad in Alabama limestone above a Missouri granite base in 1954–56 by [[Shreve, Lamb & Harmon]], architects of the [[Empire State Building]].<ref name="aia1"/>{{rp|30, 103}}

The steps of City Hall frequently provide a backdrop for political demonstrations and press conferences concerning city politics. Live, unedited coverage of events at City Hall is carried on NYC Media channel 74, a City [[Government-access television]] (GATV) official [[cable TV]] channel.

Fencing surrounds the building's perimeter, with a strong security presence by the [[New York City Police Department]] and other security. Public access to the building is restricted to tours and to those with specific business appointments.

=== Interior ===
[[File:City Hall Rotunda.jpg|thumb|The rotunda of New York City Hall]]
On the inside, the rotunda is a soaring space with a grand marble stairway rising up to the second floor, where ten fluted Corinthian columns support the coffered dome, which was added in a 1912 restoration by [[Grosvenor Atterbury]] and [[John Almy Tompkins II]].<ref name="nycland" /> The rotunda has been the site of municipal as well as national events. [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s coffin was placed on the staircase landing across the rotunda when he lay in state in 1865 after [[Abraham Lincoln assassination|his assassination]]. [[Ulysses S. Grant]] also lay in state beneath the soaring rotunda dome – as did Colonel [[Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth]], first Union officer killed in the Civil War and commander of the [[11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] (First Fire Zouaves).

There are 108 paintings from the late 18th century through the 20th century, which ''[[The New York Times]]'' declared were "almost unrivaled as an ensemble, with several masterpieces".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/06/nyregion/06portraits.html|title=In New York, Taking Years Off the Old, Famous Faces Adorning City Hall|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|date=December 6, 2006|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 7, 2010|archive-date=August 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802123907/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/06/nyregion/06portraits.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Among the collection is [[John Trumbull]]'s 1805 portrait of [[Alexander Hamilton]], the source of the face on the [[United States ten-dollar bill]]. There were significant efforts to restore the paintings in the 1920s and 1940s. In 2006, a new restoration campaign began for 47 paintings identified by the Art Commission as highest in priority.

Official receptions are held in the Governor's Room, which has hosted many dignitaries including the [[Marquis de Lafayette]] and [[Albert Einstein]]. The building's Governor's Room hosted [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] Abraham Lincoln in 1861. The Governor's Room, which is used for official receptions, also houses one of the most important collections of 19th-century American portraiture and notable artifacts such as [[George Washington]]'s desk.

Other notable rooms include:
* The Outer Room is adjacent to the traditional Mayor's office, which is a small space on the northwest corner of the first floor
* The Ceremonial Room is where the mayor would meet officials and hold small group meetings
* The Blue Room is where New York City mayors have been giving official press conferences for decades and is often used for bill-signing ceremonies
* Room 9 is the press room at City Hall where reporters file stories in cramped quarters
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==Surroundings==
[[File:City Hall Park - New York City.jpg|thumb|[[City Hall Park]]]]
[[File:City Hall station control room.jpg|thumb|The mezzanine at the [[City Hall (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)|subway station]] underneath City Hall]]
[[Image:Nyc city hall jan06a.jpg|thumb|City Hall at dusk in 2007]]
===Neighborhood===
The area around City Hall is commonly referred to as the [[Civic Center, Manhattan|Civic Center]]. Most of the neighborhood consists of government offices (city, state, and federal), as well as an increasing number of upscale residential dwellings being converted from older commercial structures. Architectural landmarks surround City Hall, including [[St. Paul's Chapel]], [[St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church (Manhattan)|St. Peter's Church]], the [[Home Life Building]], the [[Rogers Peet Building]], and the [[Woolworth Building]] to the west; the [[Broadway–Chambers Building]] to the northwest; [[280 Broadway]], [[49 Chambers]], [[Tweed Courthouse]], and [[Surrogate's Courthouse]] to the north; the [[Manhattan Municipal Building]] to the northeast; the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] to the east; and the [[New York Times Building (41 Park Row)|New York Times Building]], the [[Potter Building]], and the [[Park Row Building]] to the southwest. City Hall Park is approximately three blocks away from the [[World Trade Center (2001–present)|World Trade Center]] to the west.<ref name="NYCityMap">{{Cite web|title=NYCityMap|url=http://maps.nyc.gov/|website=NYC.gov|publisher=[[New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=May 24, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150524114059/http://maps.nyc.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pace University]]'s New York City campus is located across [[Park Row (Manhattan)|Park Row]] from City Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pace.edu/about-us/all-about-pace/directions-to-all-campuses/new-york-city-campus/|title=About Pace University – Directions To All Campuses – New York City Campus – PACE UNIVERSITY|website=www.pace.edu|access-date=April 25, 2013|archive-date=August 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824215001/http://www.pace.edu/about-us/all-about-pace/directions-to-all-campuses/new-york-city-campus|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Subway stations===
Located directly under City Hall Park is the former [[City Hall (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)|City Hall]] subway station, the original [[Early history of the IRT subway|southern terminal of the first service]] of the [[New York City Subway]] built by the [[Interborough Rapid Transit Company]] (IRT). Opened on October 27, 1904,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/10/28/118948832.pdf |title=Our Subway Open, 150,000 People Try It |date=October 28, 1904 |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 15, 2009 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918074759/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/10/28/118948832.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> this station beneath the public area in front of City Hall was designed to be the showpiece of the new subway. The platform and mezzanine feature [[Guastavino tile]], skylights, colored glass tile work and brass chandeliers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf|title=Interborough Rapid Transit System, Underground Interior|date=October 23, 1979|publisher=[[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]]|access-date=November 19, 2019|pages=5–6|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921135400/https://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Passenger service was discontinued on December 31, 1945,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1946/01/01/archives/historic-station-closed-after-41-years.html|title=Historic Station Closed After 41 Years|date=January 1, 1946|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=May 30, 2010|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=March 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301104143/https://www.nytimes.com/1946/01/01/archives/historic-station-closed-after-41-years.html|url-status=live}}</ref> although the station is still used as a turning loop for {{NYCS City Hall}} trains.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ny1.com/1-all-boroughs-news-content/top_stories/?SecID=1000&ArID=67432 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130121324/http://ny1.com/1-all-boroughs-news-content/top_stories/?SecID=1000&ArID=67432 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |title=See A Glimpse Of NYC History For The Price Of A Subway Ride |last=Cuza |first=Bobby |date=March 6, 2007 |work=[[NY1]] |access-date=November 15, 2009 }}</ref>

Another station named [[City Hall (BMT Broadway Line)|City Hall]] ({{NYCS trains|Broadway south}}) also exists on the [[BMT Broadway Line]], albeit on the western side of City Hall and not directly under it.<ref>{{cite NYC neighborhood map|Lower Manhattan}}</ref> This station was built in 1918 for the [[Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation]] (BMT).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/01/06/102652686.pdf|title=Open New Subway To Times Square; Brooklyn Directly Connected with Wholesale and Shopping Districts of New York.|date=January 6, 1918|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=November 5, 2016|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831204326/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/01/06/102652686.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other nearby, open subway stations are [[Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street (New York City Subway)|Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street]] ({{NYCS trains|Brooklyn Bridge - Chambers Street}}) and [[Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street (New York City Subway)|Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street]] ({{NYCS trains|Chambers Cortlandt}}).<ref>{{NYCS const|map}}</ref>

==As a geographic center==
[[Google Maps]] uses New York City Hall as the [[kilometre zero|zero-mile point]] from which distances from New York City are measured.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Garlock|first=Stephanie|title=The Sign Says You've Got 72 Miles to Go Before the End of Your Road Trip. It's Lying.|url=http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2014/06/the-sign-says-youve-got-25-miles-to-go-before-new-york-its-lying/373322/|access-date=June 7, 2020|newspaper=Bloomberg|date=June 27, 2014 |language=en|archive-date=January 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127231501/http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2014/06/the-sign-says-youve-got-25-miles-to-go-before-new-york-its-lying/373322/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[City Hall Post Office and Courthouse (New York City)]]—formerly located in the southwest corner of the park
* [[Gracie Mansion]]
* [[List of New York City borough halls and municipal buildings]]
* [[List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street]]
* [[National Historic Landmarks in New York City]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nyc-architecture.com/SCC/SCC026.htm New York Architecture Images- City Hall (and City Hall Subway Station)]
* Archaeological Institute of America [http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/cityhallpark/ The City Hall Park Project] ''Archaeology'', February 12, 2007.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100201193934/http://antiquesandthearts.com/Antiques/CoverStory/2008-11-11__14-29-20.html "'Drawn By New York' At The New-York Historical Society"] on the Antiques and the Arts Online website

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