In lower Manhattan, at the very bottom of the island, there’s a small, fenced-in park that dates to colonial times. It is in fact the oldest public park in New York City, and it shares a name with a subway stop on the busy 4 and 5 lines.
It is called Bowling Green.
And on Friday night, some truly brilliant and marvelous New Yorkers put it to extremely good use:
“We’re commemorating the victims of Bowling Green,” said Chris Bauer as he stifled a smile. “It never happened so they were never commemorated.”
Bauer and a handful of others stood near the Lower Manhattan park, holding signs and shouting, “We all are Bowling Green, never remember never forget.”
Slow clap, my friends, slow clap. Tonight, you win the internets—and our hearts. This is something we shall always never remember.