Union Street Park
97 Union St, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
What: Native trees, native pollinator plants seed mix of Mixed Cosmos (Cosmos Bipinnatus), Yellow Cosmos (Cosmos Sulphureus), Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis Tinctoria), Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckkia Hirta), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Pupurea), Lanced Leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis Lanceolata), Blanketflower (Gaillardia Aristata)
When: Planted in October 2022 and early December 2022.
Why: The Union Street School stood at this location from 1878 until the 1950s. Graffiti artists from all over the world create art on the walls flanking the park. The park is known in the community as the Graffiti Temple.
Who: Hackensack Environmental Commission, Hackensack Shade Tree Advisory Committee, Hackensack Department of Public Works and Community Volunteers. It was funded by the 2022 ANJEC Open Space Grant.
