Collect Pond

This polygon marks the approximate site of Collect Pond, the great freshwater pond of early Manhattan. - Status: Filled and built over in the early 19th century - Present-day context: Courts, streets, and parkland occupy the former basin - Why it matters: The pond was a key early water source before industrial pollution, drainage, and infill transformed the site The modern landscape still carries the memory of a water body that once shaped lower Manhattan.

130 Leonard Street, New York, NY 10013, USA