 Street names in the neighborhood honor local 18th and 19th century figures such as Colden Street for Cadwallader D. Colden, Varick Street for Richard Varick, Colgate Street for William Colgate of Colgate-Palmolive, and American Revolution military figures such Montgomery for Richard Montgomery, Mercer Street for Hugh Mercer, Wayne Street for Anthony Wayne and Greene Street for Nathaniel Greene.Van Vorst Park is a two-acre city park bounded by Barrow Street on the east, Montgomery Street on the north, Jersey Avenue on the west and York Street on the south.The park was renovated in 1999 at a cost of two million dollars with money raised by the Friends of Van Vorst Park.