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This park honors John Mullaly (1835-1911), a controversial figure during the American Civil War.

"John Mullaly was a racist. He believed that Blacks were inferior and that New York should not be fighting to free Blacks in the Civil War," one activist said.

"He was an instigator for the New York City draft riots in which 11 to 19 New York City residents were lynched," said Chauncey Young with Bronx Council for Environmental Quality