When was the park and memorial completed and how was it built?

The NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle was built by the Rudin family as part of their redevelopment of the former site of St. Vincent’s Hospital. The park opened in August 2015. The Rudin family generously managed the construction of the memorial elements within the park. We celebrated the substantial completion of the memorial with a public dedication on World AIDS Day 2016 (December 1) hosted by a coalition of over 70 AIDS advocacy organizations (the End AIDS NY 2020 Coalition), the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the New York State Department of Health. The NYC AIDS Memorial and the NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle were transferred to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in 2017, and are maintained through a private-public partnership which includes the New York City AIDS Memorial organization.