The Pee Tree

I don't know how many people know this, but there was a time when this tree was known as the "pee tree".

The former pee tree.

This is where pre-school-aged boys peed when they were in the Tompkins Square Park playground. Their parents would take them to the back side (the side closer in the picture).

These days, a fence prevents anyone from getting to it.

Alas, gentrification!