The park was heavily damaged in the September 11 attacks and subsequent recovery efforts of 2001 . The plaza was later used as the site of several events commemorating the anniversary of the attacks . After renovations in 2006 , the park was renamed by its current owners , Brookfield Office Properties , after company chairman John Zuccotti . In 2011 , the plaza became the site of the Occupy Wall Street protest camp , during which activists occupied the plaza and used it as a staging ground for their protests throughout Financial District , Manhattan
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Zuccotti Park