Vito Abate Grotto

Vito Abate Memorial Grotto (click here)

Constructed by Vito Abate as a memorial for his daughter,  Anna.
Click here to read article about the grotto by the grandson of Vito Abate        

Monitor Memorial, McGolrick Park

By Antonio de Filippo, 1938
This sculpture honors the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack, the men of the Monitor lost in battle, and the designer of the Monitor, John Ericsson.

Click here for description from the New York City Parks Department