St. John's Park is a square in TriBeCa, Manhattan, New York City. It is currently bounded by Laight, Varick, Beach and Hudson Streets. The square has been used for many different purposes since the colonization of New Amsterdam in the early 17th century, but is no longer accessible due to being surrounded by exits from the Holland Tunnel.
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—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 3:4.
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