The groups held a news conference in Union Square Park, where one of the largest memorials has sprung up to victims of the attacks.

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Martin's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, were joined by actor Jamie Foxx and a crowd of about 200 people on Tuesday evening in Manhattan's Union Square Park.

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The eclectic 178-room Hyatt Union Square opened in April 2013 one block south of Union Square, a leafy park sandwiched between Midtown and Greenwich Village.

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Fill up on organic blueberries and heirloom tomatoes at the Union Square Greenmarket, then wander past the students and chess-players in Washington Square Park to linger over cappuccino in an old-fashioned Italian pavement cafe on Bleecker Street, or cool off Middle-Eastern style with hummus, mint-studded lemonade and chilled salads at Hummus Place (88 MacDougall St).

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Coming in March is a 53, 000-square-foot Whole Foods on Union Square, with a second-floor eating area overlooking the park, followed by a new store in Tribeca, another in Park Slope, Brooklyn and a third outlet on Long Island.

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