According to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation the symbol of that organization is a cross between the leaf of the London plane and a maple leaf.
Originally the central reservation contained three rows of London planetrees flanking a promenade for pedestrians.
Platanus × acerifolia, known in China as the French wutong, or simply wutong
Platanus | Platanus orientalis | Platanus kerrii | Platanus occidentalis | Platanus × acerifolia |