Petrosino Square Explained

Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino Square is small triangular park in Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by Cleveland Place, Lafayette and Kenmare Streets, two blocks north of the old police headquarters at 240 Centre Street, at the juncture of the Little Italy, Nolita, and SoHo.[1] [2] Formerly Kenmare Square, it was renamed in 1987 in honor of Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino,[3] an early 20th century NYPD official dedicated to investigating and combating, among other adversaries, the Black Hand, an early version of the Mafia in America.

The park underwent a $2 million renovation in 2008–2011 and is the site of a Citi Bike docking station.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Petrosino Square. Find A Park. City of New York Parks & Recreation. August 8, 2013.
  2. Book: Dash, Mike . Mike Dash . The First Family: Terror, Extortion and the Birth of the American Mafia . London . Simon & Schuster . 2009 . 28 . 978-1-84737-173-7.
  3. News: Davies. Pete. Grand Reopenings: Italians Re-Take Petrosino Square. October 14, 2009. Curbed. July 27, 2024.
  4. News: Evans. Laurie. SoHo Residents File Lawsuit Against Single Citi Bike Docking Station. Gothamist. June 19, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130724061356/http://gothamist.com/2013/06/19/soho_residents_file_lawsuit_for_cit.php. July 24, 2013. July 27, 2024.

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