- Sherman Square
Sherman Square is a diminutive public space at the intersection of
West 72nd Street and Broadway on theUpper West Side ofManhattan , inNew York City . The small parcel of land, acquired by the city in 1849, was named forWilliam Tecumseh Sherman , who had once resided nearby, in 1891. The square fronts West 72nd Street on the south; across the street to the north liesVerdi Square .In the 1960s and 1970s the adjacent Verdi Square and Sherman Square were known by local users and dealers as "needle park." [cite news |first= Richard F.|last= Shepard|title= Strolling Up Broadway, The West Side's Spine|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2D7113CF93BA35757C0A96E948260|work= "The New York Times" |date= April 8, 1988|accessdate=2008-04-18 ] This provided the title and general setting for the gritty 1971 film "
The Panic in Needle Park " (set in Sherman Square, according to its credits), directed byJerry Schatzberg and starringAl Pacino in his second role.The site is also known for its elegant subway house, one of only three remaining in the entire city.
ee also
*
List of New York City parks References
External links
* [http://rogershepherd.com/WIW/solution2/72nd.html Sherman Square Subway Station]
* [http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12793 Profile of Sherman Square from the New York City Parks Department]
* [http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?6:371 Photographs from nycsubway.org]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
