Libra Triangle
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Libra Triangle is a 0.028 acres (0.011 ha) public green space located in the neighborhood of
Broadway and Justice Avenue. Prior to its consolidation with New York City
in 1898, Elmhurst was known as the town of Newtown. Its center of local government was at the site of this traffic triangle.
In 1803, Newtown Town Hall was built on this site and expanded with into a courthouse in 1849.Broadway.[3]
The park was named Libra Triangle by Commissioner Henry J. Stern in recognition of its history and as a pun on its intersection with Justice Avenue.
References
- ^ Newtown Town Hall — Riker, James "The Annals of Newtown, in Queens County" 1852
- ^ "POLICE NY the "house"".
- ^ Seyfried, Vincent “Elmhurst: From Town Seat to Mega-Suburb” 1995
External links
- Libra Triangle — New York City Department of Parks & Recreation