Libra Triangle is a public green space located in the neighborhood of
Elmhurst in
Queens
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,
New York, at the intersection of
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
and Justice Avenue. Prior to its consolidation with
New York City
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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. After Newtown became a City neighborhood and renamed Elmhurst, the former town seat served as a municipal courthouse and as a police station house until 1940, when the 110th Precinct received a new building on 43rd Avenue. Following Newtown Town Hall’s demolition in 1966, Justice Avenue was widened with a traffic triangle at
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
.
[Seyfried, Vincent “''Elmhurst: From Town Seat to Mega-Suburb''” 1995]
The park was named Libra Triangle by Commissioner
Henry J. Stern in recognition of its history and as a
pun
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on its intersection with Justice Avenue.
References
External links
Libra Triangle—
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
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Parks in Queens, New York