The Bizarre History of Hess Triangle: Once The Smallest Piece of Private Property in New York

Many people walk past — or even on — the Hess Triangle every single day. Many of them likely do not know its history. In fact, they probably do not even know that this tiny triangle of land — which was once the smallest piece of private property within the city of New York — exists.

The Bizarre History of Hess Triangle: Once The Smallest Piece of Private Property in New York

The Hess Triangle is defiantly located at the southwest corner of Seventh Avenue South and Christopher Street in the quirky Greenwich Village neighborhood of the city — defiantly precisely because of its history.

At least 253 buildings along Seventh Avenue in the West Village neighborhood of New York — which was also known as Old Greenwich — were condemned in 1910 under eminent domain and were slated to be demolished to widen the avenue in order to build the Seventh Avenue subway line, which today comprises of three subway lines: 1, 2, and 3. Only trains on the 1 line stop at the Christopher Street Stonewall Station, as the station only serves local trains…

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