Washington Square Park

Manhattan arch plaza

Washington Square Park is a public park in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, centered on its iconic marble arch.

The park serves as a gathering place for street performers, chess players, students from nearby New York University, and locals: Let's meet at the fountain in Washington Square Park.

It appears frequently in film and literature as shorthand for bohemian New York.

Opposites
NYC park scale and prominence

Washington Square ParkCentral Park

Manhattan's vast public greenspace

Prospect Park

urban space type

Washington Square Parkshopping mall

Large indoor retail center

Times Square · office building · subway station · parking garage · Wall Street

neighborhood cultural character

Washington Square ParkTrump Tower

Branded luxury skyscraper

Wall Street · Midtown Manhattan · country club · Madison Avenue

Family

Washington, square, squares, squared, squaring, squarely, squareness, parked

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G