Foley Square

For the television series, see Foley Square (TV series).

Triumph of the Human Spirit at Foley Square in 2019

Foley Square, also called Federal Plaza,[1] is a street intersection in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City, which contains a small triangular park named Thomas Paine Park.[2] The space is bordered by Worth Street to the north, Centre Street to the east, and Lafayette Street to the west, and is located south of Manhattan's Chinatown and east of Tribeca. It was named after a prominent Tammany Hall district leader and local saloon owner, Thomas F. "Big Tom" Foley (1852–1925).[3]

  1. ^ Federal Plaza / Foley Square, Hall Of Shame Archive, Project for Public Spaces
  2. ^ "Thomas Paine Park Highlights: NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Moscow, Henry (1978). The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins. New York: Hagstrom Company. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-0-8232-1275-0.