Parks & Gardens
Parks & GardensSherman Square
Lincoln Square
This tiny traffic island between Broadway and Amsterdam was once called "Needle Park" during NYC's dark 1970s heroin days. Today it's just a scrappy median with benches and a few trees.
Historic NYC landmark
Urban pocket park
1970s film location
Gritty city history
Tips
š¬filmed in "Panic in Needle Park" (1971)
Sherman Square
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Parks & GardensParks & GardensThis tiny traffic island between Broadway and Amsterdam was once called "Needle Park" during NYC's dark 1970s heroin days. Today it's just a scrappy median with benches and a few trees.
Historic NYC landmark
Urban pocket park
1970s film location
Gritty city history
Tips
š¬filmed in "Panic in Needle Park" (1971)