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Hess Triangle

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West Village, New York

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"oddity of NYC history" (The Empty Nest Explorers)

"thousands of people walk past it and never realize it is there"

Look for the cigarette shop as your landmark

Look down at your feet and you'll spot the Hess Triangle: a 500-square-inch tile mosaic marking the smallest private property in NYC. It's a petty, glorious remnant of a 1920s real estate war, still declaring "Property of the Hess Estate Which Has Never Been Dedicated for Public Purposes."

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Hess Triangle

110 7th Ave S, New York, NY 10014, USA

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Quirky NYC history
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