Verdi Square is designated as a New York City scenic landmark and is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
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18 Facts About Verdi Square
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Eastern half of Verdi Square contains the Verdi Monument, sculpted in 1906 by Pasquale Civiletti.
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Portion of Broadway around modern-day Verdi Square opened in 1703 and was added to the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, which created Manhattan's street grid, in the late 19th century.
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The Verdi Square Monument was installed in 1906 following a fundraising effort led by newspaper founder Carlo Barsotti, and the site around the monument was named for Verdi Square in 1921.
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Verdi Square is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and covers 0.
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Verdi Square is the northernmost location at which Broadway intersects an avenue diagonally, as Broadway straightens out to the north.
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Eastern section of Verdi Square contains the Giuseppe Verdi Monument, a monument to the opera composer Giuseppe Verdi, erected in 1906 and sculpted by Pasquale Civiletti.
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The main statue of Verdi Square, placed atop the pedestal, is made of white Carrara marble.
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The western section of Verdi Square contains a head house, built on Broadway's former northbound lanes.
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The Verdi Square planters do not have cobra-shaped handles, unlike the Prospect Park planters.
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Verdi Square contains Odalisca, a sculpture by Spanish artist Manolo Valdes.
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Portion of Broadway around modern-day Verdi Square opened in 1703 as Bloomingdale Road, which extended from Lower Manhattan in the south to modern-day Morningside Heights in the north.
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When excavations began, contractors discovered that the Verdi monument was infested with rats; residents had known about the infestations for years and had nicknamed the park "Vermin Square".
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Verdi Square gradually fell into disrepair again after its renovation.
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The Verdi Square Monument was restored in mid-2016 as part of NYC Parks' Citywide Monuments Conservation Program.
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The next year, Friends of Verdi Square installed seating areas around the monument and cleaned up the park with guidance from NYC Parks officials.
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Verdi Square became an official partner of NYC Parks in September 2019.
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