6. Samuel Marx Triangle .03

Samuel Marx Triangle is located in Harlem at the intersection of 115th Street, St. Nicholas Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard. Unlike many of the city’s triangle parks, Samuel Marx Triangle has four benches for pedestrians, shaded by a Littleleaf linden tree. Samuel Marx was born in Manhattan and was a noted auctioneer, and later an educator. He was a member of the Board of Alderman and was elected to Congress, but died before his term began. NYC Parks Department notes “Samuel Marx was respected and loved by many. In 1923, the Board of Aldermen named the triangle after him, shortly after his death, noting that ‘in his loss the city of his birth and pride is poorer by one outstanding member.'” The Samuel Marx Triangle is located three blocks from where he lived.