The Hess triangle is a triangular, 500-square-inch (3,200 cm 2) plot of private land in the middle of a public sidewalk at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Christopher Street in the West Village …

Jul 3, 2012 · Hess's Triangle sits on the ground outside of a cigar shop on the corner of Christopher and 7th Avenue, just a bit larger than a generously-sized pizza slice. Village …

Jul 27, 2022 · Celebrating the weird origin story of the iconic Hess Triangle, the smallest piece of real estate in NYC (and perhaps world) history, on the day of its 100th anniversary

Sep 25, 2015 · One of the quirkiest and most beloved icons of the Village and its propensity for non-conformity, defying the street grid, and embracing a diminutive scale is also the smallest …

Jan 25, 2025 · The Hess Triangle is defiantly located at the southwest corner of Seventh Avenue South and Christopher Street in the quirky Greenwich Village neighborhood of the city — …

Jul 17, 2017 · The Hess Triangle, a plot of land measuring just two square feet, was created out of spite and remains a West Village landmark to this day.

Apr 9, 2015 · There is a small plot of land located outside of Village Cigars at Seventh Avenue and Christopher Street that's got a big story behind it—it involves a headstrong landlord, the …

Using the power of eminent domain, the city decisively condemned and demolished 300 pieces of property, including a five-story residential building called the Voorhis Apartment, owned by a …

Sep 24, 2016 · After the wrecking ball had done its job, David Hess found himself in possession of a tiny parcel of land —a triangle, measuring 65 cm on the base and 70 cm on both sides— …

A Greenwich Village row house, dating back to before the Civil War and closely tied to Black history and one of the city's first "Off-Off-Broadway" theaters, is New York City's newest …