| Ascenzi Square | |
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 Ascenzi Square in 2023 | |
 Interactive map of Ascenzi Square | |
| Type | Urban green space |
| Location | Williamsburg,Brooklyn,New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°42′53″N73°57′25″W / 40.7146°N 73.9570°W /40.7146; -73.9570 |
| Operated by | New York City Parks Department |
| Open | All year |
Ascenzi Square is a small plaza formed by the intersection of two street grids that meet atMetropolitan Avenue in theWilliamsburg neighborhood ofBrooklyn,New York City. Roebling Street traverses both grids, making a slight jog to the southwest between North Fourth Street andMetropolitan Avenue. On March 29, 1939, theNew York City Council designated this triangle as Ascenzi Square, in honor of brothers Joseph[1] and William[2] Ascenzi, residents of Williamsburg who were killed in theFirst World War.[3]
Following their deaths, the localAmerican Legion Post 1204 was renamed the Ascenzi Post[4] and in 1938, this organization requested the renaming from the City Council.[5] The two traffic triangles formed by Roebling Street were designated as a Greenstreets park around 2000. Greenstreets is a partnership between theNew York City Parks Department and the cityDepartment of Transportation that transforms unused traffic triangles and medians into green spaces.[3][6]
40°42′53″N73°57′25″W / 40.7146°N 73.9570°W /40.7146; -73.9570
