Lyons Square Park

Lyons Square Park is a small triangular park at the intersection of East 165th Street and Westchester Avenue in the Foxhurst section of the South Bronx. The park provides a modest green space at one of the busier commercial intersections in the southeastern Bronx.

Foxhurst is a residential neighborhood adjacent to the Hunts Point and Longwood communities, sharing their diverse Latino and African American population. Westchester Avenue, the park's location, is a major commercial corridor serving the surrounding neighborhoods with shops, restaurants, and services.

The park features benches, plantings, and a small paved area. Its triangular shape results from the intersection of the regular street grid with the diagonal path of Westchester Avenue, creating the kind of small triangular remnant that is common throughout the city's older neighborhoods.

Small parks and triangles like Lyons Square serve an important function in busy commercial districts: they provide a place to sit, a patch of green amid the concrete, and a landmark that helps orient pedestrians navigating the busy streets.

Lyons Square Park contributes to the pedestrian experience along Westchester Avenue, providing a brief green pause in the commercial energy of one of the South Bronx's most active shopping corridors.