Reggie Fitzgerald Triangle

Reggie Fitzgerald Triangle is a tiny triangular traffic island at the intersection of West 173rd Street and Broadway in Washington Heights. The triangle is named for a local community member or servicemember honored for their contribution to the neighborhood, following the city's tradition of dedicating small public spaces to neighborhood figures.

The triangle is created by Broadway's diagonal path through the Washington Heights street grid, one of many such triangular remnants that punctuate the avenue's route through upper Manhattan. These small spaces, while too compact for recreation, serve as neighborhood landmarks and commemorative sites.

The triangle features minimal plantings and occupies a fraction of an acre at a busy intersection. Its primary function is as a traffic island, though its naming and periodic maintenance by NYC Parks establish it as an official public space within the park system.

Washington Heights is home to one of the largest Dominican-American communities in the United States, and its streets reflect this cultural identity through restaurants, music, street life, and community organizations. The triangle sits within this vibrant commercial and residential landscape.

Reggie Fitzgerald Triangle is representative of the dozens of named triangles scattered along Broadway through upper Manhattan, each one a small memorial embedded in the flow of everyday street life. Collectively, they form a chain of neighborhood memory that extends from one end of the island to the other.