Photograph by Travis Brown
Finn Square is an acute triangular park wedged inside a square with four trees, two benches, and a cactus.
The Friends of Finn Square are neighborhood volunteers who work to preserve, support, and maintain this rare green space in Tribeca. Our community efforts are funded largely through private donations.
Join our mailing list, volunteer, or make a tax-deductible contribution. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation.
Upcoming events
Our friends from Urban Arborists planting a redbud tree in Finn Square on Earth Day 2023.
Our thanks to the Parks Department for the two new benches.
About
In New York City, a “square” can be any shape. Finn Square is a triangle bounded by West Broadway, Varick Street and Franklin Street. The square was created shortly after World War I, when Varick Street was widened and given a southern extension past Franklin Street to meet West Broadway, which required the buildings on the east side of Varick to be cut back 35 feet.
Until 1998, Finn Square was a flat concrete paved space. Then the space was developed through Greenstreets, a joint program of the Parks Department and the Department of Transportation inaugurated in 1986 and revived in 1994 , to turn drab traffic islands into attractive green spaces with the help of community volunteers. Unlike much of densely built Tribeca, Finn Square is flooded with sun, being bordered on the east by the low-slung Con Edison station.