The Best Square Square in New York

2016-06-04

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Can you believe that many so-called "squares" in New York are actually triangles‽ I hunt down the square most deserving of its name.

Times Square 40.7605364,-73.9881165 Triangle

Greeley Square 40.7475166,-73.9902623 Triangle

Madison Square 40.7417129,-73.9866145 Rectangle

Union Square 40.7362828,-73.9934595 Rectangle

Stuyvesant Square 40.7334896,-73.9846672 Square

Washington Square 40.730503,-73.9959379 Rectangle

Cooper Square 40.7274296,-73.9929123 Trapezium

Tompkins Square 40.7268115,-73.9832778 Square

Peretz Square 40.7226714,-73.9878349 Triangle

Foley Square 40.7152103,-74.001972 A thing?

Straus Square 40.7147475,-73.9910052 Triangle

Kimlau Square 40.7140132,-73.9990492 Rectangle

Coleman Square 40.712846,-73.9964231 Trapezium

Hanover Square 40.7047231,-74.0104991 Triangle

My previous New York math video:

Check out 99% Invisible:

The Hess Triangle on Wikipedia:

Music by Howard Carter

Design by Simon Wright

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician