Straus Park — Attraction in New York

The most notable feature is a bronze 1913 statue by American artist Augustus Lukeman of a nymph gazing over a calm expanse of water in memory of Ida and Isidor Straus, husband and wife, he a United States congressman and co-owner of Macy's, who died together on RMS Titanic. The model for the statue was Audrey Munson. On the memorial is carved a passage from Second Samuel 1:23, "Lovely and pleasant were they in their lives and in their death they were not parted." The passage refers to Ida's choice to stay with her beloved husband, Isidor, rather than get safely into a lifeboat. The Strauses lived in a house at 2747 Broadway, between 105th and 106th Streets, one block south of the location of the memorial. The park exists on a small triangle of land at the intersection of Broadway and West End Avenue. It was known as Schuyler Square when acquired by the city in 1895 and was renamed Bloomingdale Square in 1907. Between 1995 and 1997, Straus Park was renovated and expanded to the west, by the addition of 15 feet of West End Avenue. An endowment established by the Straus family funded the transformation of a neglected reflecting pool in front of the sculpture into a planting bed. The Friends of Straus Park fund maintenance and the planting of...

One of those amazing little oasis spots at the crossroads of two major upper W. Side Avenues (West End & Broadway). This beautiful little park boasts beautiful landscaping with flowers, trees, and various foliage. There’s a fountain where lots of birds come to bathe and a beautiful statue of Ida Straus, one of the most famous victims on the Titanic. This is a beautiful place to sit and read a book while munching on breakfast from Absolute Bagels or a snack you just picked up at any of the nearby restaurants or coffee shops. It’s always safe and always clean, somehow. Truly one of my...

This beautiful little triangle green Street park at splitting of Broadway & westend/106th great Oasis for relax çalm peace in the center of upper westside Manhattan the highlight center piece bronze statute of lay on side women really create sense of comfort zone ,public seating for staring traffic of southbound Broadway on both side of beautiful center flower planter box and there are tiny fountain right next to the statute.the park itself was built & rename in memory of Strauss family whom loss in Titanic disaster,they living nearby...