Herald’s Square is a tiny triangular public space located directly across from Macy’s, the iconic, popular and recognized department store of the big city, at the intersections of Sixth Avenue, Broadway and between West 34th and 35th Streets.

This little haven of freshness is made possible by the trees and well-landscaped flower beds that surround it. Tables with chairs invite you to take a break and the concrete surface is embellished with flower pots in season. The square, demarcated by a fence, wedged between Broadway and Sixth Avenue might not be a relaxing spot. On the other hand, Broadway Avenue is now closed to automobile traffic at this height, which reduces noise and improves access to the square.

Herald’s Square is named for two related reasons. Initially, at the turn of the 20th century, there was the New York Herald, a local sensationalist newspaper, founded by James Gordon Bennett Sr. The company’s headquarters, built in 1835, were on this thoroughfare but was demolished in 1921. The second reason is because a decorative architectural part of the original building was retained to integrate it into this place. The monument includes the statue of Minerva (1895), the goddess of wisdom and invention, as well as two little men, a bell and one of the two clocks that were part of the facade of New York Harold’s building. The two little ones, nicknamed Guff and Stuff, ring the hour.

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