The Best Square Square in New York

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:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quwvw0vYkRA

Check out 99% Invisible:
http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/holdout/

The Hess Triangle on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hess_triangle

Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: http://standupmaths.com/
Maths book: http://makeanddo4D.com/
Nerdy maths toys: http://mathsgear.co.uk/

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