Printer's Park

Printer's Park (spelled Printers Park by some sources) is a small park on Hoe Avenue between Aldus Street and Westchester Avenue, in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. The park is run by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks).^[1]

TypeMunicipal park

LocationLongwood, The Bronx, New York

Coordinates40.8236444°N 73.8908065°W / 40.8236444; -73.8908065

Area1.34 acres (0.54 ha)

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Printer's Park
Sign at park entrance (missing apostrophie)
Interactive map of Printer's Park
Type	Municipal park
Location	Longwood, The Bronx, New York
Coordinates	40.8236444°N 73.8908065°W / 40.8236444; -73.8908065
Area	1.34 acres (0.54 ha)
Opened	2001 (2001) (renovated)
Owned by	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Status	open all year
Website	www.nycgovparks.org/parks/printers-park

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The park's name (and the street it lies on) honors Richard March Hoe, who invented the Rotary printing press. The land the park occupies was once part of Hoe's family estate.^[2] The cross-street, Aldus Street, is named after Aldus Manutius, a 15th-century printer.

NYC Parks acquired the site in 1997.^[3] The northern portion of the park was renovated in 2001; the name was changed to Printer's Park at that time. In 2009, the southern portion of the park was reconstructed at a cost of $1 million, and the park was officially reopened on July 29, 2010.^{[3][4][note 1]} The renovation included play structures reminiscent of the printing press heritage.^[5][6]