Benjamin Gladstone Square: Park, Bronx, NYC
3.8 (134)park
3.8 (134)
A small triangular plaza in the Bronx dedicated to a local assemblyman who championed labor and school reform. Plan your visit with Karpo.
Description
This space commemorates Benjamin Gladstone (1897–1935), a local figure who rose from lower Manhattan's Cherry Street to study at Fordham Law. Gladstone served in the WWI Engineer Corps before establishing a Madison Avenue law practice. In addition to representing the Bronx in the state legislature, he was active in civic organizations, including the Hebrew Kindergarten and Infants Home and the Bronx County Bar Association.
