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IMG_7301 Straus Square on East Broadway and Rutgers St
Straus Square - Named for Nathan Straus, a co-owner of Macy's who gave much of his wealth to philanthropic projects, including lodging houses, a tuberculosis sanitarium for children, World War I relief and health centers in Palestine. Straus was a primary proponent of the pasteurization of milk. Formerly Rutgers Square, named for Henry Rutgers, scion of a brewing family that owned land here; Rutgers was a Revolutionary oficer and donated money to revive Queen's College in New Jersey, now named after him. Includes the Supreme Sacrifice memorial, a pillar dedicated to the Lower East Siders who lost their lives in the world wars.
IMG_7301 Straus Square on East Broadway and Rutgers St
Straus Square - Named for Nathan Straus, a co-owner of Macy's who gave much of his wealth to philanthropic projects, including lodging houses, a tuberculosis sanitarium for children, World War I relief and health centers in Palestine. Straus was a primary proponent of the pasteurization of milk. Formerly Rutgers Square, named for Henry Rutgers, scion of a brewing family that owned land here; Rutgers was a Revolutionary oficer and donated money to revive Queen's College in New Jersey, now named after him. Includes the Supreme Sacrifice memorial, a pillar dedicated to the Lower East Siders who lost their lives in the world wars.