▁Ju illi ard ▁School ▁and ▁Lincoln ▁Center , ▁both ▁well - known ▁performing ▁arts ▁land marks , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁New ▁York ▁Temple ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁are ▁located . ▁ ▁Between ▁West ▁ 7 0 th ▁and ▁ 7 3 rd ▁Stre ets , ▁Broadway ▁intersect s ▁with ▁Amsterdam ▁Avenue ▁( known ▁as ▁ 1 0 th ▁Avenue ▁south ▁of ▁West ▁ 5 9 th ▁Street ). ▁The ▁wide ▁intersection ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁thorough f ares ▁has ▁histor ically ▁been ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁numerous ▁traffic ▁acc idents ▁and ▁ped est rian ▁cas ual ties , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁long ▁cross wal ks . ▁Two ▁small ▁tri angular ▁plots ▁of ▁land ▁were ▁created ▁at ▁points ▁where ▁Broadway ▁s lices ▁through ▁Amsterdam ▁Avenue . ▁One ▁is ▁a ▁tiny ▁f enced - in ▁patch ▁of ▁shr ub ber y ▁and ▁plants ▁at ▁West ▁ 7 0 th ▁Street ▁called ▁Sh erman ▁Square ▁( although ▁it ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁intersection ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁known ▁collect ively ▁as ▁Sh erman ▁Square ), ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁triangle ▁is ▁a ▁l ush ▁tree - filled ▁garden ▁border ing ▁Amsterdam ▁Avenue ▁from ▁just ▁above ▁West ▁ 7 2 nd ▁Street ▁to ▁West ▁ 7 3 rd ▁Street . ▁N amed ▁Ver di ▁Square ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁for ▁its ▁monument ▁to ▁Italian ▁composer ▁Giuseppe ▁Ver di , ▁which ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁this ▁tri angular ▁s liver ▁of ▁public