ɐ stˈætʃuː ʌv kɹˈɪstəfɚ kəlˈʌmbəs, ðə wˈɜːk ʌv dʒˈɜːsi sˈɪɾi nˈeɪɾɪv ˌɑːɹkɪmˈiːdiːz dʒɐkˌɑːmɔntˈoʊnɪˌoʊ, hˈæzbiːn loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə skwˈɛɹ sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti.
A statue of Christopher Columbus, the work of Jersey City native Archimedes Giacomontonio, has been located on the square since 1950.