dˈɑːnteɪ pˈɑːɹk wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn baɪ ɪtˈæliənɐmˈɛɹɪkənz ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɪtˈæliən pˈoʊɪt dˈɑːnteɪ ɐlˈɪɡhɪɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˌɔn ɐ tɹaɪˈæŋɡjʊlɚ plˈɑːt ʌv lˈænd ˈɑːpəzˌɪt lˈɪŋkən sˈɛntɚ, bˈaʊndᵻd baɪ bɹˈɔːdweɪ, kəlˈʌmbəs ˈævənˌuː, ænd wˈɛst sˈɪksti fˈoːɹθ stɹˈiːt.
Dante Park was established in 1921 by Italian-Americans in honor of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) on a triangular plot of land opposite Lincoln Center, bounded by Broadway, Columbus Avenue, and West 64th Street.