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.
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.