Printer's Park

{{short description|Public park in the Bronx, New York}}

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| location = Longwood, The Bronx, New York

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File:Hoe Aldus Street Signs.jpg

Printer's Park (spelled Printers Park by some sources) is a small park on Hoe Avenue between Aldus Street and Westchester Avenue, in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. The park is run by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks).

The park's name (and the street it lies on) honors Richard March Hoe, who invented the Rotary printing press. The land the park occupies was once part of Hoe's family estate.{{Cite news|url=https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/hot-off-the-presses-a-jungle-jim/|title=Hot Off the Presses: A Jungle Gym|last=Newman|first=Andy|date=2010-04-29|work=City Room|access-date=2018-06-30|language=en}} The cross-street, Aldus Street, is named after Aldus Manutius, a 15th-century printer.

NYC Parks acquired the site in 1997.{{Cite web|date=2010-07-29|url=https://www.piworld.com/article/ribbon-cut-printers-park-south-bronx-mimics-printing-press-pi-news/|title=Ribbon Cut on Printers Park in the South Bronx that Mimics Printing Press —PI News|website=Printing Impressions|language=en|access-date=2019-01-05}} The northern portion of the park was renovated in 2001; the name was changed to Printer's Park at that time. In 2009, the southern portion of the park was reconstructed at a cost of $1 million, and the park was officially reopened on July 29, 2010.{{Cite web|date=2010-07-29|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/printers-park/pressrelease/20935|title=Printers Park News - Hot Off The Presses: Parks Cuts Ribbon On Printers Park : NYC Parks|website=www.nycgovparks.org|access-date=2019-01-05}}Sources variously state $1 million or $100 million as the renovation cost. The larger figure is believed to be in error. The renovation included play structures reminiscent of the printing press heritage.