Albee Square is a public plaza in

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. The plaza is located at the intersection of Fulton Street,

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, and Albee Square West. It is named after

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who was the owner of several area theaters during the 1800s. Albee Square was a theater until 1977 when it was replaced by the Albee Square Mall, which was subsequently demolished for new development in 2004. The Dime Savings Bank Building, part of

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, is located on the northeast corner of Albee Square. Albee Square West is also the name of a street that originates at Albee Square. It carries northbound traffic for one block from Fulton Street at its southern end to Willoughby Street at its northern end. At its northern end, Albee Square West becomes Gold Street, a one-way southbound street that continues north for two blocks to

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. the mixed-use

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development the proposed

One Willoughby Square One Willoughby Square (originally 420 Albee Square), styled as 1WSQ, is an office building under construction in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The building is being developed by JEMB Realty, and current plans have been drafted by FXColla ...

development are located on Albee Square West. The Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a

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statue, set on a base, of

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg ( ; Bader; March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until Death and state funeral of Ruth Bader ...

, the second woman to serve on the

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, was unveiled outside 445 Albee Square on March 15, 2021."New mural honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg going up in East Village,"
''ABC 7'', November 11, 2020.

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