Dimes Square

Dimes Square is a so-called "microneighborhood"[1] of Manhattan, roughly located between Chinatown and the Lower East Side neighborhoods of New York City. The exact perimeter of the neighborhood is debated.

The neighborhood and its culture became a subject of interest among some New York City media professionals through 2021 and 2022.[2] The term has become a metonym for a handful of associated reactionary aesthetic movements centered in New York, particularly several events and podcasts funded by Peter Thiel.[3]

Media associated with the promotion include the podcast Red Scare, pirate radio station Montez Press Radio, and print newspaper The Drunken Canal.[4] An online Dimes zine named Byline was also established in 2023 by Gutes Guterman and Megan O'Sullivan .

The neighborhood's name, a play on "Times Square", refers to the restaurant Dimes located at the intersection of Canal Street and Division Street. The nickname has transitioned from a term used "jokingly" to one used "semi-seriously".[5]

A New York Times piece cited the neighborhood's emergence as a cultural hub during the pandemic.[4] The Times again referenced the neighborhood and associated podcasters in a supposed revival of traditionalist Catholicism in New York.[6]

References
  1. Dai, Serena (August 10, 2022). "Do You Need to Care About Dimes Square? Probably Not". Bon Appétit. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. Freeman, Nate (June 13, 2022). "What Was Dimes Square?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. Kissick, Dean (November 10, 2022). "The Dimes Square Spiral". Spike Art Magazine.
  4. Smith, Ben (March 7, 2021). "They Had a Fun Pandemic. You Can Read About It in Print". The New York Times.
  5. Meltzer, Marisa (July 25, 2022). "Dimes Square Gets the Hotel It Deserves". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. Yost, Julia (August 9, 2022). "Opinion | New York's Hottest Club Is the Catholic Church". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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