 This memorial and tiny park are named for Isidore and Ida Straus--he a former congressman and onetime co-owner of Macy's--who died on the Titanic in 1912. The memorial here to Ida Straus, which depicts her reclining elegantly, commemorates her decision to remain with her husband on board the sinking ship rather than leave on a lifeboat with the women and children. 

It was known as Schuyler Square when acquired by the city in 1895 and was renamed Bloomingdale Square in 1907  

husband and wife, he a United States congressman and co-owner of Macy's, who died together on RMS TitanicOn the memorial is carved a passage from&nbsp;Second Samuel&nbsp;1:23 "Lovely and Pleasant were they in life and in their death they were not divided"The passage refers to Ida's choice to stay with her beloved husband, Isidor, rather than get safely into a lifeboat.[

on 106th St., between Broadway and West End

Memory

 Jonathan Kuhn, director of Arts &amp; Antiquities for the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, discusses the Straus Memorial, honoring the lives of Ida and Isidor Straus, who perished on the maiden voyage of the Titanic. 