Editing Five Points, Manhattan (section)

==In popular culture==
'''Theatre'''
*''[[Paradise Square (musical)|Paradise Square]]'' (2018) is a musical play set in the Five Points that premiered at [[Berkeley Repertory Theatre]] December 27, 2018 – March 3, 2019.<ref>{{cite web | last=Cristi | first=A.A. | title=Berkeley Rep Extends PARADISE SQUARE Again! | website=BroadwayWorld.com | date=January 31, 2019 | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/article/Berkeley-Rep-Extends-PARADISE-SQUARE-Again-20190131 | access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> The musical performed at Chicago's [[Nederlander Theatre (Chicago)|Nederlander Theatre]] from November 2 to December 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite web | last=Meyer | first=Dan | title=Broadway-Aimed Paradise Square Will Play Chicago | website=Playbill | date=May 18, 2021 | url=https://playbill.com/article/broadway-aimed-paradise-square-will-play-chicago | access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> It started previews March 15, 2022, at the [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]] on Broadway, where it ran from April 3<ref>{{cite web | last=Brunner | first=Raven | title=Paradise Square Begins Previews On Broadway March 15 | website=Playbill | date=March 15, 2022 | url=https://playbill.com/article/paradise-square-begins-previews-on-broadway-march-15 | access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> to July 17, 2022.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/11/theater/paradise-square-broadway-closing.html | title='Paradise Square' Will Close on Broadway After Winning One Tony | newspaper=The New York Times | issn=0362-4331 | date=July 11, 2022 | last1=Paulson | first1=Michael | access-date=2022-11-21}}</ref>

'''Films'''

* [[Cabrini (2024 film)|''Cabrini'']] (2024), a biographical film about the Catholic saint [[Frances Xavier Cabrini]] (Mother Cabrini), features the support that Cabrini and her [[Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]] provided to impoverished Italian immigrants in Five Points.
*''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002) is a historical film set in the mid-19th century, in the Five Points district of New York City. The film, directed by [[Martin Scorsese]] and written by [[Jay Cocks]], [[Steven Zaillian]], and [[Kenneth Lonergan]], was inspired by [[Herbert Asbury]]'s nonfiction book, ''[[The Gangs of New York (book)|The Gangs of New York]]'' (1928).
*''[[The Sting]]'' (1973), a film about an elaborate scheme to 'con' a mob boss, Doyle Lonnegan, during the Depression to revenge a friend's murder in Illinois. Lonnegan grew up in Five Points, and one of the con men also claims his origin is Five Points.

'''Literature'''
*''[[Hot Corn]]: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated'' (1854), by Solon Robinson, has stories about residents of Five Points.
*[[Edward Rutherfurd]]'s [[historical fiction|historical novel]] ''[[New York (novel)|New York]]'' is set, in part, in Five Points.
*''May the Road Rise up to Meet You'', by Peter Troy
*''[[Winter's Tale (novel)|Winter's Tale]]'', by [[Mark Helprin]]
*''The Gods of Gotham'', by [[Lyndsay Faye]]
*''Lair of Dreams'', young adult novel by Libba Bray
*''Murder on Mulberry Bend'', by Victoria Thompson (Gaslight Mystery series)
*''[[Andersonville (novel)|Andersonville]]'' (1955), by [[MacKinlay Kantor]], includes a description of the neighborhood in Chapter X.
*The Night Inspector (1999), by Frederick Busch, takes place in the neighborhood and describes parts of it in detail. 
*City of Glory (2007), by Beverly Swerling, includes a description of the neighborhood’s development and some of its residents.
*Moon and the Mars (2021), young adult novel by Kia Corthron

'''Television'''
*''[[Copper (TV series)|Copper]]'', [[BBC America]]'s dramatic series, is set in the 1860s in the Five Points neighborhood.
*[[Hell on Wheels (season 3)|''Hell on Wheels'', season 3]], episode 1, "Big Bad Wolf" (original air date August 10, 2013)

'''Music'''
*[[Tom Waits]] and [[Kathleen Brennan]]'s song "Never Let Go" contains the line: "down at the Five Points I stand", to suggest an ''ad extremum'' emotional and/or physical state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomwaits.com/songs/song/286/Never_Let_Go/|title=Tom Waits|work=tomwaits.com|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506120840/http://www.tomwaits.com/songs/song/286/Never_Let_Go/|archive-date=May 6, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>