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Avenue D (Manhattan)

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Maintained by
  
NYCDOT

Postal code
  
10002, 10009

Commissioned
  
March 1811

Length
  
0.9 mi (1.4 km)

Owner
  
New York City

Other name
  
Columbia Street

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Location
  
Manhattan, New York City

South end
  
Houston Street in Lower East Side

North end
  
12th Street in Alphabet City

East
  
Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive

Avenue D is the easternmost named avenue in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, east of Avenue C and west of the FDR Drive. It runs between East 12th and Houston Streets, and continues south of Houston Street as Columbia Street until Delancey Street and Abraham Kazan Street until its end at Grand Street. Avenues A, B, C and D are the genesis of the name for Alphabet City section of the East Village neighborhood, which they run through.

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Map of Avenue D, New York, NY 10009, USA

History

The street was created by the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 as one of 16 north-south streets specified as 100 feet (30 m) in width, including 12 numbered avenues and four designated by letter located east of First Avenue.

Transportation

Avenue D is served by the M14D bus from East 10th Street to Houston Street (southbound) and Delancey Street (northbound) via Columbia Street.

Structures

Among the structures along this avenue are:

  • Dry Dock Park, located at the northern end (11th and Avenue D), a small park with a public pool—named for the neighborhood's former tradition of ship repair. The corner was formerly the site of the Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co.
  • Many of the larger Public Housing projects in Alphabet City are on Avenue D. The east side of Avenue D is flanked by the Jacob Riis Houses (NYCHA housing), named for famous photographer Jacob Riis, who chronicled the plight of the city's poorest residents. The development was designed by Walker & Gillette and was completed in 1949. Other projects include Baruch Houses, LaGuardia Houses, and the Lillian Wald Houses, named for Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940), who provided aid to the Lower East Side through the Henry Street Settlement and the Visiting Nurses Society.
  • Between 5th and 6th streets, east of Avenue D, was formerly the location of the "Boys Brotherhood Republic", a self-governing youth project of the Henry Street Settlement.

    • Among many notables who were born or raised on Manhattan's Lower East Side, it is purported that James Cagney was born on Avenue D.

    References

    Avenue D (Manhattan) Wikipedia
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