Avenue D is the easternmost named
avenue in the
East Village neighborhood of
Manhattan
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New York City
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, east of
Avenue C and west of the
FDR Drive. It runs through East
13th and
Houston Streets, and continues south of Houston Street as Columbia Street until
Delancey Street and
Abraham E. Kazan
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Biography
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Street until its end at
Grand Street.
Avenues A,
B, C and D are the origin of the name of the section of the
East Village neighborhood through which they run,
Alphabet City.
History
The street was created by the
Commissioners' Plan of 1811, as one of 16 north–south streets specified as in width; they include 12 numbered avenues, and four (located east of
First Avenue) designated by letter.
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 photographer
Jacob Riis, who chronicled the plight of the city's poorest residents. The development was designed by
Walker & Gillette
Walker & Gillette was an architectural firm based in New York City, the partnership of Alexander Stewart Walker (1876–1952) and Leon Narcisse Gillette (1878–1945), active from 1906 through 1945.
Biographies
Walker was a native of Jersey C ...
and was completed in 1949. Other projects include
Baruch Houses
Bernard M. Baruch Houses, or Baruch Houses, is a public housing development built by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Baruch Houses is bounded by Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive to the east ...
,
LaGuardia Houses
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia Houses, also known as LaGuardia Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia Houses is ...
, and the
Lillian Wald Houses
The Lillian Wald Houses are a NYCHA housing project on the Lower East Side of Manhattan that honors the housing advocate of the same name. The cornerstone was laid on East Sixth Street and Avenue D in 1947 following a change in state financing l ...
, named for
Lillian D. Wald
Lillian D. Wald (March 10, 1867 – September 1, 1940) was an American nurse, humanitarian and author. She was known for contributions to human rights and was the founder of American community nursing. She founded the Henry Street Settlement in N ...
(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.
"Boys and Girls Republic"
on the Henry Street Settlement website
References
External links
New York Songlines: Avenue D
a virtual walking tour
East Village, Manhattan
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