Madison Street is a two-way

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in the

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of the

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that begins under the

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entrance ramp and ends at Grand Street. It is roughly sixteen large city blocks long. Due to security measures implemented after the

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, public access to the part of the street before St. James Place is restricted. The character of Madison Street changes from block to block. There are housing projects east of Pike Street. Between Catherine Street and Pike Street the street is residential, dominated by mostly

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s. The street is considered one of the southern boundaries of

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. The Hamilton-Madison House, at 50 Madison Street, is a major provider of

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for the

, Two Bridges, and Lower East Side neighborhoods. Madison Street is surrounded by housing projects, tenements and schools
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and the Corlears Complex schools all have yards facing the street. There is also a medical facility with clinics and pharmacy facilities (Gouverneur Health Care Services) at 227 Madison Street; it was formerly a major

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with emergency care facilities. The other major pharmacy in the area is Chatham Chemists at 5 Madison St.

Transportation

The stops at the East Broadway station, and there is an exit at Madison Street. The M22 bus runs eastbound on Madison Street from Grand Street to St. James Place, and westbound from Grand to Pike Streets. The M15 bus runs on Madison Street from Pike Street to St. James Place.MTA Lower Manhattan bus map
PDF file. Accessed December 31, 2007.

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Pictures of storefronts along Madison Street {{attached KML, display=title Streets in Manhattan Lower East Side Chinatown, Manhattan