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Astor Place
Astor Place is a street in NoHo/ East Village, in the lower part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is divided into two sections: One segment runs from Broadway in the west (just below East 8th Street) to Lafayette Street, and the other runs from Fourth to Third Avenues. The street encompasses two plazas at the intersection with Cooper Square, Lafayette Street, Fourth Avenue, and Eighth Street – Alamo Plaza and Astor Place Station Plaza. "Astor Place" is also sometimes used for the neighborhood around the street.Elsroad, Linda. "Astor Place" in p.64 It was named for John Jacob Astor (at one time the richest person in the United States), soon after his death in 1848. A $21 million reconstruction to implement a redesign of Astor Place began in 2013 and was completed in 2016. Geography The '' American Guide Series'' describes the Astor Place district as running from Houston Street north to 14th Street, between Broadway and Third Avenue. '' The Encyclope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Astor or ASTOR may refer to: Companies * Astor Pictures, a New York-based motion picture releasing company * Astor Radio Corporation, an Australian consumer electronics manufacturer from 1926 onwards, which also owned the Astor Records label * Astor Records, an Australian recording company and recorded music distributor that operated from the 1960s to the early 1980s * Astor Trust Company, a New York-based financial trust, formerly Astor National Bank Military uses * Mark 45 torpedo, Anti-Submarine TORpedo (known as ASTOR) * Raytheon Sentinel, Airborne STand-Off Radar (known as ASTOR) People * Astor (surname) * Astor family, a wealthy 18th-century American family who became prominent in 20th-century British politics * Astor Bennett, a character in the Showtime television series ''Dexter'' * Astor Henríquez, Honduran footballer * Astor Piazzolla, Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger * Astor C. Wuchter, American Lutheran pastor and author Places and buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
