Avenue D is the easternmost named

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in the East Village neighborhood of

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, east of Avenue C and west of the FDR Drive. It runs through East

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and

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s, and continues south of Houston Street as Columbia Street until

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and Abraham E. Kazan 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,

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History

The street was created by the

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, 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

(southbound) and

(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

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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

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(

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housing), named for photographer

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, who chronicled the plight of the city's poorest residents. The development was designed by

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and was completed in 1949. Other projects include Baruch Houses,

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, 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

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."Boys and Girls Republic"
on the

website

References

External links

New York Songlines: Avenue D
a virtual walking tour East Village, Manhattan *D {{NYC-road-stub