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According to The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins, by Henry Moscow, the namesake comes from, "the East River waters that washed the street at high tide in the 17th century. When the first City Hall, known as the Stadt Huys, was established in a tavern building in 1653, rising water often swirled about its foundations and a retaining wall was built to protect them. Continued erosion elsewhere along the street forced residents to drive planks on end into the riverbank and in 1692 the city began a landfill program and sold lots thus created. Front and South Streets developed on the fill and Water Street, originally one block long, was extended."
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What are some streets in New York City that start with C?
Avenue C (Lower Manhattan) Cabrini Boulevard (Upper Manhattan) Canal Street (Lower Manhattan) Cardinal Hayes Place (Lower Manhattan) Carlisle Street (Lower Manhattan) Carmine Street (Lower Manhattan) Cathedral Parkway (Upper Manhattan) Catherine Lane (Lower Manhattan) Catherine Street (Lower Manhattan) Cedar Street (Lower Manhattan) Central Park North (Upper Manhattan) Central Park South (Midtown) Central Park West (Upper Manhattan) Centre Street (Lower Manhattan) Chambers Street (Lower Manhattan) Charles Revson Plaza (Upper Manhattan) Charles Street (Lower Manhattan) Charlton Street (Lower Manhattan) Chatham Square (Lower Manhattan) Chelsea Square (Lower Manhattan) Cherry Street (Lower Manhattan) Chisum Place (Upper Manhattan) Chittenden Avenue (Upper Manhattan) Christopher Street (Lower Manhattan) Chrystie Street (Lower Manhattan) Church Street (Lower Manhattan) Claremont Avenue (Upper Manhattan) Clarkson Street (Lower Manhattan) Cliff Street (Lower Manhattan) Clinton Street (Lower Manhattan) Coenties Alley (Lower Manhattan) Coenties Slip (Lower Manhattan) Collister Street (Lower Manhattan) Columbia Street (Lower Manhattan) Columbus Avenue (Upper Manhattan) Columbus Circle (Midtown) Commerce Street (Lower Manhattan) Convent Avenue (Upper Manhattan) Cooper Square (Lower Manhattan) Cooper Street (Upper Manhattan) Corlear Place (Upper Manhattan) Cornelia Street (Lower Manhattan) Cortlandt Street (Lower Manhattan) Crosby Street (Lower Manhattan) Cumming Street (Upper Manhattan)
How do you get dot blueprint for Manhattan street lighting?
blueprints for Manhattan street light.
Yoyo stores in New York City?
there is yoyonation at 40 water street in manhattan!
What is the longest crosstown street in Manhattan?
The longest crosstown (east-west) street in Manhattan is 14th Street. At 2.3 miles (3.7 km), it is the widest point of Manhattan.
What county is 55 Water Street New York NY?
"New York, NY" is the borough of Manhattan. The borough of Manhattan is New York County.
What street is the widest from east to west in Manhattan?
At 2.3 miles, 14th Street is the widest point in Manhattan.
Lower Manhattan is located in which part of the island of Manhattan?
Lower Manhattan has no official definition but generally refers to the area below 14th Street, although there are references to "lower Manhattan" as being below Canal Street or below 23rd Street.
Was there ever a street in Manhattan named Walnut Street?
Yes there was. It is now Jackson St. on the East River. I'm not sure why or when the name changed.
Is Wall Street gets its name from A wall built across Lower Manhattan in 1653?
i believe wall street had something to do with slave trading.
What is the name of the street in New York city where many of the financial markets are located?
wall street starts from Broadway to South street on East River in Lower Manhattan :p
What city is 416 water street in New York?
Manhattan, New Rochell and Eastchester N.Y. have that same address.
What is the Manhattan street leading to Williamsburg Bridge?
Delancey Street.
