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Avenue C (Manhattan)

Avenue C is a north-south avenue located in the Alphabet City area of the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, east of Avenue B and west of Avenue D. It is also known as Loisaida Avenue. It starts at South Street, proceeding north as Montgomery Street and Pitt Street, before intersecting East Houston Street and assuming its proper name. Avenue C ends at 23rd Street, running nearly underneath the FDR Drive from 18th Street. North of 14th Street, the road forms the eastern boundary of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.

For other uses, see Avenue C (disambiguation).

Owner

1.8 mi (2.9 km)[1]

Landmarks[edit]

The Public National Bank Building at 106 Avenue C at the corner of East 7th Street (also known as 231 East 7th Street) was built in 1923 as a branch bank, and was designed by Eugene Schoen, a noted advocate of modernism at the time. The Public National Bank was a New York State-based bank, and Schoen designed a number of branches for them. This building was sold in 1954, and turned into a nursing home with the addition of a third story. It was converted to residential use in the 1980s.[5]

Transportation[edit]

The M9 travels on Avenue C from Houston to 23rd Streets. The M14D SBS and the M23 SBS New York City Bus routes also travel on the avenue for short stretches.[6]

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a virtual walking tour

New York Songlines: Avenue C

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space