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Avenue D (Manhattan)

Avenue D is the easternmost named avenue in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, east of Avenue C and west of the FDR Drive. It runs through East 13th and Houston Streets, and continues south of Houston Street as Columbia Street until Delancey Street 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, Alphabet City.

Owner

City of New York

NYCDOT

0.9 mi (1.4 km)[1]

Manhattan, New York City

10002, 10009

Houston Street in Lower East Side

13th Street in Alphabet City

Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive

Avenue C

March 1811

History[edit]

The street was created by the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, as one of 16 north–south streets specified as 100 feet (30 m) in width; they include 12 numbered avenues, and four (located east of First Avenue) designated by letter.[2]

Transportation[edit]

The M14D SBS bus travels Avenue D East 10th Street to Houston Street then (then south along Columbia Street) to Delancey Street at the Baruch Houses. The M8 routes also travel on the avenue for short stretches.[3]

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 Trust Co.

Corn Exchange Bank

Many of the larger in Alphabet City are on Avenue D. The east side of Avenue D is flanked by the Jacob Riis Houses (NYCHA housing), named for photographer Jacob Riis, who chronicled the plight of the city's poorest residents. The development was designed by Walker & Gillette and was completed in 1949. Other projects include Baruch Houses, LaGuardia Houses, 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.

Public Housing projects

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 .[4]

Henry Street Settlement

Among the structures along this avenue are:

a virtual walking tour

New York Songlines: Avenue D