Forsyth Street

Coordinates: 40°43′8.26″N 73°59′33.23″W / 40.7189611°N 73.9925639°W / 40.7189611; -73.9925639
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2008 rearrangement, seen from Delancey Street
Forsyth Street Plaza being rebuilt, 2017. It opened May 25, 2018.[1]

Forsyth Street runs from

borough of Manhattan. The street was named in 1817 for Lt. Colonel Benjamin Forsyth.[2]

Forsyth Street's southernmost portion, south of Canal Street, runs parallel to the Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown. On the west side of this block, a greenmarket operates in the shadow of the bridge.

Forsyth Street is interrupted north of Canal Street for one block due to a 20th-century schoolhouse, now housing

Lower East Side
neighborhood of Manhattan.

From south to north, Forsyth Street starts at Henry Street, intersects East Broadway, Division Street, and Canal Street, becomes a pedestrian street for one block, then continues from Hester Street, intersects Grand Street, Broome Street, Delancey Street, Rivington Street and Stanton Street, and ends at Houston Street.

References

  1. ^ Perler, Elie (2018-05-25). "Years Delayed, Forsyth Street Plaza Finally Debuts with Minimal Fanfare". Bowery Boogie. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  2. . Retrieved 23 May 2018.

40°43′8.26″N 73°59′33.23″W / 40.7189611°N 73.9925639°W / 40.7189611; -73.9925639