Former name(s) | Road to Greenwich |
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Part of | Meatpacking District, West Village, Hudson Square, Tribeca |
Namesake | Greenwich Village |
Type | Street |
Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
Coordinates | 40°43′18.96″N 74°0′35.44″W / 40.7219333°N 74.0098444°W |
north end | Ninth Avenue and Gansevoort Street |
south end | The Battery |
Construction | |
Construction start | 1790s |
Other | |
Known for | World Trade Center, skyscrapers |
Greenwich Street is a north–south street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It extends from the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District at its northernmost end to its southern end at Battery Park. Greenwich Street runs through the Meatpacking District, the West Village, Hudson Square, and Tribeca.
Main east–west streets crossed include, from north to south, Christopher Street, Houston Street, Canal Street, and Chambers Street. North of Canal Street, traffic travels northbound on Greenwich Street; south of Canal Street, it travels southbound.