Avenue A (Manhattan)

Avenue A
Tompkins Square Park lines Avenue A between East Seventh Street and East 10th Street.
Map
OwnerCity of New York
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length1.1 mi (1.8 km)[1]
LocationManhattan, New York City
South endHouston
North end14th Street
EastAvenue B
WestFirst Avenue
Construction
CommissionedMarch 1811

Avenue A is a north–south avenue located in Manhattan, New York City, east of First Avenue and west of Avenue B. It runs from Houston Street to 14th Street, where it continues into a loop road in Stuyvesant Town, connecting to Avenue B. Below Houston Street, Avenue A continues as Essex Street.

It is considered to be the western border of Alphabet City in the East Village. It is also the western border of Tompkins Square Park.

  1. ^ "Avenue A (Manhattan)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 1, 2015.