Avenue C (Manhattan)

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Avenue C
Pitt Street
Montgomery Street
Loisaida Avenue
Avenue C was designated Loisaida Avenue, in recognition of the Puerto Rican heritage of the neighborhood.
Map
OwnerCity of New York
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length1.8 mi (2.9 km)[1]
LocationManhattan, New York City
South endSouth Street in Lower East Side
Major
junctions
FDR Drive in Alphabet City
North end FDR Drive / 23rd Street in Kips Bay
EastAvenue D
WestAvenue B
Construction
CommissionedMarch 1811

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.

  1. ^ "Montgomery Street, Pitt Street, Avenue C" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 12, 2015.[dead link]