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| Pike Street (south of Division Street) | |
 Allen Street's median mall, since rebuilt | |
| Former name(s) | Chester Street |
|---|---|
| Location | Manhattan, New York City |
| Postal code | 10002 |
| Coordinates | 40.43639 N, 73.592674 W |
| North end | Houston Street |
| South end | South Street |
| North | First Avenue |
| East | Orchard Street |
| West | Eldridge Street |
Allen Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan which runs north-south through the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown and the Lower East Side. It is continued north of Houston Street as First Avenue. South of Division Street, it is known as Pike Street to its southern terminus at South Street. The northbound and southbound roadways are separated by a meridian mall, which has two bike lanes located outside the meridian mall; each bike lane is unidirectional. The street's namesake was Master Commandant William Henry Allen, the youngest person to command a Navy ship in the War of 1812. He was killed in action at the age of 28. His exploits included the capture of the British ship HMS Macedonian.[1]
- ^ Moscow, Henry (1979). The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins. New York: Fordham University Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8232-1275-0.