Vesey Street
The Vesey Street is a street in the south of New York City's district of Manhattan, USA.
Location and History
The Vesey Street runs east- west through Lower Manhattan. Before the construction of the World Trade Center they ran from Broadway to the Hudson River. Since 2009 she runs into four sections:
- From Broadway to Church Street for vehicle traffic and pedestrians.
- From Church Street to West Street as a pedestrian zone. This section has been broadened by the construction of the World Trade Center and disconnects the World Trade Center on the south side of the street from the Verizon Building on the north side of the road.
- In Battery Park City neighborhood of West Street to North End Avenue for motor vehicle traffic and pedestrians.
- As a short walk to the North End Avenue to River Terrace and the Irish Hunger Memorial to the west.
Two sections of Vesey Street are connected to a pedestrian bridge with each other, which leads through the West Street to the World Financial Center. The western end of the street is located in the northern part of Battery Park City. East of Broadway the road is called Ann Street.
Important buildings
In addition to the Vesey Street is St. Paul's Chapel, the Church Street Station Post Office and the World Trade Center site. Outstanding buildings are the Old Art Nouveau New York Evening Post Building and the Art Deco Barclay - Vesey Building, later moved the headquarters of Verizon Communications in the.
History
The Vesey Street was named after the Reverend William Vesey (1674-1746), the first pastor of the nearby Trinity Church. The supermarket chain A & P had their first shop in the Vesey Street.
Since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the street is closed to car traffic. A part of the building that remained standing after the collapse, has been preserved and is known as the Survivors ' Staircase. In the area between Church Street and Washington Street, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum is located.
Transport
The subway stop World Trade Center is accessible from the Vesey Street from.