Grand Street (Manhattan)

The Grand Street is a street in the south of New York City's district of Manhattan, USA.

Location and History

The Grand Street runs through downtown Manhattan in an east-west direction parallel and south of Delancey Street SoHo Chinatown, Little Italy and the Lower East Side to the East River.

To the west of Chrystie Street, the Grand Street runs one-way street - east of it in both directions. It has an additional bike lane.

In the 19th century, before the construction of the Williamsburg Bridge, linking the Grand Street Ferry, the Grand Street (Manhattan ) with the Grand Street ( Brooklyn ).

Buildings along the Grand Street

The Cooperative Village extends over several blocks at the southern end of Grand Street. Other notable buildings include the old Police Headquarters Building, the building of the Home Savings of America and the Bialystok Synagogue.

Transport

The Grand Street is connected via the U -Bahn station Grand Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) to public transport.

Shops

Most of the remaining Jewish -owned shops in the Lower East Side are located on the Grand Street - such as Kossar 's Bialys, East Side Glatt, Moishe 's Kosher Bakery or East Broadway Bakery on Grand.