Stuyvesant Street

Stuyvesant Street is one of the oldest streets in Manhattan, running diagonally from 9th Street at Third Avenue to 10th Street near Second Avenue within the East Village. It is a one-way street heading eastbound and is geographically aligned east–west, unlike most Manhattan streets, which follow a southwest–northeast grid offset by 28.9 degrees. Much of the street is part of the St. Mark's Historic District. Historically, Stuyvesant Street was part of Petrus Stuyvesant's farm, extending from Bowery Road (now Fourth Avenue) to his manor house, which burned down in 1778. The site of the manor house and cemetery is now St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery. During the 18th and 19th centuries, it was a major thoroughfare and market street but later evolved into a quiet residential area with single-family homes and apartment buildings. The Hamilton Fish House at 21 Stuyvesant Street, also known as the Stuyvesant Fish House, is a New York City landmark owned by Cooper Union. The street was an exception to the 1811 Commissioner's Plan grid system. A portion of the street between 10th Street and Second Avenue, originally fronting St. Mark's Church, became Abe Lebewohl Park after being neglected and renovated in the late 20th century. In the mid-20th century, a block-wide building for Cooper Union was constructed on Third to Fourth Avenues, and in 2011–2012, this section was restored as a pedestrian plaza. East of Second Avenue, some buildings still align with Stuyvesant Street’s original path. The street has also been featured in films like *The ...