Varick Street

Varick Street

Varick Street runs north-south in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Varick Street originates in the West Village, where it is a continuation of Seventh Avenue south of Clarkson Street. It continues downtown through the western portions of SoHo and TriBeCa until it reaches Leonard Street, where it merges with West Broadway. Major east-west streets crossed include Houston Street and Canal Street. At Broome Street, the two rightmost lanes of Varick Street split from the main roadway and enter the Holland Tunnel.

Varick Street is named for Richard Varick, an early New York lawmaker and mayor of New York City from 1789 to 1801, who owned property there. [ [http://www.lowermanhattan.info/news/downtown_street_names_and_44900.aspx Downtown Street Names and the Stories They Tell] , LowerManhattan.info. Accessed August 22, 2007. "An extension of Seventh Avenue leading south from Clarkson Street, Varick Street got its name from Richard Varick, who served as the mayor of the city from 1791 to 1801."]

Transportation

The downtown M20 bus route runs the entire length of Varick Street, from its origin at Seventh Avenue to its end at West Broadway. Additionally, the crosstown M21 bus intersects Varick Street in two places, at Houston Street in the westbound direction and at Spring Street in the eastbound direction.

The Houston Street, Franklin Street and Canal Street stations on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line (1 2) are located on Varick Street.

References

Streets of Manhattan
West = West Side Highway
East = Essex Street/Rutgers Street


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