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Thompson Street (Manhattan)

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Thompson Street
Map
LocationGreenwich Village and SoHo, Manhattan, New York City
Postal code10012, 10013[1]
North endWashington Square South
South endAvenue of the Americas
EastLaGuardia Place
WestSullivan Street

Thompson Street is a street in the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo in New York City, which runs north–south, from Washington Square Park at Washington Square South (West Fourth Street) to the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) below Grand Street, where the street turns right to Sixth Avenue; it thus does not connect with Canal Street just a half block south of the turning point. It runs parallel to and between Sullivan Street (to the west), and LaGuardia Place (formerly Laurens Street) which becomes West Broadway (to the east). Vehicular traffic goes southbound.[2][3]

The street was named for Revolutionary War Brigadier General William Thompson, who served in New York and Canada.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Zip Code Finder and Boundary Map". Maps.huge.info. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Luther S Harris (2003). Around Washington Square: an illustrated history of Greenwich Village. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801873416. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Thompson Street" (Map). Google Maps.
  4. ^ Feirstein, Sanna (2001). Naming New York: Manhattan Places & How They Got Their Names. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-2712-6.
  5. ^ Dobkin, Jake (April 24, 2006). "Playground Mystery on Thompson Street Solved". Gothamist. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Peter Julius Aravena Sloan (2012). NY Chess Since 1972: A Guide Book of Places to Go and People You Will See Around NY Chess. Sloans Book Press. ISBN 9781460961414. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  7. ^ Holly Hughes (2007). Frommer's New York City with Kids. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470125694. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  8. ^ The June 2001 issue of Art in America [No. 6 - p 116-121, 143] featured an article by Janet Koplos on his work. Abraham David Christian has been described as an "international artist whose work cannot be confined to any one country or defined by any one culture."
  9. ^ a b c d Eric Ferrara (2011). Manhattan Mafia Guide: Hits, Homes and Headquarters. The History Press. ISBN 9781609493066. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  10. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (January 6, 1985). "Vigilante: portrait of the subway shooter". The Hutchinson News. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  11. ^ The Real Frank Zappa Book. Simon and Schuster. 1990. ISBN 9780671705725. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
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