Forsyth Street runs from

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south to Henry Street in the

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. The street was named in 1817 for Lt. Colonel

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. Forsyth Street's southernmost portion, south of Canal Street, runs parallel to the

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. On the east side of the block from East Broadway to Canal Street, a number of so-called “

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es” (operated by different companies) start their routes to cities across the

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, including

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, and Washington, D.C. On the west side of this block, a greenmarket operates in the shadow of the bridge. Forsyth Street is interrupted north of Canal Street for one block due to a 20th-century schoolhouse, now housing Pace University High School and I.S. 131, built on the former route. From there it runs parallel to Chrystie Street that lies to its west, with

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separating the two. Starting in October 2008, the parallel parking lane on the west side of the street lies not along the curbstone, but is separated from it by a bike lane carrying traffic north from the

. The street traverses the

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neighborhood of Manhattan. From south to north, Forsyth Street starts at Henry Street, intersects East Broadway, Division Street, and Canal Street, becomes a pedestrian street for one block, then continues from Hester Street, intersects Grand Street,

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, Delancey Street,

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and Stanton Street, and ends at

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