List of eponymous streets in New York City

This is a list of streets and squares in New York City named after a person, organized by borough.

Manhattan

* Allen Street – Captain William Henry Allen, the youngest person to command a Navy ship in the War of 1812.
* Ann Street – Ann White, wife of developer and merchant Capt. Thomas White
* Astor Place and Astor Row – John Jacob Astor and other members of the Astor family, landowners
* Baxter Street - Lt. Col. Charles Baxter, a hero of the Mexican War who was killed in Chapultepec in 1849.
* Bayard Street and Hester Street – Hester Bayard
* Beach Street – Paul Bache, the son-in-law of Anthony Lispenard, who owned Lispenard Meadows, just south of what is now Canal Street
* Beekman Place, Beekman Street, William Street – Wilhelmus Beekman
* Bleecker Street – Anthony Bleecker (1770–1827). a lawyer, poet and friend of Washington Irving and William Cullen Bryant, because the street ran through Bleecker's farm.
* Bogardus Place – the Bogardus family, including Everardus Bogardus and James Bogardus
* Bond Street - William Bond, city surveyor.
* Bowery - an anglicization of the Dutch bouwerie, derived from an antiquated Dutch word for "farm": In the 17th century the area contained many large farms.
* Broome Street – John Broome, lieutenant governor of New York
* Cabrini Boulevard – Mother Cabrini
* Charles Street – Charles Christopher Amos, landowner
* Christopher Street – Charles Christopher Amos, landowner. Prior to 1799 known as Skinner Road after Col. William Skinner, son-in-law of landowner Adm. Peter Warren
* Columbus Circle – for the quadcentennial of the first voyage of Christopher Columbus
* Cortlandt Street – for the Cortlandt family, landowners
* Delancey Street – James De Lancey, who served as chief justice, lieutenant governor, and acting colonial governor of the Province of New York, and who owned a farm located in what is now the Lower East Side
* Frederick Douglass Boulevard - named after Frederick Douglass, African American abolitionist, orator, newspaper publisher, and author who is famous for his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself.
* Doyers Street - Hendrik Doyer, an 18th-century Dutch immigrant who bought the property facing the Bowery in 1791
* Dyckman Street – named for Dutch farmer William Dyckman, whose family owned over 250 acres (11,000,000 sq ft) of farmland in the area; the Dyckman House, located nearby at the corner of Broadway and 204th Street, was built by William Dyckman in 1784 and is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan, and many consider it the border between Washington Heights and Inwood.
* Eldridge Street – Lt. Joseph C. Eldridge, killed in the War of 1812
* Elizabeth Street - Elizabeth Rynders, wife of Nicholas Bayard II, and daughter of Hester Rynders Bayard.
* Essex Street - Essex county of England
* Forsyth Street – Lt. Col. Benjamin Forsyth
* Fulton Street – Robert Fulton
* Gansevoort Street - Peter Gansevoort, a hero in the siege of Fort Stanwix (Fort Schuyler) which contributed to the downfall of Burgoyne's army at the Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War.
* Gay Street – possibly "R. Gay," apocryphally to Sidney Howard Gay.
* Gold Street - Nathan Gold, an American colonial leader and deputy governor of the Colony of Connecticut.
* Gouverneur Street - Abraham Gouverneur, a 15th-century French immigrant turned big-time New York political activist.
* Great Jones Street – Samuel Jones, "The Father of The New York Bar"
* Henry Street – Henry Rutgers, American Revolutionary War hero
* Houston Street (pronounced ) – William Houstoun, Founding Father.
* Hudson Street - Henry Hudson, an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States. Also named after the Hudson River
* Irving Place – Washington Irving known for his ''A History of New York'' and short stories like ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow''
* John Street - John Haberdinck, a wealthy Dutch shoemaker
* Jones Street - Doctor Gardner Jones
* Peter Jennings Way – Peter Jennings, ABC News anchor
* Juan Pablo Duarte Boulevard (part of Saint Nicholas Avenue) – Juan Pablo Duarte, a founding father of the Dominican Republic
* Kenmare Street - Kenmare, a small town in County Kerry, Ireland
* Lafayette Street – Marquis de Lafayette, a French hero of the American Revolutionary War
* LaGuardia Place – Fiorello LaGuardia, Mayor of New York City
* Lenox Avenue – James Lenox, philanthropist
* Ludlow Street – Augustus Ludlow, War of 1812 naval hero
* MacDougal Street – Alexander McDougall, Revolutionary War hero
* Madison Avenue and Madison Street – James Madison, fourth president of the United States
* Malcolm X Boulevard (co-named with Lenox Avenue) – Malcolm X American human rights activist
* Mercer Street – Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War figure
* Mott Street - Joseph Mott, a butcher and tavern owner who provided support to the rebel forces in the American Revolution.
* Mulberry Street - mulberry trees
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* Nassau Street – William of Nassau
* North Moore Street – Benjamin Moore (bishop), second Episcopal bishop of New York, president of Columbia University
* Rivington Street – James Rivington, Revolutionary War-era publisher
* Rutgers Street – Henry Rutgers, American Revolutionary War hero
* St. Mark's Place
* Saint Nicholas Avenue – Saint Nicholas
* Stanton Street – George Stanton, an associate of landowner James De Lancey
* Stuyvesant Street – Peter Stuyvesant, last governor of New Netherland, who owned the land
* Sullivan Street – John Sullivan, American Revolutionary War general
* Thompson Street – William Thompson, Revolutionary War general
* Vanderbilt Avenue – Vanderbilt family, who owned Grand Central Terminal, the construction of which predated construction of the road
* Varick Street – Richard Varick, American Revolutionary War figure and Mayor of New York City
* Vesey Street (pronounced VEE-see) – after Rev. William Vesey
* Washington Street – George Washington, first president of the United States
* William Street - Wilhelmus Beekman
* Wooster Street – David Wooster, American Revolutionary War hero
* Worth Street – William J. Worth, American officer during the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican–American War
* Vandam Street - Anthony Van Dam, a wine and liquor dealer who was active in civil affair.

Squares

* Chatham Square – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and Prime Minister of Great Britain
* Duffy Square – Chaplain Francis P. Duffy of New York's 69th Infantry Regiment
* Hanover Square – the House of Hanover
* Herald Square – '' New York Herald''
* Lincoln Square – a local landowner
* Madison Square – James Madison, fourth President of the United States
* Times Square – ''The New York Times''
* Tompkins Square Park – Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825), Vice President of the United States
* Verdi Square – Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer
* Washington Square Park – George Washington
* Worth Square – William J. Worth

The Bronx

* Bruckner Boulevard and Bruckner Expressway – Henry Bruckner, politician and longtime borough president
* Major Deegan Expressway – William Francis Deegan, an architect, organizer of the American Legion, major in the Army Corps of Engineers, and Democratic Party political leader in New York City
* Southern Boulevard (formerly Theodore Kazimiroff Boulevard) – Theodore Kazimiroff, Bronx historian and a founder of The Bronx County Historical Society. Although part of Southern Boulevard was renamed after Kazimiroff in 1980, his name was removed from street signs in 2011 because he was not well known even among many Bronx locals. This was one of the few instances where an eponymous street has reverted to its old name.

Brooklyn

* Albee Square – named after Edward Franklin Albee II
* Adams Street - named after John Adams
* Cadman Plaza - named after Samuel Parkes Cadman
* Clark Street - named after Lewis Clark
* Cropsey Avenue - named after the Cropsey family
* DeKalb Avenue – named after Johann de Kalb
* Duffield Street - named after John Duffield
* Fulton Street – named after Robert Fulton
* Hoyt Street - named after Jesse Hoyt
* Joralemon Street - named after Tumis Joralemon
* Lawrence Street - named after William Beach Lawrence
* Linden Boulevard - named after Pierre Léonard Vander Linden
* Madison Street - named after James Madison
* Malcolm X Boulevard - named after Reverend Malcolm X
* McGuinness Boulevard – named after Peter McGuinness
* Nostrand Avenue - named after Gerret Noorstrandt
* Schermerhorn Street - named after Peter Schermerhorn
* Tilden Avenue - named after Samuel J. Tilden
* Vanderbilt Avenue – named after Vanderbilt family

Queens

* Francis Lewis Boulevard – Francis Lewis, local resident and signer of the Declaration of Independence
* Jackie Robinson Parkway – Jackie Robinson – Major League Baseball player
* Roosevelt Avenue – Theodore Roosevelt
* Steinway Street – named for the makers of the famed Steinway piano. Their factory is located in Astoria, Queens, where this street runs through.
* Van Wyck Expressway (formerly Van Wyck Boulevard) – named for Robert Anderson Van Wyck, first mayor of New York City after the consolidation of the five boroughs

Staten Island

* Father Capodanno Boulevard – Vincent R. Capodanno, killed in action in the Vietnam War
* Hylan Boulevard – John F. Hylan, Mayor of New York City

See also

* List of eponymous roads in London
* List of eponymous streets in Metro Manila

References

Further reading

New York Songlines: Virtual Walking Tours of Manhattan Streets

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