__NOTOC__ Manhattan Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare in the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and

Williamsburg Williamsburg may refer to: Places *Colonial Williamsburg, a living-history museum and private foundation in Virginia *Williamsburg, Brooklyn, neighborhood in New York City *Williamsburg, former name of Kernville (former town), California *Williams ...

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. It is the major shopping street in Greenpoint while it is mostly residential in Williamsburg. The stretch through Greenpoint is also called Little Poland for its high concentration of

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and of Polish-named businesses and signage. The northern end was formerly connected to

Long Island City Long Island City (LIC) is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brook ...

Queens Queens is the largest by area of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the ...

by the Vernon Boulevard Bridge across

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and the southern end is at

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. The southern part of the avenue is one-way northbound while the portion in Greenpoint is bidirectional. The

IND Crosstown Line The IND Crosstown Line or Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division (New York City Subway), B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City. It provides crosstown service between wes ...

of the

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() runs under Manhattan Avenue north of

McCarren Park McCarren Park is a public park in Brooklyn, New York City. It is located on the border of Williamsburg and Greenpoint and is bordered by Nassau Avenue, Bayard Street, Lorimer Street and North 12th Street. The park contains facilities for recrea ...

, and has two stations, Nassau Avenue and

Greenpoint Avenue Roosevelt Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue are main thoroughfares in the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. Roosevelt Avenue begins at 48th Street and Queens Boulevard in the neighborhood of Sunnyside. West of Queens Boulevard, the ...

. Prior to the consolidation of Williamsburg and Greenpoint into the city of Brooklyn in 1855, what is now Manhattan Ave. existed in two unconnected segments. The segment in Williamsburg was called Ewen Street (signs can still be seen in the masonry of some buildings) and the segment in Greenpoint was named Orchard Street below

and Union Avenue above. These were connected near

and renamed Manhattan Ave. This was just one of several street name changes made in an attempt to better integrate the street systems of the different cities and towns after the merger.

Transportation

The G train runs under Manhattan Avenue, with two stations at Nassau Avenue and

. The following bus routes serve the corridor: * The B43 serves Manhattan Avenue north of Driggs Avenue (Greenpoint), and from Box Street to Engert Avenue (

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). * The B62 serves it from Freeman Street to Driggs Avenue (

Fulton Mall Fulton Street is a long east–west street in northern Brooklyn, New York City. This street begins at the intersection of Adams Street and Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights, and runs eastward to East New York and Cypress Hills. At the bo ...

), and from Nassau Avenue to Green Street ( Queens Plaza). * The Prospect Park-bound runs from Nassau Avenue to Driggs Avenue.

References

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