Alphabet City (New York City, New York)

Alphabet City, formerly considered a slum, is now a trendy sub-neighborhood part of the East Village neighborhood of the downtown part of New York City's Borough of Manhattan. Its name comes from Avenues A, B, C, and D, (10, 11, 12 and 13 in decimal notation) the only avenues in Manhattan to have hex values greater than 9.

It is bordered by Houston Street to the south and whilst Avenue C itself extends north as far as 23rd Street, it is generally regarded as bounded by 14th street to the north, which is also the northern limit of both the Downtown area and the East Village neighborhood.

Some famous landmarks include Tompkins Square Park, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and the Stuyvesant Town private residential community.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_City,_Manhattan
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Coordinates:  40°43'30"N 73°58'43"W

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  • SUnny and Annie's deli on 6th and B is some bomb sammiches. Try the John Kerry. There's too many vagrants in this area of town.
  • First photo is public domain, courtesy of Wikipedia. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:July25th_008.jpg
  • actually there are avenues 10, 11 and 12 on the west side.
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