Thompson Street (Manhattan)

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Thompson Street
Location Greenwich Village and SoHo, Manhattan, New York City
Postal code 10012, 10013[1]
North end Washington Square South
South end Avenue of the Americas
East LaGuardia Place
West Sullivan 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]

Notable places[]

  • 60 Thompson, at 60 Thompson Street, hotel.[5]
  • Omen, at 113 Thompson Street, Japanese restaurant; Zagats gave it a food rating of 26, and ranked it # 11 in Soho.[6]
  • Lupa, at 170 Thompson Street, Italian restaurant; Zagats gave it a food rating of 25.[7]
  • Tomoe Sushi, at 172 Thompson Street, sushi restaurant; Zagats gave it a food rating of 26.[8]
  • Carbone, at 181 Thompson Street; an Italian restaurant.
  • Vesuvio Playground, on the corner of Thompson Street and Spring Street; a neighborhood park, formerly named Thompson Street Playground.[9]
  • The Uncommons, at 230 Thompson Street, formerly the Village Chess Shop, now Manhattan's first and only board game cafe.[10][11]
  • Chess Forum, at 219 Thompson Street, chess store and club.[12]

Notable residents[]

  • Thomas Eboli, at 177 Thompson Street, mobster who was acting boss of the Genovese crime family.[13]
  • Carmine Galante, at 206 Thompson Street, mobster and acting boss of the Bonanno crime family.[13]
  • Vincent Gigante, at 181 and 238 Thompson Street, Italian-American mobster who was boss of the Genovese crime family.[13]
  • Bernhard Goetz, at 211 Thompson Street, the Subway Shooter.[14]
  • Anthony Strollo, 177 Thompson Street, mobster who served as a high-ranking capo of the Genovese crime family.[13]
  • Frank Zappa, at 180 Thompson Street, composer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, recording engineer, music producer and film director.[15]
  • Tom Shaner, at 222-224 Thompson Street, singer-songwriter, guitarist, recording engineer, music producer and video director

Gallery[]

  • The Judson Memorial Church on the corner of Thompson Street and Washington Square South

  • Furman Hall of New York University Law School, at Thompson and West 3rd Streets

  • 22 Thomson Street at the corner of Grand Street was built c.1900

References[]

  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. ^ Google. "Thompson Street" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  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. ^ Out, Editors of Time (June 2010). Time Out New York. ISBN 9781846702945. Retrieved April 11, 2013.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Omen | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews". Zagat. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "Lupa Osteria Romana | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews". Zagat. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "Tomoe Sushi | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews". Zagat. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  9. ^ Dobkin, Jake (April 24, 2006). "Playground Mystery on Thompson Street Solved". Gothamist. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Holly Hughes (2007). Frommer's New York City with Kids. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470125694. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  12. ^ Nm Peter Julius Aravena Sloan; Peter Julius Aravena Sloan; Anda Aravena (January 3, 2012). NY Chess Since 1972. Sloans Book Press. pp. 2, 38, 42, 57, 58, 59, 61, 75–. ISBN 978-1-4609-6141-4. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  13. ^ a b c d Eric Ferrara (2011). Manhattan Mafia Guide: Hits, Homes and Headquarters. The History Press. ISBN 9781609493066. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  14. ^ . Hutchinson News. January 6, 1985 https://newspaperarchive.com/hutchinson-news/1985-01-06/page-9. Retrieved April 11, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ^ The Real Frank Zappa Book. Simon and Schuster. 1990. ISBN 9780671705725. Retrieved April 11, 2013.

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