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Forsyth Street runs fromHouston Street south toHenry Street in theNew York Cityborough ofManhattan. The street was named in 1817 for Lt. ColonelBenjamin Forsyth.[2]
Forsyth Street's southernmost portion, south ofCanal Street, runs parallel to theManhattan Bridge inChinatown. 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 housingPace University High School and I.S. 131, built on the former route. There is a dead-end section of Forsyth Street just north of Canal Street, which is used as a parking area andopen street.[3] North of there it runs parallel toChrystie Street that lies to its west, withSara D. Roosevelt Park separating the two. Since October 2008 the parallel parking lane on the west side of the street is separated from the curb by a bicycle lane carrying traffic north from theManhattan Bridge. The street traverses theLower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan.
From south to north, Forsyth Street starts atHenry Street, intersectsEast Broadway,Division Street, andCanal Street, becomes apedestrian street for one block, then continues fromHester Street, intersectsGrand Street,Broome Street,Delancey Street,Rivington Street andStanton Street, and ends atHouston Street.
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