Madison Street is a two-waythoroughfare on theLower East Side of theNew York Cityborough ofManhattan that begins under theBrooklyn Bridge entrance ramp and ends atGrand Street. It is roughly sixteen large city blocks long. Due to security measures implemented after theSeptember 11 attacks, public access to the part of the street before St. James Place is restricted.[1]
The character of Madison Street changes from block to block. There are housing projects east ofPike Street. Between Catherine Street and Pike Street, the street is residential, dominated by mostlytenements. The street is considered one of the southern boundaries ofChinatown.[2]
TheHamilton-Madison House at 50 Madison Street is a major provider ofchild care for theChinatown,Two Bridges, andLower East Side neighborhoods.[3][4] Madison Street is surrounded by housing projects, tenements and schools.PS 1,PS 2, and the Corlears Complex schools all have yards facing the street. There is a medical facility with clinics and pharmacy facilities (Gouverneur Health Care Services) at 227 Madison Street.[5][6]
TheF and <F> trains stops at theEast Broadway station, and there is an exit at Madison Street. TheM22 bus runs eastbound on Madison Street fromGrand Street toSt. James Place, and westbound from Grand toPike Streets. TheM15 bus runs on Madison Street from Pike Street to St. James Place.[7]
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