 Row Houses on Sullivan Street are part of theMacDougal–Sullivan Gardens Historic District | |
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| Former name | Varick Place |
|---|---|
| Location | Greenwich Village,South Village andSoHo, Manhattan, New York City |
| Postal code | 10012, 10013[1] |
| Coordinates | 40°43′37″N74°00′07″W / 40.727°N 74.002°W /40.727; -74.002 |
| North end | Washington Square South |
| South end | Canal Street/Sixth Avenue/Watts Street atDuarte Square |
| East | Thompson Street |
| West | Macdougal Street |
Sullivan Street is a street inLower Manhattan, which previously ran north fromDuarte Square atCanal Street,[citation needed] but since around 2012 begins atBroome Street, toWashington Square South, through the neighborhoods ofHudson Square,SoHo, theSouth Village andGreenwich Village. It runs parallel to and betweenMacdougal Street (to the west) andThompson Street (to the east). Part of the street is in theMacDougal–Sullivan Gardens Historic District. The street was named forRevolutionary WarMajor GeneralJohn Sullivan in 1799; before then, it was known as Locust Street.[2]
Notable places include83 and 85 Sullivan Street;116 Sullivan Street;Vesuvio Playground atSpring Street, a neighborhood park, formerly named Thompson Street Playground; andSt. Anthony of Padua Church at 155 Sullivan Street, near the corner ofHouston Street.
Notable residents include Genovese crime family bossVincent Gigante; artist and satiristJoey Skaggs at 135 Sullivan Street,[3] politicianFiorello La Guardia, three-termMayor of New York City, who was born at 177 Sullivan Street;[4] Vogue editrixAnna Wintour lived on Sullivan Street;[5] composerEdgard Varèse and his wifeLouise lived at 188 Sullivan.[6]
