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Vesey Street (/ˈviːzi/VEE-zee)[1] is a street inNew York City that runs east-west inLower Manhattan. The street is named after Rev.William Vesey (1674–1746), the first rector of nearbyTrinity Church.[2]
The intersection of Vesey and West Streets was the site of the Washington Market, the city's main produce market. Established in 1812, its location near the docks facilitated the movement of goods.[3]
Prior to the construction of theWorld Trade Center it ran as a continuous street fromBroadway to theHudson River. As of 2013, it is still a continuous street, but it has four discontinuous segments with mixed uses:
The eastern extension of the street at Broadway isAnn Street.
Designed byRobert D. Kohn in theArt Nouveau style, theOldNew York Evening Post Building at 20 Vesey Street was completed in 1907.[4] It was designated as aNew York City landmark in 1965[5] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[6]
TheBarclay–Vesey Building occupies the entire block bounded by West Street to the west, Barclay Street to the north, Vesey Street to the south, and Washington Street to the east. Built in 1923, it served as the corporate headquarters ofNew York Telephone Company (NYTel).[3] Verizon maintains a presence at this location, although its headquarters is now inMidtown. TheArt Deco building was designated as a New York City landmark in 1991[5] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[7]
Adjacent to Vesey Street isSt. Paul's Chapel, theChurch Street Station Post Office, and theWorld Trade Center. The street next to the World Trade Center was closed to pedestrians after theterrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and has not yet been reopened to vehicular traffic. A structure left standing after the collapse of the adjacent buildings is known as theSurvivors' Staircase which has been preserved and can be viewed in theNational September 11 Memorial & Museum. TheWorld Trade Center PATH station is accessible from the street at the World Trade Center site.
Just past the western end of the street is theIrish Hunger Memorial. This end of the street is in the northern part ofBattery Park City.
Vesey Street was the birthplace ofThe Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, the retail group more commonly known as "A&P."
The western traffic portion of Vesey Street is used by the eastboundM20 and westboundM22 buses, the latter of which terminates. On the eastern traffic portion, theM55 crosses Vesey on Church Street northbound and Broadway southbound.
