Alfred E Smith Recreation Center

Alfred E Smith Recreation Center is a sports venue in Manhattan, New York which is located on Catherine Street. Alfred E Smith Recreation Center is situated nearby to Brooklyn Bridge, as well as near the quarter Downtown Manhattan.

Type: Sports venue
Also known as: “AES” and “Alfred E. Smith Recreation Center”
Address: 90 Catherine Street, New York, NY 10038

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brooklyn Bridge and Freedom Tower.

Brooklyn Bridge

Photo: CPacker, CC BY 2.0.

The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River. Brooklyn Bridge is situated 1,700 feet south of Alfred E Smith Recreation Center.

Freedom Tower

Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0.

One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC and the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Freedom Tower is situated 1 mile west of Alfred E Smith Recreation Center.

Woolworth Building

Photo: Aude, Public domain.

The Woolworth Building is a 792-foot-tall residential building and early skyscraper at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City, United States. Woolworth Building is situated 3,100 feet west of Alfred E Smith Recreation Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Downtown Manhattan.

Chinatown

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Manhattan's famous Chinatown is a lively neighborhood, full of good values in restaurants and food shopping. Also on sale are cheap knockoffs of designer labels made in China, and all sorts of trinkets and toys.

Downtown Manhattan

Quarter

Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan, is the southernmost part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The area is the historical birthplace of New York City and in the 17th and 18th centuries composed the entirety of the city.

Little Italy

Neighborhood

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Little Italy is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City, once known for its Italian American population. It is bounded on the west by Tribeca and Soho, on the south by Chinatown, on the east by the Bowery and Lower East Side, and on the north by Nolita.

Alfred E Smith Recreation Center

Categories: building, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.71019° or 40° 42′ 37″ north

Longitude

-73.99765° or 73° 59′ 52″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Height

41 feet (12 metres)

Roof shape

flat

Named after

Al Smith

Open location code

87G8P262+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 278231645

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

GeoNames ID

5106957

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