Peretz Square
Peretz Square is a public park in Lower Manhattan, New York City, which marks the spot where Houston Street, First Avenue, and First Street meet. Peretz Square marks the spot where the smaller grid of the Lower East Side meets the grand regularity of the Commissioners' Plan street grid of 1811.Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include New York University and Rockwood Music Hall.
New York University
University
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
New York University is a private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institution near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education.
Rockwood Music Hall
Theater building
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockwood Music Hall was a music venue at 196 Allen Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Owner Ken Rockwood, aka "The Professor", opened the establishment in 2005 as a small bar and music venue.
Katz’s Delicatessen
Restaurant
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Katz's Delicatessen, also known as Katz's of New York City, is a kosher-style delicatessen at 205 East Houston Street, on the southwest corner of Houston and Ludlow Streets on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include NoHo and East Village.
NoHo
Neighborhood
Photo: GK tramrunner229, CC BY-SA 3.0.
NoHo, short for "North of Houston Street", is a primarily residential neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded by Mercer Street to the west, the Bowery to the east, 9th Street to the north, and Houston Street to the south.
East Village
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The East Village, east of the Village on Manhattan, was traditionally considered part of the Lower East Side, and constitutes the portion north of Houston St, south of 14th St, and east of Broadway.
Alphabet City
Neighborhood
Photo: Rtd2101, Public domain.
Alphabet City is a neighborhood located within the East Village in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Its name comes from Avenues A, B, C, and D, the only avenues in Manhattan to have single-letter names.
Peretz Square
- Type: Park
- Description: square in Manhattan, New York
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.72293° or 40° 43′ 23″ northLongitude
-73.98785° or 73° 59′ 16″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Named after
Itzhak PeretzOpen location code
87G8P2F6+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 111563947OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
6348445Wikidata ID
Q7167902
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Peretz Square” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Peretz Square”
- Hebrew: “כיכר פרץ”
- Japanese: “ペレツ・スクエア”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower East Side and SoHo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include One and One and Russ & Daughters.
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