Alphabet City

Alphabet City is a neighborhood located within the in the borough of . Its name comes from Avenues A, B, C, and D, the only avenues in Manhattan to have single-letter names.
Wikipedia
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  • Neighborhood
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
  • Description: neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, USA
  • Also known as
    “Alphabet City, Manhattan”
    “Loisaida”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tompkins Square Park and St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church.

Park
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 10.5-acre public in the…

Church
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St. Brigid's Roman Catholic Church, also known as St.

Museum
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The is a not-for profit museum founded by the Times Up!

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Village and Lower East Side.

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The , east of the on …

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The of is a mix of old and…

Neighborhood
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, short for "North of Houston Street"…

Alphabet City

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Latitude
40.7251° or 40° 43′ 30″ north
Longitude
-73.97958° or 73° 58′ 47″ west
Open location code
87G8P2GC+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158801311
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11819914
Wiki­data ID
Q1156938

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Alphabet City” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Alphabet City”
  • Chinese: “字母城”
  • Czech: “Alphabet City”
  • Dutch: “Alphabet City”
  • Finnish: “Alphabet City”
  • French: “Alphabet City”
  • German: “Alphabet City”
  • Hebrew: “אלפבית סיטי”
  • Italian: “Alphabet City”
  • Japanese: “アルファベット・シティ”
  • Japanese: “アルファベット・シティー”
  • Japanese: “アルファベットシティ”
  • Japanese: “アルファベットシティー”
  • Korean: “알파벳 시티”
  • Korean: “알파벳시티”
  • Papiamento: “Alphabet City”
  • Portuguese: “Alphabet City”
  • Romanian: “Alphabet City, Manhattan”
  • Romanian: “Alphabet City”
  • Russian: “Алфабет-сити”
  • Russian: “Алфабет-Сити”
  • Russian: “Алфавитный город”
  • Serbian: “Alfabet siti”
  • Serbian: “Алфабет сити”
  • Slovak: “Alphabet City”
  • Spanish: “Alphabet City”
  • Swedish: “Alphabet City”
  • Turkish: “Alphabet City”
  • Ukrainian: “Альфабет-Сіті”
  • Urdu: “الفابیٹ سٹی، مین ہٹن”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gramercy and Union Square.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include East 7th Baptist Church - Graffiti and De Colores Community Yard & Cultural Center.

Manhattan: Highlights

Notable places include Central Park and Upper East Side.

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