240 Centre Street
240 Centre Street, formerly the New York City Police Headquarters, is a building in the Little Italy neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States.Photo: ajay suresh, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: Historic building in Manhattan, New York
- Also known as: “Former New York City Police Headquarters”, “Former Police Headquarters Building”, “New York City Police Headquarters”, “Old New York City Police Headquarters”, “Police Apartments”, and “Police Building”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Chinese in America and Brooklyn Bridge.
Museum of Chinese in America
Museum
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
The Museum of Chinese in America is a museum in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, which exhibits Chinese American history. It is a nonprofit 501 education and cultural institution that presents the living history, heritage, culture, and diverse experiences of Chinese Americans through exhibitions, educational services and public programs. Museum of Chinese in America is situated 420 feet southwest of 240 Centre Street.
Brooklyn Bridge
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 mile south of 240 Centre Street.
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 southwest of 240 Centre Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Italy and SoHo.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 NoHo or Nolita.
SoHo
SoHo, short for "South of Houston Street" and a reference to its supposed similarities to the London Soho, is a diverse and increasingly upscale neighborhood of Manhattan.
Chinatown
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
240 Centre Street
- Categories: prison, residential building, police station, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.72014° or 40° 43′ 13″ northLongitude
-73.99794° or 73° 59′ 53″ westOpen location code
87G8P2C2+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 247867323OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q2813546
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“240 Centre Street” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “240 Centre Street”
- Chinese: “中央街240号”
- French: “240 Centre Street”
- German: “240 Centre Street”
- Japanese: “240 センター・ストリート”
- Spanish: “240 Centre Street”
- Spanish: “Edificio de la antigua sede de la Policia de Nueva York”
- Spanish: “Edificio de la antigua sede de la Policía de Nueva York”
- Spanish: “Former Police Headquarters Building”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Open Door Senior Center and Odd Fellows Hall.
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