Lower Manhattan

April 5, 2022:  9.3 miles to run the perimeter of Lower Manhattan, from 14th Street in the north to southern tip of Broadway in the south, from river to river. From the beginning of Broadway in the south I ran north to Wall Street, which was the northern border of New Amsterdam, and then east … Read more

East-West Streets (part 5), LES and SoHo

Week 13:  7 miles to run several East-West streets between the two rivers from Hester/Howard (just north of Canal) north to Spring: starting at Hester into Howard, Grand, Broome, and then Spring. This covers parts of the Lower East Side, SoHo, and what’s now called Hudson Square (south of the West Village). 11:00am Friday (12/3/2021).  … Read more

East-West Streets (part 4), LES and SoHo

Week 12:  8.5 miles to run several East-West streets between the two rivers from Houston southward: starting at Kenmare into Delancey, Rivington into Prince, Houston, and then Stanton. This covers parts of the Lower East Side, SoHo, and what’s now called Hudson Square (south of the West Village). Two-mile-long Houston Street is one of the … Read more

NoHo and SoHo Streets (N-S)

Week 11:  9 and a half miles to run the North-South streets of NoHo and SoHo:  Starting off with Great Jones Alley, then Elizabeth, Mott, Mulberry, Baxter, Centre, Crosby, Mercer, Greene, Wooster, West Broadway/LaGuardia Place, Thompson, Sullivan, and MacDougal. 11:30am Monday (11/29/2021). (I covered Broadway and Lafayette on a previous run.) (see main map for … Read more

East-West Streets (part 3)

Week 10:  12 miles to run the remaining East-West streets just north of Houston (6th, 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st). 12pm Monday (11/22/2021).   (see main map for details)

Lower East Side Streets (N-S), part 2

Week 9:  8 miles to run the North-South streets deep in the Lower East Side (LoLo) from Houston to South Street:  Lewis, Jackson, Gouverneur, Scammell (not really a street anymore), Willett, Pitt into Montgomery, Clinton, Ridge, Attorney, Suffolk, Norfolk, Ludlow, Orchard, Eldridge, Forsyth, Rutgers, Jefferson. 11:00am Monday (11/15/2021). (I did not run the extensions of … Read more

Lower East Side streets (E-W), part 1

Week 8:  5.5 miles to run the East-West streets deep in the Lower East Side from Catherine Street (south of the Manhattan Bridge) to Grand Street (just south of the Williamsburg Bridge), all south of Canal Street or east of East Broadway: Division, East Broadway, Henry, Madison, Monroe, Cherry, and Water. 11:00am Monday (11/8/2021). Very … Read more

East-West Streets (part 2); West Village (part 2)

Week 7:  10 miles to run three more East-West streets (10th, 9th, 8th) and the West Village maze of side streets between W. 10th and Houston.  9:00am Sunday (10/31/2021). Key to some of the places is below.  (see main map for details)            

East-West Streets (part 1); West Village (part 1)

Week 6:  10 miles to run three East-West streets (13th, 12th, 11th) and the West Village maze of side streets between W. 14th and W. 10th.  9:00am Sunday (10/24/2021). Key to some of the places is below.  (see main map for details) (Thank you Miriam for accompanying me for 6 1/2 miles!) Sunday, October 24, … Read more

Lower East Side Avenues and Streets (N-S)

Week 5:  10 miles to run the North-South avenues and streets of the Lower East Side from Canal (or Grand) to 14th Street (Aves. D, C, B, A, First, and Second; Bowery, Lafayette). 9:00am Sunday (10/3/2021). Key to some of the places is below.  (see main map for details) Sunday, October 3, 2021 Cecil Taylor … Read more