Why do I find it odd that west 4th runs up across to west 12th

[nobodysbusiness]

Originally Posted by Jcb78

I only recently started going to the West village because of a restaurant I like there. And who knows if that will ever reopen. Anyway that was on McDougal. So i had to get familiar with the area again. Not my favorite section.

What is the restaurant you like on MacDougal?

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by BugsyPal

Greenwich Village existed as a rural village sort of area in 17th century and thus was allowed to keep its original grid plan when city designed the new master plan in 18th century that gave us much of Manhattan known today.


https://gvshp.org/blog/2018/08/28/st...d-in-new-tool/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenw...lage#Grid_plan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Street_(Manhattan)

More changes came in early part of 20th century with arrival of subways where construction meant displacement and changes to street pattern. https://forgotten-ny.com/1999/09/gre...age-necrology/

Here is a map of Manhattan from over two hundred years ago when "original Manhattan Street Grid" was created. You can see clearly how things change just above GV and large parts of West Village; but below those areas things remain pretty much as they had when first Europeans began laying things out upon arrival.

https://www.6sqft.com/204-years-ago-...came-official/

Yes. A good trivia question is, "What was the name of the settlement north of Nieuw Amsterdam/New York City in the 17th century?"

Greenwich Village, of course.

When I just read up a little more on Wiki, I found this topical remark:

In 1822, a yellow fever epidemic in New York encouraged residents to flee to the healthier air of Greenwich Village, and afterwards many stayed.

[dfc99]

Originally Posted by Jcb78

Is that true? That practically my neighborhood. I will check. Still not as odd as a street meeting another that is 8 blocks away usually.

Yes, the streets do intersect, look at the google link I provided. There are other weird example of intersections like that all over the city.



151 Ave & 153 Ave, Queens - https://goo.gl/maps/WzkGUheTYeLAuTf88