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Carmine St
"The Pizza."
I'm going to ditto the guy who mentioned pizza on this block. That's the only reason I end up on it. It's kind of an odd street, and naturally through getting to work or school you're less likely to end up on it than a lot of other streets - but it's worth patronizing some businesses here, a little less cheezy than those on Bleecker around the corner. Nice bike lane too!
Rutherford Pl
""Next to Stuyvesant Park""
That's the main way to describe this street besides "really nice" and "pretty".
It's a great little street. The schools around the corner are good, the park is good, the area is safe. Overall, one of the best tiny streets in the city. Low traffic, low human density. Good stuff. No where to eat or sit down though besides the park, really. But overall a good spot to relax for 5 or 10 minutes. Not ideal to end up driving down 16th to here, you'll just end up having to turn around and go back up 15h or 17th.
It's a great little street. The schools around the corner are good, the park is good, the area is safe. Overall, one of the best tiny streets in the city. Low traffic, low human density. Good stuff. No where to eat or sit down though besides the park, really. But overall a good spot to relax for 5 or 10 minutes. Not ideal to end up driving down 16th to here, you'll just end up having to turn around and go back up 15h or 17th.
East 15 St
"Good for working, not great to get West quickly"
Union Square defines the characteristics of this street - the one block of East 15th between 5th Avenue and Union Square is different from the west - distinctly more midtown and business oriented. The 'real' east 15th was the one many of my friends went to High School on. Right next to the park on 2nd Avenue, which is also a nice spot. Be careful crossing 2nd Avenue. One year I saw a guy get hit by a car on 2nd avenue when he was crossing while it was his turn. Gory.
Warren St
"Digestable and friendly"
Warren Street. Easy to digest and great for a walk from the West side to City Hall, or the other way around. A great bike lane too, buffered for most of it's length. You've got Whole Foods, an AT&T Official service center, and some great market type groceries places. Higher end, but with amazing beverage selections to choose from. Worth a ride or walk - I recommend West > East.
East 18 St
"Stuyvesant Town Kills the Mood, best enjoyed heading west"
The title says it all. East 18th is a great street to walk down if you're heading west. Sidewalks aren't terribly wide closer to Stuyvesant Town, and once you hit first avenue, things aren't as nice, especially in the winter months. Home to a bike shop and a good sushi place on Irving place, half a block from where they intersect. Safe to bike or drive on as traffic speeds aren't high, but not the ideal Street for heading west on a bike or in a car.
1 Ave
"Calmer then 10th, Similar to 12th Street"
East 11th Street has retained more from the 90's than other parallel east-west thoroughfares. It's calmer year round, and the block between 1st and 2nd avenue is nice to walk on because of the large school yard that affords views through the block to East 12th. Part of the street was renamed for a woman who was electrocuted to death near the corner of 1st avenue in the early 2000's. Overall, a good walking street, with generally low traffic speeds.
Chrystie St
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- Neighborly Spirit
"Quick way to get downtown"
Chrystie is a great connection to 2nd Avenue if you're heading downtown (and an obvious one). It's fast moving but usually the traffic isn't bad at all, which makes things better for the hundreds of cyclists who use it to get to the Manhattan Bridge in the summertime. Chrystie is known for nightlife, which is a more recent development. Further downtown it still serves as a commuter hub for those boarding charter or Chinatown buses and commuter vans. Avoid these areas late friday night if you're driving.
Prince St
"Gorgeous in the summer"
Prince street is full of shoppers. It's home to the first Apple store in New York City, and one of the first bright green bike lanes that borders the sidewalk on the North side of the Street. Prince starts in earnest around Lafayette, commercially at least. Rays Pizza (one of the good ones) has it's home just off the Bowery, and some great coffee shops are on Mott just south of Prince. Overall, a great, pretty street in the Summer.
Lafayette St
"Nice, Great way to get up or downtown"
Lafayette Street is a major thoroughfare, in Both directions. The section down by Leroy Square is especially interesting, and really nice to stop in. It bottoms out around City Hall. A new public space was just finished below Spring Street, which is just another addition to Lafayette street's bevy of public spaces it straddles. Lafayette also has a great bike lane which is only occasionally blocked by FedEx.
Wakeman Pl
"Nice bike lane and ok views"
This is a great connection between the Waterfront Greenway, Owl's head, and the rest of Brooklyn. Nothing wrong with a nice, calm street to enjoy as you travel between the park and other parts of Brooklyn. The expressway is on your left as you head up the (slight) uphill grade. If you make a right from here, there are a bunch of reasonably priced places to eat or refuel. Overall, a pretty good little street.
East 10 St
"Average but interesting"
East 10th Street, especially below Avenue A, can be noisy as it is one of the only two way East-West streets in the neighborhood, between Houston and 14th Street. Trucks, buses, and emergency vehicles make heavy use of it. Some parts of East 10th are mostly residential, and pleasant to walk down. However, traffic remains an issue and there are better blocks to walk east or west on nearby.
West 63 St
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Just now
- Neighborly Spirit
"Truly Boring"
W 63rd (both parts of it) are dead ends in more ways than one. The park views aren't great, there isn't much to see or do, and 64th or 59th are more interesting to travel west on - by bike or by foot. West 63rd actually deserves some credit for keeping up it's appearance despite being bordered by so many high traffic areas - problem is (except for residents), those are more fun to walk on or even live on.
Duane St
"Good bike lane, slow traffic."
Duane Street is a pleasant stretch of one lane road that runs east-west through Tribeca in Manhattan. It runs the gamut from hardware stores to printers, copiers, and grocers. The Duane Reade chain use this street as half their namesake with nearby Reade filling the other half. Reade also has a nice bike lane to make westward commutes easier for cyclists, as Chambers is usually a mess.
Mosco St
"Short but sweet"
Mosco street is known for it's short distance and steep angles. In fact, it's one of the steepest streets in lower Manhattan. It's formally been the home of pizza parlors, and other delis. It's currently home to an excellent dumpling parlor and grocery store specializing in sauces and condiments. Careful on wet days.
Szold Pl
"Quite, unusual street."
Szold Place is an almost totally unknown street in the East Village / Avenue D Projects border of Manhattan. It's a small, historically named street near the Dry Dock swimming pool. It's a great street to stop and take five minutes to rest and enjoy the day wether you live in the neighborhood or are just stopping by.
