Centre Street (Manhattan)

'''Centre Street''' runs north-south in the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. Centre Street runs from [[Park Row (Manhattan)|Park Row]] and continues north to [[Delancey Street (Manhattan)|Delancey Street]] where it merges with [[Lafayette Street (Manhattan)|Lafayette Street]]. From Colonial times until the 19th century, it bordered the site of the [[Collect Pond (Manhattan)|Collect Pond]], a body of fresh water that was the nascent city's primary supply of drinking water, covering approximately 48 acres (194,000 m²) and running as deep as 50 feet (15 m). It was located just north of today's [[Foley Square]] and just west of modern [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown]]. It has since been drained and converted into a city park. In colloquial usage, "Centre Street" may refer to the several courts or government offices along the street in the vicinity of Foley Square. 1 Centre Street is the [[Manhattan Municipal Building]], 40 Centre Street is the [[Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse]] (home of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]), [[New York County Courthouse|60]] and 80 Centre Street are the civil division of the [[New York Supreme Court|New York County Supreme Court]], 100 Centre Street is the criminal division of the New York County Supreme Court. That courthouse lent its address to a short-lived TV show [[100 Centre Street|of the same name]]. The courthouse is also home to the office of the [[Manhattan District Attorney]], although its entrance is at 1 Hogan Place. 111 Centre Street is the [[New York City Civil Court]]. The [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]] is at 125 Worth Street, at the corner of Centre Street. Farther north, [[240 Centre Street]] was long the headquarters of the [[New York Police Department]]. ==External links== {{Commons cat|Centre Street (Manhattan)}} * [http://www.nychinatown.org/centre.html A Journey Through Chinatown: Centre Street], photographs * [http://www.nysonglines.com/centre.htm New York Songlines: Centre Street], a virtual walking tour {{Streets of Manhattan}} {{coord missing|New York City}}