Broad Street (Manhattan)

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Broad Street is located in the Financial District in the New York City borough of Manhattan, stretching from South Street to Wall Street.

Broad Street was named for the Broad Canal, which it replaced. Originally an inlet from the East River, the canal was flanked by two solid ranks of three-story houses, the paths in front of which were paved in 1676. The canal was filled in 1676 because fruit and vegetable vendors, including Native Americans who came by canoe from Long Island, left the area littered, and fewer and fewer water craft were small enough to use the canal.

Source: "The Street Book"; an encyclopedia of Manhattan's street names and their origins. By Henry Moscow.

• The New York Stock Exchange is located at 18 Broad Street, at the corner of Wall Street.