Grand Street (Manhattan)

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Cooperative Village at the eastern end of Grand Street. Amalgamated Dwellings in the foreground, built in 1930, is one of the oldest housing cooperatives in the United States. East Side Glatt can be seen in the picture

Kossar's Bialys

Grand Street is a street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It runs east-west parallel to and south of Delancey Street, from Little Italy to the East River. The Cooperative Village covers several blocks in the eastern end of Grand Street. Other notable buildings include the old Police Headquarters Building, the Home Savings of America building and the Bialystoker Synagogue. The street is serviced by the Grand Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) Subway station.

Most of the remaining Jewish-owned businesses in the Lower East Side are located on Grand Street, including

• Kossar's Bialys
• East Side Glatt
• Moishe's Kosher Bakery
• East Broadway Bakery on Grand

[edit] History

In the 19th century, before the construction of the Williamsburg Bridge, the Grand Street Ferry connected Grand Street, Manhattan to Grand Street, Brooklyn

[edit] See also

• Forty-Second Street and Grand Street Ferry Railroad

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