Avenue D is the easternmost named avenue in the East Village neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, though several thoroughfares (the FDR Drive, for instance) are closer to the East River. This area is also known as Alphabet City. Avenue D runs between East 12th Street and Houston Street, and continues south of 2nd Street as Columbia Street. Avenue D, together with Avenues A, B and C, provide the name for Alphabet City neighborhood.
The east side of Avenue D is flanked by the Jacob Riis Houses (NYCHA housing), named for famous photographer Jacob Riis, who chronicled the plight of the city's poorest residents.
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Avenue D is serviced by the MTA M14D bus from 10 street, coming from Avenue C. The bus' most southern street on Avenue D is East Houston Street.
Dry Dock Park, located at the northern end (11th and Avenue D): A small park with a public pool—named for the neighborhood's former tradition of ship repair. The corner was formerly the site of the Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co.
Many of the larger Public Housing projects in Alphabet City are on Avenue D. These include Baruch Houses, La Guardia Houses, and the Lillian Wald Houses, named for Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940), who provided aid to the Lower East Side through the Henry Street Settlement and the Visiting Nurses Society.
The building on the northwest corner between 5th and 6th streets houses Boys and Girls Republic, formerly Boys Brotherhood Republic, a self-governing youth project of Henry Street Settlement.