Forsyth Street (Manhattan)
Forsyth Street runs from
Houston Street south to East Broadway in
Manhattan, New York. The street was named in 1817 for Lt. Colonel Benjamin Forsyth.
Forsyth Street's southernmost portion, separated from the rest by a one-block interruption
north of Canal, runs parallel to the
Manhattan Bridge in
Chinatown. Along this southern stretch, a number of so-called "
Chinatown buses" (operated by different companies) start their routes to cities across
North America, including
Boston,
Philadelphia,
Detroit and
Washington, D.C..
Forsyth Street is interrupted north of Canal Street for one block, then runs parallel to Chrystie Street, with
Sara D. Roosevelt Park separating the two. The street traverses the
Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan.
From south to north, Forsyth Street starts at East Broadway, intersects Berry Street and ends at
Canal Street, then continues from
Hester Street, intersects
Grand Street, Broome Street,
Delancey Street,
Rivington Street and Stanton Street, and ends at
Houston Street.