Fulton Street (Manhattan)

Fulton Street is a busy street located in Lower Manhattan. It is in New York City's Financial District, a few blocks north of Wall Street. It runs from the site of the World Trade Center to South Street, terminating in front of the South Street Seaport.

History

Fulton Street is named for Robert Fulton, an engineer instrumental in the development of steam ships in the United States. Ferries connected Manhattan across the East River to Fulton Street in Brooklyn.

The street has a Beaux-Arts architectural feel with many buildings dating back to the Gilded Age or shortly thereafter.

The Fulton Fish Market was located nearby at the South Street Seaport until 2005, when it moved to Hunts Point in The Bronx.

Public transportation

Fulton Street is served by the following subway lines:
* IND Eighth Avenue Line at Broadway-Nassau Street ( and trains)
* IRT Lexington Avenue Line at Fulton and Broadway ( and trains)
* IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line at Fulton and Streets ( and trains)
* BMT Nassau Street Line at Fulton and Nassau Streets (, , and trains)

A federally-financed Fulton Street Transit Center is expected to be completed by 2009.

References

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