Canal Street

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Canal Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Lower Manhattan known for its bustling street markets, discount shops, and role as a commercial hub connecting Chinatown to surrounding neighborhoods.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Canal Street canonical 18
Lafayette Street and Canal Street 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf street
thoroughfare
associatedWith sale of counterfeit goods
category Chinatown, Manhattan
Streets in Manhattan
connects Chinatown, Manhattan
Little Italy, Manhattan
SoHo
Tribeca
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Bowery
Broadway
Centre Street
Lafayette Street
economicRole center for small retail businesses
hub for street vendors
hasBorough Manhattan
hasDirection east–west
hasFeature dense commercial activity
heavy pedestrian traffic
hasLandmarkNearby Holland Tunnel
surface form: Holland Tunnel entrance

Manhattan Bridge
hasNameOrigin named after a canal that once drained the Collect Pond
hasNeighborhoodAlong Chinatown, Manhattan
Little Italy, Manhattan
SoHo
Tribeca
hasSubwayStation Canal Street station (BMT Nassau Street Line)
surface form: Canal Street station (1 train)

Canal Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
surface form: Canal Street station (6 train)

Canal Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
surface form: Canal Street station (A, C, E trains)

Canal Street station (BMT Nassau Street Line)
surface form: Canal Street station (J, Z trains)

Canal Street (Manhattan Bridge Line)
surface form: Canal Street station (N, Q, R, W trains)
historicalOrigin constructed along the route of a former canal
historicalUse boundary between neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan
knownFor bustling street markets
discount shops
role as a commercial hub
languageOfToponym English
locatedIn Lower Manhattan
Manhattan
New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf Manhattan street grid
servedBy New York City Subway
terminusNear Hudson River
Manhattan Bridge
urbanFunction major crosstown route in Lower Manhattan

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinatown, Manhattan hasMainStreet Canal Street
SoHo streetBoundarySouth Canal Street
Tribeca borderedBy Canal Street
R connectsStationArea Canal Street
subject surface form: R (New York City Subway service)
Monroe Street crosses Canal Street
Q line connectsStation Canal Street
Varick Street connectedTo Canal Street
East Broadway hasIntersectionWith Canal Street
Mulberry Street crosses Canal Street
Clinton nearStreet Canal Street
Centre Street crosses Canal Street
Chrystie Street hasIntersectionWith Canal Street
Canal Street (BMT Broadway Line) hasEntrance Canal Street
this entity surface form: Lafayette Street and Canal Street