St. Mark's Place is a street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is named after St. Mark's Church, which was built on Stuyvesant Street but is now on 10th Street. Today the street runs from Third Avenue to Avenue D, with a car-free section between Avenue A and B where it crosses Tompkins Square Park. The portion of the street between 3rd Avenue and Avenue B has long hosted alternative retailers, appealing particularly to suburban teenagers, and has a reputation as the hipster mecca of Manhattan. Venerable institutions lining St. Mark’s Place include Yaffa Café, Crif Dogs and St. Mark's Hotel. “Street” may also refer to Street, Somerset, a town in England. ... Avenue A from Tompkins Square Park The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City. ... Neighbourhood is also a term in topology. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Stuyvesant Street is one of the oldest streets in New York City. ... Avenue D in Alphabet City is Manhattan’s easternmost named avenue, though several thoroughfares (the FDR Drive, for instance) are closer to the East River. ... Tompkins Square Park is a 10. ... A hipster is a person who derives his identity largely through his association with a subculture which has been deemed hip, a word taken from African American Vernacular English (AAVE). ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ...

Vehicular traffic runs east along this one-way street, but driving is not recommended. The City narrowed the sidewalks to improve vehicular travel, but this resulted in most of the pedestrians walking on the street at night when the area is most active. For years retailers and residents have petitioned the city government to re-widen the sidewalk. A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ...

External links

• 8th Street/St Marks Place: New York Songlines (http://home.nyc.rr.com/jkn/nysonglines/8st.htm) – A history of buildings and establishments along 8th Street.