Five Points, New York City

Name: Five Points
Address: New York City, United States

#1829 among attractions in New York City

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Five Points was a 19th-century neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The neighborhood, partly built on land which had filled in the freshwater lake known as the Collect Pond, was generally defined as being bound by Centre Street to the west, the Bowery to the east, Canal Street to the north, and Park Row to the south. The Five Points gained international notoriety as a densely populated, disease-ridden, crime-infested slum that existed for over 70 years. ()

Alternative names: Length: 5249 ftCoordinates: 40°42'54"N, 74°0'0"W

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Downtown Manhattan (Chinatown)New York City United States

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Five Points – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Foley Square, African Burial Ground National Monument, Manhattan Municipal Building, St. James Roman Catholic Church.

~810 ftW
Park, Monuments and statues, Art gallery
Foley Square, New York City
4 min walk • Foley Square, also called Federal Plaza, is a street intersection in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City, which contains a small triangular park named Thomas Paine Park.
~1250 ftW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
African Burial Ground National Monument, New York City
7 min walk • African Burial Ground National Monument is a monument at Duane Street and African Burial Ground Way in the Civic Center section of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Its main building is the Ted Weiss Federal Building at 290 Broadway.
~1230 ftSW
City hall
Manhattan Municipal Building, New York City
6 min walk • The David N. Dinkins Municipal Building is a 40-story, 580-foot building at 1 Centre Street, east of Chambers Street, in the Civic Center neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City The structure was built to accommodate increased governmental space demands after the 1898 consolidation of the city's five boroughs.
~900 ftSE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
St. James Roman Catholic Church, New York City
5 min walk • St. James' Roman Catholic Church is located at 32 James Street between St. James Place and Madison Street in the Two Bridges neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City.
~1100 ftN
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Church of the Most Precious Blood, New York City
6 min walk • The Church of the Most Precious Blood is a Roman Catholic parish located in New York City. The parish is under the authority of the Archdiocese of New York, and is the National Shrine Church of San Gennaro.
~270 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Georgian architecture
Church of the Transfiguration, New York City
2 min walk • The Church of the Transfiguration is a Roman Catholic parish located at 25 Mott Street on the northwest corner of Mosco Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
~470 ftN
Museum, History museum
Museum of Chinese in America, New York City
3 min walk • The Museum of Chinese in America is a museum in New York City which exhibits Chinese American history. It is a nonprofit 501 education and cultural institution that presents the living history, heritage, culture, and diverse experiences of Chinese Americans through exhibitions, educational services and public programs.
~490 ftNE
Neighbourhood, Arcade, Entertainment
Chinatown, New York City
3 min walk • Chinatown Fair Family Fun Center is a video arcade center located on Mott Street in Chinatown, Manhattan. Historically, the arcade catered toward competitive fighting games. The original arcade opened in 1944 and closed in February 2011, but reopened in May 2012 under different management.
~1180 ftNW
Museum, Art museum
Mmuseumm, New York City
6 min walk • Mmuseumm is a modern natural history museum located in lower Manhattan in New York City, dedicated to its signature curatorial style of "Object Journalism" and draws parallels to the older cabinet of curiosities model.
~80 ftW
Park
Columbus Park, New York City
1 min walk • Columbus Park formerly known as Mulberry Bend Park, Five Points Park and Paradise Park, is a public park in Chinatown, Manhattan, in New York City that was built in 1897.
~710 ftSE
Square
Chatham Square, New York City
4 min walk • Chatham Square is a major intersection in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City. The square lies at the confluence of eight streets: the Bowery, Doyers Street, East Broadway, St. James Place, Mott Street, Oliver Street, Worth Street and Park Row.

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Which popular attractions are close to Five Points?

Nearby attractions include Columbus Park, New York City (1 min walk), Church of the Transfiguration, New York City (2 min walk), Museum of Chinese in America, New York City (3 min walk), Chinatown, New York City (3 min walk).

How to get to Five Points by public transport?

The nearest stations to Five Points:

Metro

Canal Street • Lines: J, Z (7 min walk)
Chambers Street • Lines: J, Z (5 min walk)

Bus

Madison Street & Catherine Street • Lines: M15, M15-Sbs (7 min walk)
Lucky Star (7 min walk)

Ferry

Pier 11/Wall Street Terminal (24 min walk)
Brookfield Place / Battery Park City Ferry Terminal (24 min walk)