Chambers Street (Manhattan): Difference between revisions

'''Chambers Street''' is a two-way street in the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. It runs from River Terrace, [[Battery Park City]], in the west, past PS 234 (the Independence School), The Borough of Manhattan Community College, and [[Stuyvesant High School]], to the [[Manhattan Municipal Building]] at 1 [[Centre Street (Manhattan)|Centre Street]], the [[Manhattan Municipal Building]], toin the east. Between [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] and Centre Street, Chambers Street forms the northern boundary of the grounds surrounding [[New York City Hall]] and the [[Tweed Courthouse]]. Opposite the Tweed Courthouse sits the [[Surrogate's Courthouse]] for Manhattan. [[280 Broadway]] the Marble Palace, lies west of there, on the north side of Chambers.

Chambers Street is named for attorney John Chambers (1710–1764), an important [[parishioner]] at [[Trinity Church (Manhattan)|Trinity Church]] in Manhattan, where he was vestryman (1726–1757) and warden (1757–1765) of the church for 38 years, son of William Chambers, and husband of Anna Van Cortlandt.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |first=Bret |last=Senft |title=If You're Thinking of Living In/TriBeCa; Families Are the Catalyst for Change |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/26/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-tribeca-families-are-the-catalyst-for-change.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1993-09-September 26, 1993 |accessdateaccess-date=July 7, 2011-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=William |last=Berrian |title=An Historical Sketch of Trinity Church, New York |publisher=Stanford and Swords |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vUwsAAAAYAAJ |pages=94, 356 |place=New York |date=1847 |accessdateaccess-date=29 December 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bio: John Chambers |publisher=Markham of Chesterfield |url=http://markhamchesterfield.com/biographies/chamjohn3744_bio.php |access-date=December |accessdate=29 December, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Nathan |last=Tempey |title=NYC Doesn't Fly Confederate Flags, But It's Still A Shrine To Slaveowners & Slave Profiteers |publisher=Gothamist |url=http://gothamist.com/2015/07/06/nyc_slave_history.php |date=6 July 6, 2015 |accessdateaccess-date=29 December 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322195209/http://gothamist.com/2015/07/06/nyc_slave_history.php |archivedatearchive-date=22 March 201722, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=A History of the parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York |publisher=Morgan Dir, S.U.D., D.C.R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ifUxNao5jVYC |page=576 |date=1906 |accessdateaccess-date=29 December 29, 2016}}</ref> Chambers's nephew was [[John Jay]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Will: John Chambers, 1764 New York |publisher=Markham of Chesterfield |url=http://markhamchesterfield.com/biographies/chamjohn3744_will.php |access-date=December |accessdate=29 December, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Walter |last=Stahr |title=John Jay: Founding Father |publisher=Diversion Books |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a9Jm_RDtq3cC&dq |pagesdate=2012 |placeisbn=9781938120510 |access-date=2012December |accessdate=29 December, 2016}}</ref> John Murray, Chambers' law partner, has nearby Murray Street named after him.<ref>{{cite web |title=new york architecture walks- tribeca |publisher=nyc-architecture |url=http://www.nyc-architecture.com/walks-tribeca.htm |access-date=December |accessdate=29 December, 2016}}</ref>

Before 1971, Chambers Street continued east of Centre Street as a street called '''New Chambers Street''', which ran through the Municipal Building's archway. In its final configuration, New Chambers Street carried traffic westbound from the intersection of [[Park Row (Manhattan)|Park Row]], the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] off-ramp, and Duane Street. In 1971, the street was closed to make way for the construction of the pedestrian plaza at [[1 Police Plaza]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 6, 1971-07-06 |title=New Brooklyn Bridge Car Routes |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/06/archives/new-brooklyn-bridge-car-routes.html|access-date=2020-05-May 18, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Duane Street was also closed and the intersection with Park Row was eliminated, with Park Row rerouted underneath the pedestrian plaza.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldberger |first=Paul |date=1973-10-October 27, 1973 |title=New Police Building |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/27/archives/new-police-building-design-of-headquarters-is-described-as-being.html |access-date=2020-05-May 18, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Beginning in 2010, Chambers Street was fully reconstructed.<ref>[{{cite web |url=http://www.lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/chambers_street_reconstruction_79573.aspx |title=Lower Manhattan : Chambers Street Reconstruction] {{webarchive|website=Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105044235/http://www.lowermanhattan.info/construction/project_updates/chambers_street_reconstruction_79573.aspx |archive-date=January 5, 2013 }}</ref> The rebuilding was finished in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finally, the Road Is Ending for Chambers Street Construction {{!}} |work=Tribeca Trib Online |url=http://tribecatrib.com/content/finally-road-ending-chambers-street-construction |date=February 20, 2015 |last=Woods |first=Amanda |access-date=2020-07-July 31|website=tribecatrib.com, 2020}}</ref>

* [[Chambers Street (BMT Nassau Street Line)]], at [[Centre Street (Manhattan)|Centre Street]] serving the {{NYCS trains|Nassau north}}<ref name=map/>