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Hudson Square


Coordinates: 40°43′36″N 74°00′22″W / 40.7268°N 74.0060°W / 40.7268; -74.0060

Hudson Square is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City approximately bounded by West Houston Street to the north, Canal Street to the south, Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) to the east and the Hudson River to the west. To the north of the neighborhood is Greenwich Village, to the south is TriBeCa, and to the east is SoHo. The area once was known as the Printing District, and into the 21st century it remains a center of media-related activity, including in advertising, design, communications, and the arts.

Within the neighborhood is the landmarked Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District, which contains the largest concentration of Federalist and Greek Revival style row houses built during the first half of the 19th century. The most prominent feature within the neighborhood is the Manhattan entrance to the Holland Tunnel. The tallest structure in the neighborhood is the Trump SoHo hotel.

The Spring Street subway station (A C E trains) serves the neighborhood, as do several bus lines.


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