North Moore Street

North Moore Street is a moderately trafficked street in TriBeCa, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs roughly east–west between West Broadway and West Street. Automotive traffic is westbound only.

On street signs and maps, the street is usually written as "N. Moore Street". Despite persistent stories that it was named for Nathaniel Moore, the street is named for Benjamin Moore (1748–1816), the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and the father of Clement Clarke Moore. Bishop Moore is remembered for having given Holy Communion to Alexander Hamilton on his deathbed. The addition of "North" or "N" avoids confusion with the older Moore Street, a short street located near the Battery at the southern tip of Manhattan. (There is no "South Moore Street".)

In 1969 Fluxus artist Joe Jones opened his "Music-Store" at 18 North Moore Street where he presented his repetitive drone music machines in the window so that anyone could press the numerous door buttons to play the machine noise music in the window. He also gave small musical installation performances alone or with the likes of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, among others. After moving out of 18 N. Moore, Joe Jones's store-loft space became the art studio of No Wave artist Joseph Nechvatal, then Jon Hassell and finally video artist Bill Viola before being merged into Walkers Restaurant.

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