Bond Street (Manhattan)

Bond Street in Lower Manhattan

Bond Street is an east–west street running between Broadway and Bowery, in the NoHo neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.[1][2]

History

The actual namesake of the street is undetermined. It may have been named for city surveyor William Bond, or for a mention in an 1817 guidebook referring to Broadway as "The Bond Street of New York".[3]

24 Bond Street was the location of Beatrice and Sam Rivers' studio RivBea[4] and of Robert Mapplethorpe's first studio.[5] Mile End Sandwich, a spin-off restaurant of Mile End Delicatessen, the Jewish deli in Brooklyn, is located on Bond Street between Bowery and Lafayette Street.[2] The Robbins & Appleton Building is located at the western end of the street, at 1–5 Bond Street,[6]: 255  while the Bond Street Savings Bank is at the eastern end at 54 Bond Street.[6]: 241  More recently, Bond Street became the location of stores for Billy Reid[7] and Drake's OVO Clothing clothing brand.

References

  1. ^ Seibert, Brian (March 2, 2016). "Eiko Invites You to Her Inner Land of Wraiths". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Mishan, Ligaya (July 5, 2012). "When a Deli Goes Boutique". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Feirstein, Sanna (2001). Naming New York: Manhattan Places and How They Got Their Names. NYU Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780814727119.
  4. ^ Capraro, Douglas (May 15, 2014). "The Hidden History of 24 Bond Street, the Birthplace of NYC's DIY Scene". Untapped Cities.
  5. ^ Colacello, Bob (March 8, 2016). "When Robert Mapplethorpe Took New York". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Barbaralee (2011). The Landmarks of New York (5th ed.). Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-1-4384-3769-9.
  7. ^ Woolf, Jake (November 5, 2015). "How James Bond's Peacoat Changed Billy Reid's Business". GQ.