Broome Street

40°43′9.12″N 73°59′38.07″W / 40.7192000°N 73.9939083°W / 40.7192000; -73.9939083

Broome Street is an east–west street in Lower Manhattan.^[1] It runs nearly the full width of Manhattan island, from Hudson Street in the west to Lewis Street in the east, near the entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge. The street is interrupted in a number of places by parks, buildings, and Allen Street's median.^[2] The street was named after Staten Island-born John Broome, who was a Colonial merchant and politician and became a Lieutenant Governor of New York State.