. ▁ ▁Lower ▁Manh attan ▁ ▁The ▁section ▁of ▁lower ▁Broadway ▁from ▁its ▁origin ▁at ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁to ▁City ▁Hall ▁Park ▁is ▁the ▁historical ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁city ' s ▁t icker - ta pe ▁par ades , ▁and ▁is ▁sometimes ▁called ▁the ▁" C any on ▁of ▁Hero es " ▁during ▁such ▁events . ▁West ▁of ▁Broadway , ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Canal ▁Street , ▁was ▁the ▁city ' s ▁fashion able ▁resident ial ▁area ▁until ▁circa ▁ 1 8 2 5 ; ▁land fill ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁triple d ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁shore ▁now ▁lies ▁far ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁beyond ▁Trib eca ▁and ▁B atter y ▁Park ▁City . ▁ ▁Broadway ▁marks ▁the ▁boundary ▁between ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁the ▁East ▁Village ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁passing ▁Ast or ▁Place . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁walk ▁from ▁there ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁near ▁Washington ▁Square ▁Park , ▁which ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Fif th ▁Avenue . ▁A ▁b end ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Grace ▁Church ▁alleg edly ▁avoid s ▁an ▁earlier ▁ta vern ; ▁from ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street ▁it ▁begins ▁its ▁long ▁diagonal ▁course ▁across ▁Manh attan , ▁head ed ▁almost ▁due ▁north . ▁ ▁Mid town ▁Manh attan ▁ ▁Because ▁Broadway ▁preced ed ▁the ▁grid ▁that ▁the ▁Commission ers ' ▁Plan ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁im posed ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁Broadway ▁cross es ▁mid town ▁Manh attan ▁diag on ally , ▁intersect ing ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁east