▁ 3 rd ▁Street ▁( former ly ▁Am ity ▁Place ), ▁which ▁continues ▁to ▁Six th ▁Avenue ; ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁Street , ▁which ▁extends ▁west ▁and ▁then ▁north ▁to ▁ 1 3 th ▁Street ▁in ▁Green wich ▁Village . ▁Great ▁Jones ▁Street ▁connect s ▁East ▁ 3 rd ▁to ▁West ▁ 3 rd . ▁ ▁East ▁ 5 th ▁Street ▁goes ▁west ▁to ▁Cooper ▁Square , ▁but ▁is ▁interrupted ▁between ▁Aven ues ▁B ▁and ▁C ▁by ▁The ▁Earth ▁School ▁and ▁Public ▁School ▁ 3 6 4 , ▁and ▁between ▁First ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Avenue ▁A ▁by ▁the ▁Village ▁View ▁A part ments . ▁ ▁East ▁ 6 th ▁Street ▁contains ▁many ▁Indian ▁restaur ants ▁between ▁First ▁and ▁Second ▁Aven ues ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Cur ry ▁Row . ▁ ▁L ength s ▁of ▁streets ▁▁ 8 th ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁Stre ets ▁▁ 8 th ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁Stre ets ▁run ▁parallel ▁to ▁each ▁other , ▁beginning ▁at ▁Avenue ▁D , ▁interrupted ▁by ▁Tom p kins ▁Square ▁Park ▁at ▁Avenue ▁B , ▁res uming ▁at ▁Avenue ▁A ▁and ▁continu ing ▁to ▁Six th ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁West ▁ 8 th ▁Street ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁local ▁sho pping ▁street . ▁ 8 th ▁Street ▁between ▁Avenue ▁A ▁and ▁Third ▁Avenue ▁is ▁called ▁St ▁Mark ' s ▁Place , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁counted ▁in ▁the ▁length ▁below . ▁ ▁M 8 ▁bus ▁route ▁oper ates ▁east bound ▁on ▁ 8 th ▁Street ▁and ▁west bound ▁on ▁ 9 th ▁Street ▁between ▁Avenue