▁Avenue ▁A , ▁and ▁east bound ▁between ▁West ▁Street ▁and ▁Six th ▁Avenue . ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street ▁has ▁an ▁east bound ▁bi ke ▁l ane ▁from ▁West ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁River . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁two - way ▁section ▁of ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street ▁between ▁Avenue ▁A ▁and ▁the ▁East ▁River ▁had ▁b icy cle ▁mark ings ▁and ▁sh arrow s ▁installed , ▁but ▁it ▁still ▁has ▁no ▁dedicated ▁bi ke ▁l ane . ▁West ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street ▁was ▁previously ▁named ▁Am os ▁Street ▁for ▁Charles ▁Ch ist opher ▁Am os , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁names ake ▁of ▁Charles ▁Street ▁and ▁Christopher ▁Street . ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁West ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street ▁toward ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁New gate ▁Pr ison , ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁first ▁prison ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁second . ▁▁ 1 1 th ▁Street ▁is ▁in ▁two ▁parts . ▁It ▁is ▁interrupted ▁by ▁the ▁block ▁containing ▁Grace ▁Church ▁between ▁Broadway ▁and ▁Four th ▁Avenue . ▁East ▁ 1 1 th ▁Street ▁runs ▁from ▁Four th ▁Avenue ▁to ▁Avenue ▁C ▁and ▁runs ▁past ▁Web ster ▁Hall . ▁West ▁ 1 1 th ▁Street ▁runs ▁from ▁Broadway ▁to ▁West ▁Street . ▁ 1 1 th ▁Street ▁and ▁Six th ▁Avenue ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Gra pe v ine ▁ta vern ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 0 s ▁to ▁its ▁demol ition ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th