In accordance with the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, the street grid for most of Manhattan is rotated 29° clockwise from true east-west.
ɪn ɐkˈoːɹdəns wɪððə kəmˈɪʃənɚz plˈæn ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən, ðə stɹˈiːt ɡɹˈɪd fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv mænhˈæʔn̩ ɪz ɹoʊtˈeɪɾᵻd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn dᵻɡɹˈiːz klˈɑːkwaɪz fɹʌm tɹˈuː ˈiːstwˈɛst.