P
PACIFIC PLACE was
formerly in the rear of No. 133
West 39th St.
PARK STREET was the
former name of Park Row between
Ann and Beekman Sts.
PASSAGE PLACE was the
former name of Peck Slip.
PARTITION STREET was the
former name of Fulton St.
between Broadway to the Hudson
River ; east of Broadway this
street was called Fair St.
PATCHIN PLACE was an
Alley in the rear of No. 111
West 10th St.
PETTICOAT LANE was the
former name of Marketfield St. ;
it was known by this name in
1791.
PENN STREET was the
former name of Pell St.
PETERSFIELD STREET was a
country road on the Stuyvesant
Farm ; it started about the
present 4th Ave. between 11th
and 12th Sts., crossing 3rd Ave.
between 12th and 13th Sts., 2nd
Ave. between 13th and 14th Sts.,
1st Ave. at 15th St. and ended
in the center of the block
bounded by 1st Ave., Ave. A,
15th and 16th Sts.
PITT STREET was the
former name of Elm St. (now
Lafayette St.) between Hester
and Spring St. ; known by this
name in 1797.
PRINCE STREET was the
former name of Rose St. ; known
by this name in 1766.
PRINCESS STREET was the
former name of Beaver St.
between William and Wall Sts.
During the time of the Dutch it
was known as Prinsen Straet.
PROSPECT STREET was the
former name of Thompson St.
PROVOST STREET was the
former name of Franklin St. ;
known by this name in 1797 ;
known as Sugar Loaf St. in 1807
; name changed to Franklin St.
in 1833.
PUMP STREET was the
former name of Canal St. It was
known by this name in 1797.
PYE WOMANS LANE, was the
former name of Nassau St.
between Wall St. and Maiden
Lane.
Q
QUAY STREET was the
former name of Water St. between
Whitehall St. and Coenties Slip.
QUEEN STREET was the
former name of Pearl St. between
Wall St.and Park Row. This
street was known by various
names at different periods ;
known in 1657 as Pearl Street ;
and in part Hoogh Straet and the
Waal; in 1691 as Dock St.; and
Great Queen St. ; in 1728 as
Queen St., and since 1797 as
Pearl St.
QUEENE STREET was the
former name of Cedar St. between
William and West Sts.
QUEENE STREET was the
former name of Pine St. ; was
known by this name in 1691 ;
known as King St. in 1728 ; name
changed to Pine St. in 1794.
QUICK STREET was the
former name of East Broadway.
R
RAISON STREET, see Reason
St.
RANDALL PLACE was the
former name of West 9th St.
between Broadway and University
Pl.
REASON STREET was the
former name of Barrow St.
between Bleeker and Bedford Sts.
; name changed in 1828.
RENWICK STREET was the
former name of Baxter St.
between Canal and Grand Sts.
RHINELANDER ALLEY
formerly ran from Greenwich to
Washington Sts. between Beach
and Hubert Sts.
RHINELANDER LANE was a
country road which ran from the
Hell Gate Ferry Road at the
present 2nd Ave. between 86th
and 87th St. northeasterly to
the south side of 90th St.
between 1st Ave. and Ave. A.
RIDER STREET, Ridder
Street, was the former name of
Ryder's Alley.
RIKER'S LANE was a
country road which ran from the
Eastern Post Road, about the
present 3rd Ave. and 76th St.
and ran southeasterly, ending at
the East River between 74th and
75th Sts.
RIVINGTON PLACE was
formerly in the rear of No. 316
Rivington St.
ROOSEVELT LANE was a
country road which ran from the
Old Harlem Road, about the
present Lexington Ave. between
116th and 117th Sts.,
southeasterly, crossing 3rd Ave.
at 115th St., 2nd Ave. at 112th
St., then northwesterly to a
point in the middle of the block
bounded by 1st and 2nd Aves.,
114th and 115th Sts., then
southeasterly to the Harlem
River between 110th and 111th
Sts.
ROTTEN ROW, Rough Street,
Ruff Street, were the former
names of Henry St.
ROY ROAD, FitzRoy Road,
was a country road which ran
north from Greenwich Village ;
it started at the Southampton
Road about the present 14th St.
between 7th and 8th Aves., and
ran northwesterly, crossing 8th
Ave. at 22nd St., then north,
parallel with and a little west
of 8th Ave. and ending at a
cross road about the present
42nd St. midway between 8th and
9th Aves. 9th Ave. was closed
from 23rd to 42nd Sts. on Oct.
26, 1832.
ROBINSON STREET was the
former name of Park Place.
ROSYLYN PLACE was the
former name of Greene St.
between West 3rd and West 4th
Sts.
RUDDER STREET was the
former name of Ryder's Alley.
RUSSELL PLACE was the
former name of Greenwich Avenue
between Charles and Perry Sts.
RUTGER'S HILL was the
former name of Gold St. between
Maiden Lane and John St.
RUTGER'S PLACE was the
former name of Monroe St.
between Clinton and Jefferson
Sts.
RUTGER'S STREET was the
former name of Oak St. ; known
by this name in 1755.
RYNDERT STREET, Rindert
Street, was the former name of
Center St. between Canal and
Broome St. ; known in 1797 as
Potters Hill ; known in 1807 as
Collect St. ; known in 1817 as
Ryndert St.