Notable Structures and Landmarks
- 7 WTC - destroyed in the September 11 attacks and subsequently rebuilt
- High Line - linear park
- Newgate Prison - from 1797-1829 New York State's first penitentiary
- The Standard, High Line - luxury hotel
- Verizon Building - between Barclay and Vesey Streets
- Westbeth Artists Community - former Bell Labs facility, now housing and artists' spaces
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