<Tr> <Th> Major junctions </Th> <Td> <P> Centre Street to the west, the Bowery to the east, Canal Street to the north, and Park Row (former) </P> Civic Center to the west and south, and Chinatown to the east and north (present - day) </Td> </Tr> <P> Centre Street to the west, the Bowery to the east, Canal Street to the north, and Park Row (former) </P> <P> Five Points (or The Five Points) was a 19th - century neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City . The neighborhood was generally defined as being bound by Centre Street to the west, the Bowery to the east, Canal Street to the north, and Park Row to the south . Through the twentieth century, the former Five Points area was gradually redeveloped, with streets changed or closed . The area is now occupied by the Civic Center to the west and south, which includes major federal, state, and city facilities, and the African Burial Ground National Monument . To the east and north, former Five Points area is located within Chinatown . </P> <P> The Five Points gained international notoriety as a densely populated, disease - ridden, crime - infested slum that existed for well over 70 years . </P>

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