<Tr> <Th> East end </Th> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive (FDR Drive) </Td> </Tr> <P> Houston Street (/ ˈhaʊstən / HOW - stən) is a major east - west thoroughfare in downtown Manhattan, running crosstown across the full width of the island of Manhattan, from Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive (FDR Drive) and East River Park on the East River to Pier 40 and West Street on the Hudson River . It generally serves as the boundary between neighborhoods, with Alphabet City, the East Village, NoHo, Greenwich Village, and the West Village lying to the north of the street, and the Lower East Side, most of the Bowery, Nolita, and SoHo to the south . The numeric street - naming grid in Manhattan, created as part of the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, begins immediately north of Houston Street with 1st Street at Avenue A, although the grid does not fully come into effect until 13th Street . </P> <P> The street's name is pronounced "HOW - stən", unlike the city of Houston in Texas, which is pronounced "HYOO - stən". This is because the street was named for William Houstoun, whereas the city was named for Sam Houston . </P> <P> At its east end, Houston Street meets FDR Drive in an interchange at East River Park . West of FDR Drive it intersects with Avenue D. Further west, other streets, including First Avenue, the Bowery, Lafayette Street and Broadway, intersect Houston Street . The Broadway intersection is the division point between East Houston Street and West Houston Street . Sixth Avenue intersects Houston Street at a curve in the road in Greenwich Village . East of Sixth Avenue, Houston street is bidirectional and separated by a median; west of Sixth, the street is narrower and unidirectional westbound . West Houston Street terminates at an intersection with West Street near Pier 40 on the Hudson River . </P>

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