- N. Moore Street (Manhattan)
North Moore Street is a moderately trafficked street in
TriBeCa , a neighborhood in theNew York City borough ofManhattan . It runs roughly east–west between West Broadway and West Street; automobile traffic is restricted to travel in the westerly direction.Despite persistent stories that it was named for Nathaniel Moore, the street is named North Moore Street for
Benjamin Moore (1748–1816), the second bishop of theEpiscopal Diocese of New York and the father ofClement Clarke Moore . [Steinhauer, Jennifer. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0DD1738F937A25752C1A965958260&scp=2&sq=%22n.%20moore%20street%22&st=cse "F.Y.I."] , "The New York Times ",November 14 ,1993 . AccessedAugust 19 ,2008 . "Even city agency folks have been tricked into believing that Nathaniel Moore story. The Manhattan Borough President's office says North Moore Street, in TriBeCa, was named after Benjamin Moore, the Episcopal Bishop of New York in the early 1800's and the president of what was then Columbia College, now Columbia University."]N. Moore Street should not be confused with Moore Street, a short street located near
Battery Park .Culture
In 1969
Fluxus artist Joe Jones opened his "Music-Store" at 18 North Moore Street where he presented hisrepetitive drone music machines in the window so that anyone could press the numerous door buttons to play the machinenoise music in the window. [ [http://www.sukothai.com/X.SA.07/X7.Jones.f1.html] Interview with Joe Jones by Nakagawa Shin (1992) ] He also gave there small musical installation performances by himself and the likes ofYoko Ono andJohn Lennon [Owen Smith (1998) Fluxus: The History of an Attitude, San Diego State University Press, pp. 206-209 ] , among others. After moving out of 18 N. Moore Joe Jones's store-loft space became the art studio ofNo Wave artistJoseph Nechvatal , thenJon Hassell and finallyvideo artistBill Viola before being merged into Walkers Restaurant.References
ources
* http://www.gothamcenter.org/discussions/viewthread.cfm?ID=709&ForumID=33
* http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-3250.html
* http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=N+Moore+St,+New+York,+NY&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=A
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