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Bowery

The Bowery ( ) is a street and neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City, New York. The street runs from Chatham Square at Park Row, Worth Street, and Mott Street in the south to Cooper Square at 4th Street in the north. The eponymous neighborhood runs roughly from the Bowery east to Allen Street and First Avenue, and from Canal Street north to Cooper Square/East Fourth Street. The neighborhood roughly overlaps with Little Australia. To the south is Chinatown, to the east are the Lower East Side and the East Village, and to the west are Little Italy and NoHo. It has historically been considered a part of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. In the 17th century, the road branched off Broadway north of Fort Amsterdam at the tip of Manhattan to the homestead of Peter Stuyvesant, director-general of New Netherland. The street was known as Bowery Lane prior to 1807. "Bowery" is an anglicization of the Dutch , derived from an antiquated Dutch word for "farm": In the 17th century the area contained many large farms. The New York City Subway's Bowery station, serving the BMT Nassau Street Line ( ), is located close to the Bowery's intersection with Delancey and Kenmare Streets. There is a tunnel under the Bowery at Confucius Plaza, intended for use by a never-completed portion of the Second Avenue Subway. The M103 bus runs on the entire Bowery.

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The Bowery ( ) is a street and neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City, New York. The street runs from Chatham Square at Park Row, Worth Street, and Mott Street in the south to Cooper Square at 4th Street in the north. The eponymous neighborhood runs roughly from the Bowery east to Allen Street and First Avenue, and from Canal Street north to Cooper Square/East Fourth Street. The neighborhood roughly overlaps with Little Australia. To the south is Chinatown, to the east are the Lower East Side and the East Village, and to the west are Little Italy and NoHo. It has historically been considered a part of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. In the 17th century, the road branched off Broadway north of Fort Amsterdam at the tip of Manhattan to the homestead of Peter Stuyvesant, director-general of New Netherland. The street was known as Bowery Lane prior to 1807. "Bowery" is an anglicization of the Dutch , derived from an antiquated Dutch word for "farm": In the 17th century the area contained many large farms. The New York City Subway's Bowery station, serving the BMT Nassau Street Line ( ), is located close to the Bowery's intersection with Delancey and Kenmare Streets. There is a tunnel under the Bowery at Confucius Plaza, intended for use by a never-completed portion of the Second Avenue Subway. The M103 bus runs on the entire Bowery.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 1806 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of foundation: 1826 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of foundation: 1880 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. date of foundation: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. date of foundation: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. date of foundation: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  8. publication date: 1893 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  9. release date: 1949 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "1806". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1826". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1880". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the date of foundation is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the date of foundation is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the publication date is "1893". What evidence would count against this claim?
  10. The record states that the release date is "1949". What evidence would count against this claim?
  11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  12. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372722428

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.