Thompson Street (Manhattan)

Thompson Street

Location	Greenwich Village and SoHo, Manhattan, New York City
Postal code	10012, 10013
North end	Washington Square South
South end	Canal Street
East	LaGuardia Place
West	Sullivan Street

Thompson Street is a street in the Lower Manhattan neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo in New York City, which runs north-south, from Washington Square South. It runs parallel to and between Sullivan Street (to the west), and LaGuardia Place (formerly Laurens Street) which becomes West Broadway (to the east). Vehicular traffic goes southbound.

The street was named for Revolutionary War Brigadier General William Thompson, who served in New York and Canada.

Notable places

• 60 Thompson, at 60 Thompson Street, hotel.
• Omen, at 113 Thompson Street, Japanese restaurant; Zagats gave it a food rating of 26, and ranked it # 11 in Soho.
• Lupa, at 170 Thompson Street, Italian restaurant; Zagats gave it a food rating of 25.
• Tomoe Sushi, at 172 Thompson Street, sushi restaurant; Zagats gave it a food rating of 26.
• Vesuvio Playground, on the corner of Thompson Street and Spring Street; a neighborhood park, formerly named Thompson Street Playground.
• The Uncommons, at 230 Thompson Street, formerly the Village Chess Shop, now Manhattan's first and only board game cafe.
• Chess Forum, at 219 Thompson Street, chess store and club.

Notable residents

• Thomas Eboli, at 177 Thompson Street, mobster who was acting boss of the Genovese crime family.
• Carmine Galante, at 206 Thompson Street, mobster and acting boss of the Bonanno crime family.
• Vincent Gigante, at 181 and 238 Thompson Street, Italian-American mobster who was boss of the Genovese crime family.
• Bernhard Goetz, at 211 Thompson Street, the Subway Shooter.
• Anthony Strollo, 177 Thompson Street, mobster who served as a high-ranking capo of the Genovese crime family.
• Frank Zappa, at 180 Thompson Street, composer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, recording engineer, music producer and film director.