John Street is a street running west to east through the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is one of the oldest streets in the city. Long associated with maritime activity, the street ran along Burling Slip. The slip was filled in around 1840, and the street widened.[1] Besides a wharf, warehouse, and chandlery, the city's first permanent theatre, and the first Methodist congregation in North America were located on John Street. It was also the site of a well-known pre-Revolutionary clash between the Sons of Liberty and British soldiers, pre-dating the Boston Massacre by six weeks.
- ^ Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Barbaralee (2011-09-01). The Landmarks of New York, Fifth Edition: An Illustrated Record of the City's Historic Buildings. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-1-4384-3771-2.