East Village

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Across
  1. 3. Sculptor who created big black cube in Union Square known as “The Alamo”
  2. 6. Wealthy landowner who made his first fortune trading beaver furs before becoming the richest slumlord in New York City
  3. 11. Town plaza named after John Jacob Astor
  4. 13. Tuition and discrimination-free Science & Art University founded in the 19th century by Peter Cooper
  5. 14. Last name of most famous African American painter to have ever lived. Died at age 27 in his flat on Great Jones St
  6. 15. Main thoroughfare in NYC, whose original Dutch name was “Brede Weg”
  7. 17. Original Dutch name of main NYC thoroughfare that meant “Broad Way”
  8. 19. New York city side street where Basquiat once lived
  9. 20. American pop star & cultural icon who dated Basquiat during her rise to fame
  10. 21. Most famous punk rock club in the world
Down
  1. 1. Paris Museum whose giant glass pyramid was designed by I.M. Pei
  2. 2. Fashion designer who now owns the space where CBGB’s once stood
  3. 4. Oldest continuously running bar in New York City, frequented by prominent political figures such as Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
  4. 5. Dutch-era name of New York before the takeover of the British
  5. 7. Leader of iconic American punk band, who 2nd Street is now named after
  6. 8. NYU student housing complex where the “Bust of Sylvette” is located
  7. 9. World-renowned Spanish artist responsible for the giant “Bust of Sylvette” sculpture on NYU’s student campus
  8. 10. Main East Side thoroughfare whose Dutch name meant “plantation”
  9. 12. Owner of the most famous punk rock club in the world
  10. 14. Last name of prominent 18th-century merchant, landowner, and politician who bought much of James Delancey’s land after the Revolutionary War. Later, a popular New York City street was named after him
  11. 16. Last name of architect of the Silver Towers, where New York City’s hidden Picasso’s “Bust of Sylvette” statue stands
  12. 18. Last name of poet who wrote “I was sitting in McSorley’s”