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'''Madison Street''' is a two-way [[thoroughfare]] in the [[Lower East Side]] of the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]] that begins under the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] entrance ramp and ends at [[Grand Street (Manhattan)|Grand Street]]. It is roughly sixteen large city blocks long. Due to security measures implemented after the [[September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks]], public access to the part of the street before St. James Place is restricted.<ref>Saulny, Susan. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E1DC133BF934A25757C0A9629C8B63 "Park Used by Police Since 9/11 Is Given Back to Chinatown"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 17, 2004. Accessed December 31, 2007.</ref> The character of Madison Street changes from block to block. There are housing projects east of [[Pike Street]]. Between Catherine Street and Pike Street the street is residential, dominated by mostly [[tenement]]s. The street is considered one of the southern boundaries of [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown]].<ref>[http://gonyc.about.com/od/neighborhoodguides/a/chinatown.htm Go NYC web site Neighborhood Guides page on Chinatown]. Accessed January 2, 2008.</ref>

The [[Hamilton-Madison House]], at 50 Madison Street, is a major provider of [[child care]] for the [[Chinatown]], [[Two Bridges, Manhattan|Two Bridges]], and Lower East Side neighborhoods.<ref>[http://www.hmhonline.org/ Hamilton-Madison House official web site]. Accessed January 2, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.unhny.org/member/agency_detail.cfm?ID=5030 United Neighborhood Houses official web site]. Accessed January 2, 2008.</ref> Madison Street is surrounded by housing projects, tenements and schools. [http://schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/02/M001 PS 1], [http://schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/02/M002 PS 2], and the Corlears Complex schools all have yards facing the street. There is slaoalso a medical facility with clinics and pharmacy facilities (Gouverneur Health Care Services) at 227 Madison Street;<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/facilities/gouverneur.shtml Gouverneur Health Care Services official web page]. Accessed January 2, 2008.</ref> it was formerly a major [[hospital]] with emergency care facilities. The other major pharmacy in the area is Chatham Chemists at 5 Madison St.<ref>[http://www.nychinatown.com/chinatown_d_drug_stores.htm Chinatown Drug Stores web page]. Accessed January 2, 2008.</ref>

The {{NYCS trains|Sixth south}} stops at the [[East Broadway (IND Sixth Avenue Line)|East Broadway]] station, and there is an exit at Madison Street. The [[M22 (New York City bus)|M22]] bus runs eastbound on Madison Street from [[Grand Street (Manhattan)|Grand Street]] to [[Pearl Street (Manhattan)|St. James Place]], and westbound from Grand to [[Allen Street|Pike]] Streets. The [[M15 (New York City bus)|M15]] bus runs on Madison Street from Pike Street to St James Place.<ref>[http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/lowermanhattan.pdf MTA Lower Manhattan bus map]. PDF file. Accessed December 31, 2007.</ref>