Centre Street (Manhattan)

[1] The area was previously occupied by the Collect Pond, a body of fresh water that was the nascent city's primary supply of drinking water, covering approximately 48 acres (190,000 m2) and running as deep as 50 feet (15 m).

The pond was located just north of today's Foley Square and just west of modern Chinatown.

In the previous century, this block, then ending at the Collect Pond, was labeled "Potter's Hill".

The courthouse is also home to the office of the Manhattan District Attorney, although its entrance is at 1 Hogan Place.

Farther north, 240 Centre Street was the headquarters of the New York Police Department from 1909 until 1973, although that building is now residential.