The original headquarters of The New York Times, then the New-York Daily Times, was located at 113 Nassau Street. Nassau Street borders on the Fulton-Nassau Historic District, which encompasses several buildings along Nassau between Spruce and Liberty Streets. Late in the 20th century Nassau Street was closed to motor traffic during certain hours, in order to promote shopping. ![]() For some period of time, the street was known as Pie Woman's Lane. Nassau Street once housed many of the city's newspapers. It was named some time before William of Nassau, the Dutch prince who became King William III of England, so that is not the origin of the name, despite how easily it could be mistaken as such. Nassau Street was originally called Kip Street, after an early Dutch settler family, but was subsequently named in honor of the royal family of the Netherlands, the House of Orange-Nassau. For its entire route, Nassau Street runs one block east of Broadway and Park Row. ![]() Its southern end is at the intersection with Broad Street and Wall Street, and its northern end is at Spruce Street, at Pace University near the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Nassau Street is in the Financial District, within the borough of Manhattan in New York City. South end of Nassau Street Federal Hall National Memorial is on the left, the New York Stock Exchange Building is in the distance on the right
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