The street dates back to before 1789. Its namesake is the division it marks between the street grid patterns on either side of it. A segment of the
IRT Second Avenue Line used to run along Division Street between
Bowery and
Allen Street. The portion of Division Street under the
Manhattan Bridge is used for a mall called the
East Broadway Mall. There is a
car park at Market Street (formerly Florence Place) and next to it is the PS 124 Yung Wing Elementary School. The school is part of a residential complex called
Confucius Plaza. At this point, the street widens. Buses to
Flushing and casinos park on the right side. There used to be a
greenmarket until it moved to the space under the Manhattan Bridge on
Forsyth Street between Canal Street and Division Street. East of Bowery, there is a statue of
Confucius. At Bowery, most of the traffic gets diverted to the Bowery, Chatham Square, and the Manhattan Bridge. ==Points of interest==