Hudson Street has two distinct one-way traffic patterns that meet at Abingdon Square, at the street's intersection with Eighth Avenue and Bleecker Street. The southern portion of Hudson Street carries northbound traffic and begins at the intersection of West Broadway and Chambers Street. At Abingdon Square, the traffic is directed onto Eighth Avenue. Meanwhile, the section of Hudson Street north of Abingdon Square runs from 14th Street to Eighth Avenue. At 14th Street, southbound traffic from Ninth Avenue splits off into this street. Just below 14th Street, it is one of the major streets in the Meatpacking District. At Abingdon Square, traffic on Hudson Street goes into Bleecker Street. 60 Hudson Street, the former Western Union headquarters that later was converted into an internet hub, is located between Worth and Thomas Streets in Tribeca. Just to the north, the former New York Mercantile Exchange building is located at the corner of Hudson and Harrison Streets in Tribeca. Other notable buildings on this stretch of Hudson Street include The Church of St. Luke in the Fields and its garden, the White Horse Tavern, and the headquarters of radio stationWQHT, which has been the site of several shootings including a gunfight between the entourages of 50 Cent and The Game in 2005. The street is also home to the U.S. headquarters of the Pearson-owned Penguin Group. The Money.net firm is located at 333 Hudson Street, maker of an alternative platform to the Bloomberg Terminal.
Transportation
The uptown M20bus runs on the northbound Hudson Street between Harrison Street and Hudson Street's end, and continues along Eighth Avenue. The Christopher StreetPATH subway station is located on Christopher Street just west of Hudson Street.
Road use
At St. John's Park near Canal Street, Hudson Street is one of the primary access routes leading to and from the Holland Tunnel. A bike lane is located in the roadway, connecting a bike lane in Ninth Avenue to one in Bleecker Street. In May 2019, it was announced that Hudson Street between Canal and Houston Streets would be reconstructed with expanded sidewalks and a new bike lane for $27 million.
Notable residents
Writer and activist Jane Jacobs lived at 555 Hudson Street, above a candy shop. Jacobs' fought and won in her battle against Robert Moses and his efforts to build the Lower Manhattan Expressway, which would have destroyed fourteen blocks along Hudson Street in Greenwich Village. Her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities was written from this apartment and described the day-to-day activities – 'the ballet of Hudson Street' – from outside her window.
A.E.S. Hudson Street was a comedy television show running on ABC from March 16, 1978 through April 20, 1978. This short-lived series followed the poorly equipped Adult Emergency Service hospital set on Hudson Street.
The cast of MTV's 2001 series lived in a four-story loft apartment on 632 Hudson Street.
