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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:urban_planning_system
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Commissioners'_Plan_of_1811
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gptkbp:block
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about 200 feet by 600 feet
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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lack of public squares
monotony of layout
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:John_Rutherfurd
gptkb:Gouverneur_Morris
gptkb:Simeon_De_Witt
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gptkbp:easternBoundary
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gptkb:East_River
gptkb:Hudson_River
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gptkbp:established
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1811
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gptkbp:feature
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numbered avenues
numbered streets
rectangular blocks
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Commissioners'_Plan_of_1811_map
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gptkbp:impact
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facilitated real estate development
shaped Manhattan's growth
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gptkbp:influenced
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urban planning in other cities
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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Enlightenment ideals
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Manhattan,_New_York_City
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gptkbp:northBoundary
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gptkb:155th_Street
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Central Park interrupts the grid
Diagonal Broadway cuts through grid
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gptkbp:notableRoute
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gptkb:Broadway
gptkb:Fifth_Avenue
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gptkbp:preservedIn
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New York City archives
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gptkbp:purpose
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organize streets and avenues
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gptkbp:southBoundary
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gptkb:Houston_Street
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ravenswood_Generating_Station
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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New York City grid
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