It is referred to as Alphabet City because the Avenues are named for letters of the alphabet, going from Avenue “A” to “D”. In the not too far past, Alphabet City was known for illegal drug activity and violent crimes. One person I talked to said that “A” stood for “alright,” “B” for “bad,” “C” for “crazy,” and “D” for “dead.” Since we were between “C” and “D,” we were somewhere between crazy and dead.
