NYCFilter: Street name that sounds like hugo

May 22, 2008 11:15 PM

I'm not from NYC, is there a street name that sounds like hugo? I got an address over the phone and clearly should have asked how to spell the name, anyone have an idea?
posted by karpet to travel & transportation (12 comments total)

Is the street in Manhattan? Queens? Brooklyn? the Bronx? Do you have a cross street, or a zip code?

Houston St. (pronounced [how-stun]) immediately springs to mind for a street name starting with h and not immediately recognizable -- but I doubt that's the street you're looking for.
posted by suedehead at 11:31 PM on May 22

There's a Hubert Street that (with my limited knowledge) seems to be south of TriBeCa. It intersects with Hudson. But honestly, we'd need to know more about what area of NYC you're in.
posted by angeline at 11:47 PM on May 22

Ludlow on the Lower East Side?
Horatio or Barrow in the West Village?
posted by plastic_animals at 6:26 AM on May 23

Is the address for a residence or a business? Could you use a reverse-lookup on the phone number or Google Local search the business name?
posted by KevCed at 6:45 AM on May 23

Yeah, the zip code, or at least a general area, would be a huge narrowing factor.
posted by R. Mutt at 6:45 AM on May 23

There is a Humboldt Street in Brooklyn, on the edge of Williamsburg.
posted by R. Mutt at 6:57 AM on May 23

zip code 11222

thanks guys, ludlow sounds like it could be a possible one. I'll check it all out!
posted by karpet at 7:02 AM on May 23

11222 is Brooklyn.
posted by R. Mutt at 7:10 AM on May 23

11222 = Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Ludlow Street = Lower East Side, Manhattan

In Greenpoint, the streets from Ash to Quay are in alphabetical order, and only "H" street I see on the map is Huron. Another possibility is Humboldt Street, but I'm struggling to see how "Humboldt" could sound like "Hugo" over the phone.
posted by kathryn at 7:23 AM on May 23

Jewel Street and Newell Street are both in 11222 and could sound like Hugo. You can Google Maps 11222 and see if any other candidates stick out.
posted by DanSachs at 7:27 AM on May 23

Union Ave.?
posted by staggernation at 9:02 AM on May 23

Engert ave? Eagle st? What "sounds like Hugo" to me has a hard G in the middle.
posted by oneirodynia at 1:08 PM on May 23