The German American Mutual Warehousing and Security Company, in 1875, applied for permission from the NY Land office to build out the land and create two new piers near their warehouse bordered by Partition (now Coffey), Conover and Van Dyke...

Coffey Street was originally Partition Street. Partition Street ran, in part, along raised land separating areas prone to flooding.  Local residents would leave their small boats near Partition Street.  On November 30 1891, the street was...