List of numbered streets in Manhattan
The
All numbered streets carry an East or West prefix – for example, East 10th Street or West 10th Street – which is demarcated at
Although the numbered streets begin just north of East Houston Street in the East Village, they generally do not extend west into Greenwich Village, which already had established, named streets when the grid plan was laid out by the Commissioners' Plan of 1811. Some streets in that area that do continue farther west change direction before reaching the Hudson River.
The highest numbered street on Manhattan Island is 220th Street, but Marble Hill is also within the borough of Manhattan, so the highest street number in the borough is 228th Street. The numbering system continues in the Bronx, up to 263rd Street, though east of Van Cortlandt Park the system ends at 243rd Street.[1] The lowest numbered street in Manhattan is East 1st Street, which runs through Alphabet City near East Houston Street. There are also three streets numbered as First, Second and Third Place in Battery Park City.
Details
1st to 7th Streets
East 1st Street begins just north of East
East 2nd Street begins just north of East Houston Street at Avenue C and also continues to the Bowery. The east end of East 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th streets is Avenue D, with East 6th Street continuing further eastward and connecting to the FDR Drive.
The west end of most of these streets is the Bowery and Third Avenue, except for 3rd Street (formerly Amity Place), which continues to Sixth Avenue; and 4th Street, which extends west and then north to 13th Street in Greenwich Village. Great Jones Street connects East 3rd to West 3rd.
East 5th Street goes west to Cooper Square, but is interrupted between Avenues B and C by The Earth School and Public School 364, and between First Avenue and Avenue A by the Village View Apartments.
East 6th Street contains many Indian restaurants between First and Second Avenues[3] and is sometimes known as Curry Row.
Lengths of streets
Street | Start | End | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1st Street | Avenue A/E Houston Street | Bowery | 0.37 mi (0.6 km) |
2nd Street | Avenue D/E Houston Street | Bowery | 0.81 mi (1.3 km) |
3rd Street | Avenue D | Bowery | 0.81 mi (1.3 km) |
4th Street | Avenue D | W 13th Street | 1.9 mi (3.1 km) |
5th Street | Avenue D | Cooper Square/Third Avenue | 0.62 mi (1 km) |
6th Street | FDR Drive | Cooper Square/Third Avenue | 0.93 mi (1.5 km) |
7th Street | Avenue D | Third Avenue | 0.81 mi (1.3 km) |
8th and 9th streets
8th and 9th streets run parallel to each other, beginning at Avenue D, interrupted by Tompkins Square Park at Avenue B, resuming at Avenue A and continuing to Sixth Avenue. West 8th Street is an important local shopping street. 8th Street between Avenue A and Third Avenue is called St Mark's Place, but it is counted in the length below.
The M8 bus route operates eastbound on 8th Street and westbound on 9th Street between Avenue A and Sixth Avenue. 8th Street has one subway station: Eighth Street–New York University, served by the N, R and W Trains. (N late nights and weekends, R all times except late nights, and W all times except late nights and weekends.)
Lengths of streets
Street | Start | End | Length |
---|---|---|---|
8th Street | Avenue D | Sixth Avenue | 1.2 mi (2 km) |
9th Street | Avenue D | Sixth Avenue | 1.2 mi (2 km) |
10th to 13th streets
Amos, Hammond, and Troy Streets were in the Greenwich Village street grid before 1811. In the middle 19th century they were renamed as the western parts of West 10th, 11th and 12th Streets, respectively.[4]
10th Street (40°44′03″N 74°00′11″W / 40.7342580°N 74.0029670°W) begins at the
11th Street is in two parts. It is interrupted by the block containing
Additionally, Little West 12th Street runs parallel to West 13th Street from West Street to the northeast corner of Ninth Avenue and Gansevoort Street.
13th Street is in three parts. The first runs from Avenue C to Avenue D. The second starts at a dead end, just before Avenue B, and runs to Greenwich Avenue, and the third part is from Eighth Avenue to Tenth Avenue.
Lengths of 10th to 13th streets
Street | Start | End | Length |
---|---|---|---|
10th Street | FDR Drive | West Street
|
2.1 mi (3.4 km) |
11th Street | Avenue C | West Street | 1.7 mi (2.8 km) |
12th Street | Avenue C | West Street | 1.9 mi (3.1 km) |
13th Street | Avenue C | Avenue D | 0.19 mi (0.3 km) |
13th Street | dead end (Av B) | Tenth Avenue | 1.9 mi (3 km) |
14th Street
14th Street is a main numbered street in Manhattan. It begins at Avenue C and ends at West Street. Its length is 3.4 km (2.1 mi). It has six subway stations:
From Avenue A or Avenue C to West Street there is service M14A/D bus. At 6th Avenue, there is a PATH stop with service to Midtown Manhattan and New Jersey.
15th Street
Traffic on 15th Street moves from east to west. The street formerly started at the
The street is then interrupted by
Sights along 15th Street include: the southern border of
15th Street is 1.9 mi (3 km) in length.
16th Street
Traffic on 16th Street moves from west to east. It starts at
Sights on 16th Street include: the High Line near Tenth Avenue; Chelsea Market between Ninth and Tenth Avenues; the Google Building between Eighth and Ninth Avenues; the row houses at 5, 7, 9, 17, 19, 21 & 23 West 16th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues; the Bank of the Metropolis at Union Square West; and St. George's Church at Rutherford Place.
16th Street is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) long.
17th to 19th streets
17th, 18th and 19th streets start at First Avenue and finish at Eleventh Avenue.
On 17th Street (40°44′08″N 73°59′12″W / 40.735532°N 73.986575°W), traffic runs one way along the street, from east to west excepting the stretch between Broadway and Park Avenue South, where traffic runs in both directions.
18th Street has a local subway station
19th Street travels west for most of its length, except between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues the travel direction is reversed and traffic flows east.
Lengths of streets
Street | Start | End | Length |
---|---|---|---|
17th Street | First Avenue | Eleventh Avenue | 1.6 mi (2.6 km) |
18th Street | First Avenue | Eleventh Avenue | 1.6 mi (2.6 km) |
19th Street | First Avenue | Eleventh Avenue | 1.6 mi (2.6 km) |
20th to 22nd streets
20th Street starts at Avenue C, and 21st and 22nd Streets begin at First Avenue. They all end at Eleventh Avenue. Travel on the last block of the 20th, 21st, and 22nd streets, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues, is in the opposite direction than it is on the rest of the respective street. 20th Street is very wide from the Avenue C to First Avenue.
Along the southern perimeter of Gramercy Park, between Gramercy Park East and Gramercy Park West, 20th Street is known as Gramercy Park South.
Between Second and Third Avenues, 21st Street is alternatively known as Police Officer Anthony Sanchez Way.[9] Along the northern perimeter of Gramercy Park, between Gramercy Park East and Gramercy Park West, 21st Street is known as Gramercy Park North.
Lengths of streets
Street | Start | End | Length |
---|---|---|---|
20th Street | FDR Drive | Eleventh Avenue | 1.9 mi (3.1 km) |
21st Street | First Avenue | Eleventh Avenue | 1.7 mi (2.7 km) |
22nd Street | First Avenue | Eleventh Avenue | 1.7 mi (2.7 km) |
23rd Street
23rd Street is another main numbered street in Manhattan. It begins at Avenue C/FDR Drive and ends at Eleventh Avenue. Its length is 3.1 km/1.9m. It has two-way travel. On 23rd Street there are five local subway stations providing uptown and downtown service only:
- <6> trains) on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line
- <F>, and M trains) on the IND Sixth Avenue Line
- 23rd Street at the crossing with Seventh Avenue (1 and 2 trains) on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
Additionally, there is the M23 Select Bus Service, running through the length of 23rd Street.
24th to 26th streets
24th Street is in three parts. A small portion of 24th Street exists between
26th Street is all in one part and after reaching FDR Drive bends and runs parallel to FDR Drive up to 30th Street.
27th Street
27th Street is a one-way street that runs from Second Avenue to the West Side Highway with an interruption between Eighth Avenue and Tenth Avenue. It is most noted for its strip between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues, known as Club Row because it features numerous nightclubs and lounges.[10]
Some of the most notable venues are Bungalow 8, Marquee, Suzie Wong, Cain, and Pink Elephant. Since 2011, starting at 530 W. 27th and continuing down almost the entire rest of the block, the former warehouse spaces of clubs Twilo, Guesthouse, Home, Bed, and more have been repurposed by British immersive theater group Punchdrunk as The McKittrick Hotel, the site of their theatrical experience Sleep No More.
Heading east, 27th Street passes through
Lengths of streets
Street | Start | End | Length |
---|---|---|---|
24th Street | First Avenue | Madison Avenue | 0.56 mi (0.9 km) |
24th Street | Fifth Avenue | Twelfth Avenue | 1.2 mi (1.9 km) |
25th Street | FDR Drive | Madison Avenue | 0.75 mi (1.2 km) |
25th Street | Fifth Avenue | Eleventh Avenue | 1.1 mi (1.7 km) |
26th Street | 30th Street/FDR Drive | Twelfth Avenue | 2.2 mi (3.5 km) |
27th Street | Second Avenue | Eighth Avenue | 1.1 mi (1.7 km) |
27th Street | Ninth Avenue | Twelfth Avenue | 0.50 mi (0.8 km) |
28th Street
There are three local subway stations on 28th Street:
- <6> trains) on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line at Park Avenue South
Also:
- The former 28th Street station on PATH at Sixth Avenue
30th Street
30th Street runs uninterrupted across the island from 12th Avenue to FDR Drive. It is the southern terminus of Dyer Avenue and thus also of the Lincoln Tunnel's eastern approach. There is also an elevator with access to the High Line on the West Side. Tisch Hospital is bounded on the south by 30th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive.
31st and 32nd streets
31st Street begins on the
33rd Street
33rd Street runs uninterrupted from First Avenue to Seventh Avenue where it turns into a pedestrian road for a quarter of a block and turns back into a street. Then it runs the rest of the way to 12th Avenue. It runs on the north side of Hudson Yards and the south side of the Empire State Building.
34th Street
35th Street
35th Street runs from FDR Drive to Eleventh Avenue. Notable locations include
36th to 39th streets
36th Street runs from the FDR Drive to Eleventh Avenue. It runs on the south side of the
37th Street runs from the FDR Drive to Eleventh Avenue. It runs on the north side of the Queens–Midtown Tunnel's Manhattan entrance/exit and over the Lincoln Tunnel‘a Manhattan entrance/exit. Notable locations on 37th Street are the Corinthian, the Morgan Library & Museum, Gotham Hall, and the Javits Center.
38th Street runs from FDR Drive to Eleventh Avenue. It runs on the south side of the Lincoln Tunnel's Manhattan entrance/exit. Notable Locations on 38th Street are The Corinthian, The Town House Hotel, 425 Fifth Avenue, and the Javits Center.
39th Street runs from First Avenue to Eleventh Avenue. It runs over the Lincoln Tunnel's Manhattan entrance/exit. A notable location on 39th Street is the Astro's Dog Run.
40th to 57th streets
A portion of West 46th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues is nicknamed Restaurant Row, after the number of restaurants located along its length.[11] Mayor John Lindsay had designated the street as Restaurant Row in 1973, honoring 16 restaurants on the block.[12]
58th Street
A section of East 58th Street (40°45′40.3″N 73°57′56.9″W / 40.761194°N 73.965806°W) between Lexington and Second Avenues is known as Designers' Way and features a number of high-end interior design and decoration establishments.
59th Street
61st Street
The
66th Street
72nd Street
73rd Street
74th Street
77th and 78th streets
East 77th and 78th streets run normally west of
79th Street
80th Street
As with all of Manhattan's numbered streets from 60th to 109th Street, 80th Street is divided by Central Park into eastern and western sections. Traffic on 80th Street, on both sides of the park, runs west to east.
West 80th Street begins at
Significant buildings on West 80th Street include those in the Riverside Drive–West 80th–81st Street Historic District, on both sides of the street's block between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue, such as the "Gothicesque" row houses at 307–317 West 80th Street designed by Charles H. Israels, and those at 319–323 West 80th Street designed by
East 80th Street begins at
Significant buildings on East 80th Street include the
Also on East 80th Street are a number of houses between Park and Lexington, collectively referred to as the East 80th Street Houses, which are listed as such on the National Register of Historic Places, although they are separately designated as landmarks by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission: the Lewis Spencer and Emily Coster Morris House at 116 East 80th Street built in 1922–23 and designed by Cross & Cross; the George and Martha Whitney House at #120, built in 1929–30 and designed by the same firm; 124 East 80th Street, the neo-Georgian Clarence and Anne Douglas Dillon House of 1930, designed by Mott B. Schmidt; and the same designer's Vincent and Helen Astor House at #130, built in 1927–28 and now the Junior League of the City of New York. At 1157 Lexington Avenue is the 1932 Unitarian Church of All Souls, designed by Robert Upjohn.
In Yorktown, the c.1890 Hungarian Baptist Church is located at 225 East 80th between Second and Third Avenues; and the
85th Street
86th Street
89th Street
90th Street
90th Street is split into two segments. The first segment, West 90th Street begins at
93rd Street
96th Street
97th Street
97th Street is the site of the
110th Street
112th Street
112th Street starts in
- The exterior of Center for Climate Systems Research, and offices for the Columbia Business School executive education program. Philosopher John Deweyalso lived there.
- The east endof the cathedral looms over the street's path where it continues through central Harlem at a lower elevation, east of Morningside Park.
- A monument to Samuel J. Tilden, the 25th New York governor and Democratic presidential candidate in 1876, stands at the foot of 112th Street along Riverside Drive.
114th Street
114th Street marks the southern boundary of Columbia University's Morningside Heights Campus and is the location of Butler Library, which is the university's largest.
Above 114th Street between
116th Street
120th Street
120th Street (40°48′27″N 73°57′18″W / 40.8076°N 73.9549°W) traverses the neighborhoods of
122nd Street
122nd Street (40°48′32″N 73°57′14″W / 40.8088°N 73.9540°W) is divided into three noncontiguous segments, E 122nd Street, W 122nd Street, and W 122nd Street Seminary Row, by
E 122nd Street runs four blocks (2,250 feet (690 m)) west from the intersection of Second Avenue and terminates at the intersection of Madison Avenue at Marcus Garvey Memorial Park. This segment runs in East Harlem and crosses portions of Third Avenue, Lexington, and Park (Fourth Avenue).
W 122nd Street runs six blocks (3,280 feet (1,000 m)) west from the intersection of Mount Morris Park West at Marcus Garvey Memorial Park and terminates at the intersection of Morningside Avenue at Morningside Park. This segment runs in the Mount Morris Historical District and crosses portions of Lenox Avenue (Sixth Avenue), Seventh Avenue, Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Eighth Avenue), and Manhattan Avenue.
W 122nd Street Seminary Row runs three blocks (1,500 feet (460 m)) west from the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue (Tenth Avenue) and terminates at the intersection of Riverside Drive. East of Amsterdam, Seminary Row bends south along Morningside Park and is resigned as Morningside Drive (Ninth Avenue). Seminary row runs in Morningside Heights, the district surrounding Columbia University, and crosses portions of Broadway and Claremont Avenue.
Seminary Row is named for the
122nd Street is mentioned in the movie Land" by another character named Wizard, slang indicating it is a majority black area.
125th Street
La Salle Street
La Salle Street (40°48′47″N 73°57′27″W / 40.813°N 73.9575°W) is a street in
126th Street
17 East 126th Street was the location of
127th Street
Public School 154 "Harriet Tubman" and Public School 157
130th Street
132nd Street
132nd Street (40°48′52″N 73°56′53″W / 40.814583°N 73.947944°W) runs east–west above
The 132nd Street
The
133rd Street
135th Street
Two subway stations:
137th Street
One local subway station:
145th Street
148th Street
One subway terminal:
155th Street
155th Street is a major crosstown street considered to form the boundary between
155th Street starts on the West Side at Riverside Drive, crossing Broadway, Amsterdam Avenue and St. Nicholas Avenue. At St. Nicholas Place, the terrain drops off steeply, and 155th Street is carried on a 1,600-foot (490 m) long viaduct, a City Landmark constructed in 1893, that slopes down towards the Harlem River, continuing onto the Macombs Dam Bridge, crossing over (but not intersecting with) the Harlem River Drive.[19] A separate, unconnected section of 155th Street runs under the viaduct, connecting Bradhurst Avenue and the Harlem River Drive.
The New York City Subway serves 155th Street on the
- Dyckman Street.[20]
- New York Giants (1911–1957), New York Yankees (1913–1922) and New York Mets (1962–1963) baseball franchises, and the New York Giants (1925–1955) and New York Jets(1960–1963) football teams.
- Rucker Park, located at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, Rucker Park is one of the premier havens of streetball, and its summer league has been the launching point for many NBA players.[21]
- Hispanic Society of America, Museum of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American art and artifacts, as well as a rare books and manuscripts and research library, located at Audubon Terrace.
- Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, on the south side of 155th between Broadway and Riverside Drive.
157th Street
One local subway station:
- The Duke Ellington House is located at 157th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.
163rd Street
One local subway station:
- Amsterdam Avenue
168th Street
A station complex with platforms for two subway lines:
175th Street
One local subway station:
- Fort Washington Avenue
181st Street
181st Street (40°50′50″N 73°55′44″W / 40.84722°N 73.92889°W) is a major thoroughfare running through the Washington Heights neighborhood. It runs from the Washington Bridge in the east, to the Henry Hudson Parkway in the west, near the George Washington Bridge and the Hudson River. The west end is called Plaza Lafayette.
West of
181st Street is served by two
187th Street
187th Street crosses
187th Street intersects with, from east to west, Laurel Hill Terrace,
The many institutions on 187th Street include
190th Street
One local subway station:
- Fort Washington Avenue
191st Street
One local subway station:
194th to 200th streets
207th Street
Two local subway stations:
The University Heights Bridge, a swing bridge across the Harlem River, connects the street with Fordham Road in the Bronx.[26]
208th to 210th streets
While 208th Street exists as a small driveway and parking lot located just south of the 207th Street Yard, Manhattan has no streets numbered 209th or 210th.
215th Street
One local subway station:
221st to 224th streets
Manhattan has no streets numbered 221st, 222nd, 223rd, or 224th, as their theoretical location is taken up by the Spuyten Duyvil Creek.
225th Street
One local subway station:
226th Street
Despite having streets numbered 225th, 227th and 228th in the Marble Hill neighborhood, Manhattan has no street numbered 226th.
228th Street
228th Street, located in the Marble Hill neighborhood, is the highest numbered street in Manhattan. The street numbers continue in The Bronx.
See also
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Presently, Manhattan numbered streets skip from West 196th to West 201st, and both of those streets go for one block or less. Manhattan has never had a 200th Street.
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