79th Street (Manhattan)

79th Street
The Harry F. Sinclair House at 2 East 79th Street
Map
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length2.4 mi (3.9 km)[1]
Width100 feet (30.48 m)
LocationManhattan
Postal code10024 (west), 10075 (east)
Coordinates40°46′36″N 73°57′48″W / 40.7768°N 73.9632°W / 40.7768; -73.9632
West end NY 9A / Henry Hudson Parkway in Riverside Park
East end FDR Drive in Yorkville
North80th Street
South78th Street
Construction
Commissioned1811

79th Street is a major two-way street on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs in two major sections: between East End and Fifth Avenues on the Upper East Side, and between Columbus Avenue and Henry Hudson Parkway on the Upper West Side. The two segments are connected by the 79th Street transverse across Central Park, as well as one block of 81st Street.

On the West Side, the street is entirely within the boundaries of ZIP Code 10024; on the East Side, the street is part of ZIP Code 10075.[2]

  1. ^ "79th Street" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  2. ^ 10021 Zip Code Split, Representative Carolyn Maloney press release. Accessed August 1, 2008.