Park Avenue

Park Avenue
Fourth Avenue, Union Square East, Park Avenue South
Looking south from 52nd Street, facing the MetLife Building and Helmsley Building in the background with St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church and Waldorf Astoria New York to the left
Former name(s)Fourth Avenue
Namesaketracks between 34th and 40th Streets which were covered in grass[1]
OwnerCity of New York
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length10.9 mi (17.5 km)[2][3][4]
LocationManhattan and The Bronx, New York City
South endAstor Place in Cooper Square
Major
junctions
Park Avenue Tunnel and Viaduct in East Midtown
Harlem River Drive in East Harlem
North endThird Avenue in Fordham
EastLexington Avenue
WestMadison Avenue
Construction
CommissionedMarch 1811

Park Avenue is a boulevard in New York City[5] that carries north and southbound traffic in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. For most of the road's length in Manhattan, it runs parallel to Madison Avenue to the west and Lexington Avenue to the east. Park Avenue's entire length was formerly called Fourth Avenue; the title still applies to the section between Cooper Square and 14th Street.[6] The avenue is called Union Square East between 14th and 17th Streets, and Park Avenue South between 17th and 32nd Streets.

  1. ^ Kuban, Adam (February 13, 2013). "Mean Streets: The Stories Behind NYC Street Names". NYCgo.com.
  2. ^ "Fourth Avenue and Union Square East" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Park Avenue (Manhattan)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 10, 2015.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Park Avenue (The Bronx)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Gray, Christopher (May 12, 2002). "Streetscapes:903 Park Avenue, at 79th Street". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "NYCityMap". NYC.gov.