Park Avenue
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.
This article is about the avenue in Manhattan and the Bronx. For other uses, see Park Avenue (disambiguation).Former name(s)
Fourth Avenue
tracks between 34th and 40th Streets which were covered in grass[1]
The following institutions are either headquartered or have significant business presences on Park Avenue:
Transportation[edit]
Rail transit[edit]
Metro-North Railroad's Grand Central Terminal, serving the Harlem Line, Hudson Line, and New Haven Line, is at 42nd Street and Park Avenue. The MNR's Park Avenue main line runs along Park Avenue in both boroughs between Grand Central and Fordham station, with stations in between at 125th Street, 162nd Street, and Tremont Avenue.[50]
The New York City Subway's adjacent Grand Central–42nd Street station serves the 4, 5, 6, <6>, 7, <7>, and S trains. The IRT Lexington Avenue Line additionally runs under Park Avenue and its extensions from 41st to 8th Streets. The 33rd Street, 28th Street, 23rd Street, and Astor Place stations are served by the 6 and <6> trains, while the 14th Street-Union Square station is served by the 4, 5, 6, <6>, L, N, Q, R, and W trains.[51]
Bus service[edit]
The southbound M98 Limited runs on Park Avenue between Harlem River Drive and 120th Street, stopping at the Harlem-125th Street station. The northbound M1, M2, and M3 serve Park Avenue between 8th Street and 25th Street.[52] The southbound SIM1, SIM3, SIM4, SIM33, X27 and X28 express bus routes serve Park Avenue during off-peak hours.[53][54] No buses run along Park Avenue in the Bronx, although Fordham Plaza Bus Terminal is located at the northern end of the road.[55]
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