Manhattan streets, 15-59

This article covers streets in Manhattan, New York City, USA between and including 15th Street and 42nd Street. Major streets have their own linked articles; minor streets are discussed here.

These streets form a part of Manhattan's grid plan determined by the Commissioners' Plan of 1811. They run parallel to each other, roughly east-west, between First Avenue and the West Side Highway.

In general, even-numbered streets are one-way east and odd-numbered streets are one-way west. 23rd Street, 34th Street and 42nd Street, 57th Street and 59th Street carry two-way traffic.

Broadway runs diagonally, crossing 23rd Street at Fifth Avenue, 34th Street at Sixth Avenue, and 42nd Street about 3/4 of the way from Sixth Avenue to Seventh Avenue.

Streets change from west to east (for instance West 28th Street to East 28th Street) at Fifth Avenue.

Details

17th Street

"See 17th Street"

18th Street

Two subway stations:
*18th Street on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line at Seventh Avenue.
*18th Street (closed) on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line at Park Avenue South.

23rd Street

:"See 23rd Street"

28th Street

Three local subway stations:
*28th Street on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line at Park Avenue South.
*28th Street on the BMT Broadway Line at Broadway.
*28th Street on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line at Seventh Avenue.

Also:
*The former 28th Street station on PATH at Sixth Avenue.

33rd Street

:"For subway and PATH stations, see 34th Street"

34th Street

:"See 34th Street"

42nd Street

:"See 42nd Street"

47th Street

:"See 47th Street"

50th Street

:"See 50th Street"

51st Street

:"See 51st Street"

52nd Street

:"See 52nd Street"

53rd Street

:"See 53rd Street"

59th Street

:"See 59th Street"

ee also

*Manhattan streets, 1-14