Third Avenue (Manhattan-Bronx)
- Third Avenue (Manhattan-Bronx)
. [ [http://www.sorkinstudio.com/Bronx%20Hub.htm Bronx Hub] ]
Third Avenue carries only northbound (uptown) traffic north of 24th Street, south of which it is two-way, and again reprises this role in The Bronx. However, the Third Avenue Bridge carries traffic in the opposite direction, allowing only southbound traffic, rendering the avenue essentially non-continuous between the boroughs. In Manhattan, street signs read "3 Ave", while in the Bronx, street signs read "Third Ave"
The street was not always paved. In May 1861, according to a letter to the editor of "The New York Times", the street was the scene of practice marching for the poorly equipped troops in the 7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (spelling and punctuation as in the original): "The men were not in uniform, but very poorly dressed, — in many cases with flip-flap shoes. The business-like air with which they marched rapidly through the deep mud of the Third-avenue was the more remarkable." [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A0CE6D8133FEE34BC4E52DFB366838A679FDE&oref=login "A Word in Season on an Important Subject"] , letter to the editor, "New York Times", May 16, 1861, retrieved (from subscription archives, sometimes available to nonsubscribers) June 23, 2008]
Public transportation
Above ground
General cab service is available for hailing. The following buses use Third Avenue:
* M98: To West 193rd Street/Fort Tryon Park via the Harlem River Drive
* M101: To West 193rd Street via Amsterdam Avenue
* M102: To West 146th Street
* M103: To East 125th Street
Third Avenue was also once home to the Third Avenue Elevated line until 1955 in Manhattan, and 1973 in the Bronx.
ee also
*The Hub
References
Links
* [http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/Third%20Ave%20El/thirdav.html Third Avenue Elevated] at forgotten-ny.com
Avenues of New York City
West = Lexington Avenue
Avenue = Third Avenue
East = "(varies by location)"
Second Avenue
Midtown Tunnel exit
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