York Avenue
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York Avenue is a short north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It runs from 59th Street north to 91st Street on the Upper East Side. It is known for its upscale apartments, much like the rest of the Upper East Side. York Avenue gives its name to the region of New York City known as Yorkville.
York Avenue was proposed as an addition to the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 for Manhattan, which designated 12 broad north-south Avenues running the length of the island. The geography of Manhattan left a large area on the Upper East Side east of First Avenue without a major north-south thoroughfare, so York Avenue was added to compensate.
At its south end, York Avenue becomes Sutton Place, then Sutton Place South, before ending. There are, however, other locations at which a street lies east of First Avenue, including Beekman Place between 49th and 51st Streets and Asser Levy Place between 23rd Street and 25th Street. Between 1st Street and 14th Street, Alphabet City, consisting of Avenue A through Avenue D, lies east of First Avenue.
From 79th to 90th streets, East End Avenue lies east of York Avenue. FDR Drive runs along the East River east of both York and East End Avenues.
[edit] See also
- 2006 October 11 New York City plane crash, a crash just off York Avenue
| Major Avenues of Manhattan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To the west First Avenue |
York Avenue | To the east (varies by location) East End Avenue FDR Drive |
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| WSH (12) | Riverside | 11 (West End) | 10 (Amsterdam) | Dyer | 9 | 8 or CPW | 7 | 6 or Lenox | 5 | Madison | Park (4) | Lexington | 3 | 2 | 1 | A or York | B or East End | C | D | FDR | ||||
