First Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Houston Street northbound for over 125 blocks before terminating at the Willis Avenue Bridge into The Bronx at the Harlem River near East 127th Street. The City of New York In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Houston Street redirects here For the Major League Baseball player with a similar name see Huston Street. The Willis Avenue Bridge is a Swing bridge that carries northbound road traffic (and two-way bicycles and pedestrians over the Harlem River between the See also Geography and environment of New York City The Harlem River is a navigable tidal Strait in New York City, USA that South of Houston Street, the roadway continues as Allen Street south to Canal Street. Allen Street is a street which runs north-south through the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown, and the Lower East Side, and is continued Canal Street is a major street in New York City, crossing lower Manhattan to join New Jersey in the west (via the Holland Tunnel Traffic on First Avenue runs northbound (uptown) only.
First Avenue passes through a variety of mostly residential neighborhoods. Between 42nd Street and 45th Street, it borders the United Nations headquarters complex, and four lanes are underground. 42nd Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, known for its Theaters especially near the intersection The United Nations Headquarters is a distinctive complex in New York City that has served as the headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1950
Like all of Manhattan's major north-south Avenues, First Avenue was proposed as part of the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 for Manhattan, which designated 12 broad north-south Avenues running the length of the island. The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 was a proposal by the New York State Legislature adopted in 1811 for the orderly development and sale of the land of Manhattan between The southern portions of the Avenue were cut and laid out shortly after the plan was adopted. The northern sections of the Avenue would be graded and cut through at various intervals throughout the 19th Century as the northward development of the island demanded.
The IRT Second Avenue Line ran above First Avenue from Houston Street to 23rd Street before turning left at 23rd and then right onto Second Avenue. The IRT Second Avenue Line was an Elevated railway in Manhattan, New York City, United States, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Houston Street redirects here For the Major League Baseball player with a similar name see Huston Street. 23rd Street is a large thoroughfare across the New York City borough of Manhattan. The El was torn down in 1942.
A Trip Up First Avenue
Starting in the south, First Avenue passes through the East Village, once a predominantly German then Jewish neighborhood, now a trendy area populated mostly by young professionals. The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Leaving the East Village First Avenue runs by a succession of large urban development projects that sit on what used to be a working industrial waterfront. Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, two middle income housing developments, fill the east side of the avenue from 14th to 23d Streets. Peter Cooper Village —Stuyvesant Town is a large private residential development on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City Peter Cooper Village is a residential development in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which is located east of Gramercy Park, between A Veterans Affairs hospital, the Bellevue Hospital Center, and NYU Medical Center fill the blocks from there to 34th. Bellevue Hospital Center, founded in 1736 is the oldest Public hospital in the United States Between 42d and 47th, the avenue runs past United Nations Headquarters and is called United Nations Plaza, with four lanes running in the First Avenue Tunnel to divert traffic from the Plaza. The United Nations Headquarters is a distinctive complex in New York City that has served as the headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1950
Crossing under the Queensboro Bridge and entering the Upper East Side, First Avenue runs through a number of residential areas of varying character and income, and serves as one of the main shopping streets of the Yorkville neighborhood, historically a German and Hungarian neighborhood, today a mix of upper middle class residents. The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, is a Cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City that was completed in The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. Yorkville is a neighborhood within the Upper East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Much of the housing in this area was built for lower income immigrants in the 19th Century, therefore compared to the rest of the Upper East Side, the older buildings along First Avenue are relatively affordable today (relatively being the key word here). In this area First Avenue is also known as "Bedpan Alley" (a play on "Tin Pan Alley") because of the large number of hospitals located nearby. Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City -centered music publishers and Songwriters who dominated the popular A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for
Crossing 96th Street, First Avenue runs through Spanish Harlem, a historically Puerto Rican neighborhood. 96th Street is a major two-way street in East and West Harlem which is a part of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from the East River Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio and East Harlem, is a low income neighborhood in Harlem area of New York City, Before Puerto Rican migration in the 1950s, much of this area was populated by Italians and known as "Italian Harlem". First Avenue in Italian Harlem was the site of a major open-air pushcart market in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. There is still a small Italian enclave in the Pleasant Valley section of East Harlem, between 114th and 120th Streets. The northern reaches of First Avenue, north of roughly 110th Street have also seen a significant increase in Mexican residents.
First Avenue crosses the Harlem River at 127th Street via the Willis Avenue Bridge and becomes Willis Avenue in the Bronx. See also Geography and environment of New York City The Harlem River is a navigable tidal Strait in New York City, USA that The Willis Avenue Bridge is a Swing bridge that carries northbound road traffic (and two-way bicycles and pedestrians over the Harlem River between the
First Avenue in the Movies
The opening scene of Ghostbusters 2 was filmed at the intersection of First Avenue and 77th Street. Ghostbusters II is the 1989 Sequel to Ghostbusters (1984 produced and directed by Ivan Reitman.