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If NYC is designed on a grid, then how come it’s hard to find a building or know exactly where an address is? Here are some great hints for getting around NYC.
Fifth Avenue generally divides Manhattan into the East Side and West Side. Building numbers start at 1 at Fifth Avenue and go up as the buildings move East or West of Fifth Avenue. Here’s the chart, which was generously given to us by John Tauranac, author of Block by Block and other fabulous guides to NYC subways, buses, and streets.
East/West Buildings are numbered by block from 23rd – 139th Streets
1 – 40………5th - Madison Aves
41 - 99……..Madison – Park Aves
100 - 140…..Park – Lexington Aves
141 - 199…..Lexington – 3rd Aves
200 - 299…..3rd – 2nd Aves
300 - 399…..2nd – 1st Aves
400 - 499…..1st Ave – Ave A, Sutton Pl, York Ave or Pleasant Ave
500 - 599…..Ave A – Ave B, York - East End Ave
600 - 699…..Ave B – Ave C, East End Ave – East River
West Side from 5th Ave, 14th – 59th Streets
1 - 99……….5th – 6th Aves
100 - 199…..6th – 7th Aves
200 - 299…..7th – 8th Aves
300 - 399…..8th – 9th Aves
400 - 499…..9th – 10th Aves
500 - 599…..10th – 11th Aves
600 - 699…..11th – 12th Aves
West Side from 5th Ave, 60th – 109th Streets
1 - 99………Central Park West - Columbus Aves
100 - 199…..Columbus - Amsterdam Aves
200 - 299…..Amsterdam - West End Aves
300 - 399…..West End Ave - Riverside Dr
Read more to find out how to Find an Avenue Address or Cross-Street, know how long it will take you to walk to your destination, and find a Street Address. [...]