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After the opening of the original subway line, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the New York City government began planning new lines. As part of the proposed Tri-borough system, both the IRT and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT; later the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation or BMT) wished to develop an east–west line under 14th Street in Manhattan.
Once known as the Silk Stocking District, [5] it has long been the most affluent neighborhood in New York City. [6] The Upper East Side is part of Manhattan Community District 8, and its primary ZIP Codes are 10021, 10028, 10065, 10075, and 10128. [1] It is patrolled by the 19th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.
This is a list of neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Manhattan arranged geographically from the north of the island to the south. The following approximate definitions are used: Upper Manhattan is the area above 96th Street. Midtown Manhattan is the area between 34th Street and 59th Street. Lower Manhattan is the area below 14th Street.
On December 30, 1946, and November 28, 1948, the line was extended to Broadway–East New York (now Broadway Junction) and Euclid Avenue, respectively. [15] [8]: 82 On October 24, 1949, express service in Brooklyn to Broadway–East New York began with the A running express during rush hours, with the E extended to provide local service. [12] [16]
Verdi Square at the intersection of Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.The 72nd Street subway station on the 1, 2, and 3 trains is in the center of the square.. The Upper West Side is bounded on the south by 59th Street, Central Park to the east, the Hudson River to the west, and 110th Street to the north. [4]
Crossing the river at 175th Street in Manhattan, the High Bridge is the oldest bridge in New York City still in existence. [373] The bridge was completed in 1848 to carry the Croton Aqueduct as part of the city's water system; [ 230 ] a promenade was added in 1864 that stayed in use up until the 1970s, although the aqueduct function was ...
McSorley's Old Ale House is the oldest Irish saloon in New York City. [1] Opened in the mid-19th century at 15 East 7th Street, in what is now the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, it was one of the last of the "Men Only" pubs, admitting women only after legally being forced to do so in 1970.