Public School 79
Public School 79 is a school in Manhattan, New York which is located on East 120th Street. Public School 79 is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Harlem Fire Watchtower, as well as near Marcus Garvey Memorial Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marcus Garvey Memorial Park and Harlem Fire Watchtower.
Marcus Garvey Memorial Park
Park
Photo: Momos, Public domain.
Marcus Garvey Park is a 20.16-acre park on the border between the Harlem and East Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City. The park, centered on a massive and steep outcropping of schist, interrupts the flow of Fifth Avenue traffic, which is routed around the park via Mount Morris Park West.
Harlem Fire Watchtower
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Harlem Fire Watchtower, also known as the Mount Morris Fire Watchtower, is a fire lookout tower at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. Harlem Fire Watchtower is situated 190 metres northwest of Public School 79.
Harlem–125th Street station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harlem–125th Street station is a commuter rail stop serving the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines. It is located at East 125th Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. Harlem–125th Street station is situated 400 metres northeast of Public School 79.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harlem and Harlem and Upper Manhattan.
Harlem
Quarter
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Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and 110th Street on the south.
Harlem and Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan is a large, relatively under-visited area that ranges from 125th Street to Inwood Hill Park on the west and from 96th Street northward on the east.
East Harlem
Neighborhood
Photo: Diensthuber, CC BY 3.0.
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem, or El Barrio, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to the south, Fifth Avenue to the west, and the East and Harlem Rivers to the east and north.
Public School 79
- Type: School
- Address: 55 East 120th Street, 10035
- Categories: building, school building, and education
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.80269° or 40° 48′ 10″ northLongitude
-73.94224° or 73° 56′ 32″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Levels
3Height
11 metres (37 feet)Open location code
87G8R335+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 271601703OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolGeoNames ID
5132984
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