Pennsylvania Station
The James A. Farley Building is a mixed-use structure in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, which formerly served as the city's main United States Postal Service branch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Commercial building
- Description: historic post office in Manhattan, New York
- Also known as: “James A. Farley Building”, “James A. Farley Post Office Building”, and “James Farley Post Office”
- Address: 421 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10199
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Madison Square Garden and Empire State Building.
Madison Square Garden
Stadium
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd streets above Pennsylvania Station. Madison Square Garden is situated 750 feet southeast of Pennsylvania Station.
Empire State Building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, Art Deco-style supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Empire State Building is situated 3,000 feet east of Pennsylvania Station.
Pennsylvania Station
Railway station
Photo: Arturoramos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pennsylvania Station is the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest transportation facility in the Western Hemisphere, serving more than 600,000 passengers per weekday as of 2019. Pennsylvania Station is situated 970 feet southeast of Pennsylvania Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hudson Yards and Chelsea.
Hudson Yards
Neighborhood
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west, and Eighth Avenue in the east.
Chelsea
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitting on the southwest side of Midtown Manhattan, Chelsea has a huge concentration of art galleries and is a popular dining and nightlife district. The area along 8th Avenue is the center of gay social life in Manhattan.
Koreatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koreatown, shortened to K-Town, is a Korean enclave in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, centered on 32nd Street between Madison Avenue and the intersection with Sixth Avenue and Broadway, which is known as Greeley Square.
Pennsylvania Station
- Categories: post office, building, and office
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.75153° or 40° 45′ 6″ northLongitude
-73.99589° or 73° 59′ 45″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Levels
6Open location code
87G8Q223+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 264667030OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Pennsylvania Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “詹姆斯·A·法利邮政局大楼”
- French: “James A. Farley Post Office Building”
- German: “James Farley Post Office”
- German: “U.S. General Post Office”
- Japanese: “ジェームズ・ファーレー郵便局”
- Portuguese: “Edifício James A. Farley”
- Spanish: “James Farley Post Office”
- Spanish: “Oficina Postal James Farley”
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Localities in the Area
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