79th Street
79th Street is a railway stop in Manhattan, New York. 79th Street is situated nearby to the health club New York Sports Clubs, as well as near All Angels’ Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central Park and American Museum of Natural History.
Central Park
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A vast green swath of open space in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, stretching from Midtown at the southern end to Harlem at the north.
American Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. American Museum of Natural History is situated 1,900 feet southeast of 79th Street.
79th Street
Metro station
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The 79th Street station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 79th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, it is served by the 1 train at all times and the 2 train during late nights.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper West Side and Lincoln Square.
Upper West Side
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The Upper West Side covers a large area in upper Manhattan bounded by 59th Street on the south, 125th Street on the north, the Hudson River on the west, and Central Park and Morningside Park on the east.
Lincoln Square
Neighborhood
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Lincoln Square is the name of both a square and the surrounding neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Lincoln Square is centered on the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, between West 65th and 66th streets.
Manhattan Valley
Neighborhood
Manhattan Valley is a neighborhood in the northern part of the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by West 110th Street to the north, Central Park West to the east, West 96th Street to the south, and Broadway to the west.
79th Street
- Type: Railway stop
- Wheelchair access: no
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.78453° or 40° 47′ 4″ northLongitude
-73.97942° or 73° 58′ 46″ westOperator
New York City Transit AuthorityNetwork
NYC SubwayOpen location code
87G8Q2MC+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 4460384805OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
“79th Street” goes by many names.
- Russian: “79-я стрит”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New York Sports Clubs and FedEx Ship Center.
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