72nd Street

72nd Street is a railway stop in , . 72nd Street is situated nearby to the memorial , as well as near the park .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Park and American Museum of Natural History.

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A vast green swath of open space in the heart of , is a district in its own right, neatly separating the from the , stretching from Midtown at the southern end to at the north.

Museum
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The is a natural history museum on the of in . Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from , the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. is situated 2,200 feet east of 72nd Street.

Park
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is a 0.1-acre park on a trapezoidal traffic island on the of in . Named for Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi, the park is bounded by 72nd Street on the south, 73rd Street on the north, Broadway on the west, and Amsterdam Avenue on the east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lincoln Square and Upper West Side.

Neighborhood
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is the name of both a and the surrounding neighborhood on the of in . is centered on the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, between West 65th and 66th streets.

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The covers a large area in upper bounded by 59th Street on the south, 125th Street on the north, the Hudson River on the west, and and Morningside Park on the east.

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The of is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of , the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.

72nd Street

Latitude
40.77935° or 40° 46′ 46″ north
Longitude
-73.98166° or 73° 58′ 54″ west
Operator
New York City Transit Authority
Network
NYC Subway
Open location code
87G8Q2H9+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4462306235
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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In Other Languages

“72nd Street” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “72-я стрит”

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