68th Street–Hunter College station

The 68th Street–Hunter College station is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 68th Street on the of .
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: New York City IRT Lexington Avenue Line subway station
  • Also known as: “68th Street–Hunter College”, “68 St–Hunter College”, and “68th Street Station”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Park and Frick Collection.

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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 an art museum on the of in . It was established in 1935 to preserve the collection of the industrialist Henry Clay Frick. is situated 1,500 feet northwest of 68th Street–Hunter College station.

Museum
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The is a 501 organization that focuses on educating the world about . It has several centers in the United States and around the world. is situated 720 feet north of 68th Street–Hunter College station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenox Hill and Upper East Side.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood on the of in . It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, east of Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s.

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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.

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.

68th Street–Hunter College station

Latitude
40.76788° or 40° 46′ 4″ north
Longitude
-73.96412° or 73° 57′ 51″ west
Operator
New York City Transit Authority
Network
NYC Subway
Open location code
87G8Q29P+59
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5384807762
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2982347
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“68th Street–Hunter College station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “68街-亨特學院車站”
  • Chinese: “68街－亨特學院車站”
  • Dutch: “68th Street-Hunter College”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio 68-a Strato – Ĉasista Kolegio”
  • French: “68th Street – Hunter College”
  • French: “68th Street–Hunter College station”
  • Italian: “68th Street-Hunter College”
  • Japanese: “68丁目-ハンター・カレッジ駅”
  • Korean: “68가-헌터 칼리지역”
  • Korean: “68번가-헌터 칼리지”
  • Polish: “68th Street – Hunter College”
  • Russian: “68-я улица – Хантер-колледж”
  • Russian: “68-я улица – Хантерский колледж”
  • Russian: “68-я улица — Хантер-колледж”
  • Russian: “68th Street – Hunter College”
  • Spanish: “Calle 68 Hunter College”
  • Spanish: “Calle 68–Hunter College”
  • Ukrainian: “68-ма вулиця–Хантер-Колледж”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cooperman Library and City University of New York Hunter College.

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