Lexington Avenue/51st Street station

The Lexington Avenue/51st Street station is a New York City Subway station complex on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and IND Queens Boulevard Line. The station is located on Lexington Avenue and stretches from 51st Street to 53rd Street in .
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: New York City subway station
  • Also known as: “51 St”, “Lexington Avenue / 51ème Rue”, “Lexington Avenue-53rd Street”, “Lexington Avenue–53rd Street/51st Street station”, “Лексингтон-авеню / 51-я – 53-я улицы”, “Проспект Лексінгтон–51-ша-53-тя вулиці”, and “レキシントン・アベニュー/51丁目駅”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Modern Art and Waldorf Astoria New York.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in , New York City, on 53rd Street between and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, and includes over 200,000 works of architecture and design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated and artist's books, film, as well as electronic media. is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Lexington Avenue/51st Street station.

Hotel
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The is a luxury hotel and residential condominium building in , New York City. Located at 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, it is a 47-story, 625 ft Art Deco structure designed by architects Schultze and Weaver and completed in 1931. is situated 450 feet southwest of Lexington Avenue/51st Street station.

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The is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of , New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. is situated 1 mile southwest of Lexington Avenue/51st Street station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diamond District and Tudor City.

Neighborhood
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A is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including:…

Neighborhood
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is an apartment complex on the East Side of in , bordering the Turtle Bay and neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.

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is the core retail and commercial neighborhood of , containing the highest concentration of business and money this side of, well, the planet.

Lexington Avenue/51st Street station

Latitude
40.75711° or 40° 45′ 26″ north
Longitude
-73.97196° or 73° 58′ 19″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Network
New York City Subway
Open location code
87G8Q24H+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 597928319
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q2981958
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Lexington Avenue/51st Street station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “萊辛頓大道／51街車站”
  • Dutch: “Lexington Avenue / 51st-53rd Streets”
  • Dutch: “Lexington Avenue/51st-53rd Streets”
  • French: “51st Street”
  • French: “Lexington Avenue/51st – 53rd Streets”
  • Italian: “Lexington Avenue/51st-53rd Streets”
  • Japanese: “レキシントン・アベニュー-53丁目/51丁目駅”
  • Korean: “51번가”
  • Polish: “51st Street”
  • Russian: “Лексингтон-авеню – 53-я улица / 51-я улица”
  • Russian: “Лексингтон-авеню — 53-я улица/51-я улица”
  • Spanish: “Calle 51”
  • Swedish: “Lexington Avenue / 51st – 53rd Streets”
  • Swedish: “Lexington Avenue/51st – 53rd Streets”
  • Ukrainian: “Лексінгтон-Авеню–51-ша-53-тя вулиці”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lexington Market - Bars & Eateries and General Electric Building.

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