72nd Street

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

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 1,800 feet north of 72nd Street.

Metro station
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The is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at 72nd Street and Central Park West on the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lincoln Square and Upper West Side.

Neighborhood
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is the name of both a square 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
40.77642° or 40° 46′ 35″ north
Longitude
-73.97591° or 73° 58′ 33″ west
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
New York City Transit Authority
Network
NYC Subway
Open location code
87G8Q2GF+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6441849565
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
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