72nd Street

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Park and 72nd Street station.

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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.

Metro station
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The is a station on the first phase of the Second Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Second Avenue and 72nd Street, in the section of the in , it opened on January 1, 2017.

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 2,600 feet west of 72nd Street.

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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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: It may also refer to , an American hip-hop group formed by Oddisee, Uptown XO & Yu.

72nd Street

Latitude
40.76868° or 40° 46′ 7″ north
Longitude
-73.95839° or 73° 57′ 30″ west
Operator
New York City Transit Authority
Network
NYC Subway
Open location code
87G8Q29R+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7656750792
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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