72nd Street

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Park and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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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.

Hospital
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is a cancer treatment and research institution in in . MSKCC is one of 72 National Cancer Institute–designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. is situated 1,300 feet southeast of 72nd Street.

Church
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The of New York is located on East 69th Street on the of the borough of . It is a stucco-faced brick building, completed in 1916 in a Hungarian vernacular architectural style, housing a congregation established in 1895. is situated 510 feet southeast 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
40.76726° or 40° 46′ 2″ north
Longitude
-73.95957° or 73° 57′ 34″ west
Operator
New York City Transit Authority
Network
NYC Subway
Open location code
87G8Q28R+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7656750793
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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