Pershing Square
Pershing Square is a public plaza in Manhattan, New York City, located where Park Avenue and 42nd Street intersect in front of Grand Central Terminal. The main roadway of Park Avenue crosses over 42nd Street on the Park Avenue Viaduct, also known as the Pershing Square Viaduct.Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: square in Manhattan, New York City, United States
- Also known as: “Pershing Square, Manhattan”
- Address: New York, NY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Central Terminal and Empire State Building.
Grand Central Terminal
Railway station
Photo: Fcb981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Central Terminal is a commuter rail terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Grand Central is the southern terminus of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines, serving the northern parts of the New York metropolitan area. Grand Central Terminal is situated 430 feet northeast of Pershing Square.
Empire State Building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. Empire State Building is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Pershing Square.
Chrysler Building
Building
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
The Chrysler Building is a 1,046-foot-tall, Art Deco skyscraper in the East Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Located at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, it is the tallest brick building in the world with a steel framework. Chrysler Building is situated 710 feet east of Pershing Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murray Hill and Tudor City.
Murray Hill
Neighborhood
Murray Hill is a neighborhood on the east side of Manhattan in New York City. Murray Hill is generally bordered to the east by the East River or Kips Bay and to the west by Midtown Manhattan, though the exact boundaries are disputed.
Tudor City
Neighborhood
Photo: Niklem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tudor City is an apartment complex on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, bordering the Turtle Bay and Murray Hill neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.
Diamond District
Neighborhood
Photo: ChrisRuvolo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A diamond district 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 Diamond District, an American hip-hop group formed by Oddisee, Uptown XO & Yu.
Pershing Square
- Categories: square and recreation area
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.75177° or 40° 45′ 6″ northLongitude
-73.97791° or 73° 58′ 41″ westOperator
Grand Central PartnershipNamed after
John J. PershingOpen location code
87G8Q22C+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 1238700037OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q17182259
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“Pershing Square” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “パーシング・スクエア”
- Spanish: “Pershing Square, Manhattan”
- Spanish: “Plaza Pershing”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Park Avenue Viaduct and Pershing Square Building.
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