Greenwich Avenue (Manhattan)
Encyclopedia
Greenwich Avenue is a southeast-northwest avenue in Greenwich Village
, in the New York City
borough
of Manhattan
. It extends from the intersection of 6th Avenue
and 8th Street
at its southeast end to its northwestern end at 8th Avenue between 14th Street
and 13th Street. It is sometimes confused with the similarly named Greenwich Street
.
trains stop on Sixth Avenue
half a block south of Greenwich Avenue's southeastern end at the West Fourth Street – Washington Square station.
The subway trains stop on Seventh Avenue
one block north of Greenwich Avenue at the 14th Street station.
The subway trains stop on Eighth Avenue
and 14th Street half a block north of Greenwich Avenue's northwestern end at the 14th Street – Eighth Avenue station.
The Ninth Street PATH train
station is located on Ninth Street just north of Greenwich Avenue at Sixth Avenue.
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
, in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
borough
Borough (New York City)
New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. It extends from the intersection of 6th Avenue
Sixth Avenue (Manhattan)
Sixth Avenue – officially Avenue of the Americas, although this name is seldom used by New Yorkers – is a major thoroughfare in New York City's borough of Manhattan, on which traffic runs northbound, or "uptown"...
and 8th Street
Eighth Street (Manhattan)
Eighth Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan that runs from Sixth Avenue to Third Avenue, and Avenue B to Avenue D; it switches from west to east at Fifth Avenue. Between Third Avenue and Avenue A, the position in the grid that would be occupied by Eighth Street is known as...
at its southeast end to its northwestern end at 8th Avenue between 14th Street
14th Street (Manhattan)
14th Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The street rivals the size of some of the well-known avenues of the city and is an important business location....
and 13th Street. It is sometimes confused with the similarly named Greenwich Street
Greenwich Street (Manhattan)
Greenwich Street is a north-south street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It extends from the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District at its northernmost end to its southern end at Battery Park, interrupted between Vesey and Liberty Streets by the...
.
Transportation
The subwayNew York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
trains stop on Sixth Avenue
Sixth Avenue (Manhattan)
Sixth Avenue – officially Avenue of the Americas, although this name is seldom used by New Yorkers – is a major thoroughfare in New York City's borough of Manhattan, on which traffic runs northbound, or "uptown"...
half a block south of Greenwich Avenue's southeastern end at the West Fourth Street – Washington Square station.
The subway trains stop on Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)
Seventh Avenue, known as Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard north of Central Park, is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is southbound below Central Park and a two-way street north of the park....
one block north of Greenwich Avenue at the 14th Street station.
The subway trains stop on Eighth Avenue
Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)
Eighth Avenue is a north-south avenue on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City, carrying northbound traffic. Eighth Avenue begins in the West Village neighborhood at Abingdon Square and runs north for 44 blocks through Chelsea, the Garment District, Hell's Kitchen's east end, Midtown and the...
and 14th Street half a block north of Greenwich Avenue's northwestern end at the 14th Street – Eighth Avenue station.
The Ninth Street PATH train
Port Authority Trans-Hudson
PATH, derived from Port Authority Trans-Hudson, is a rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York City with Newark, Harrison, Hoboken and Jersey City in metropolitan northern New Jersey...
station is located on Ninth Street just north of Greenwich Avenue at Sixth Avenue.
External links
- Greenwich Avenue: A New York Songline - virtual walking tour