47th Street (Manhattan)
West-east street in Manhattan, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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47th Street is an east–west running street between First Avenue and the West Side Highway in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Traffic runs one way along the street, from east to west, starting at the headquarters of the United Nations. The street features the Diamond District in a single block, where the street is also known as Diamond Jewelry Way, and also courses through Times Square.
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Diamond Jewelry Way | |
Maintained by | NYCDOT |
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Length | 1.8 mi (2.9 km)[1] |
Location | Manhattan |
Postal code | 10036, 10167, 10017 |
Nearest metro station | 47th–50th Streets |
Coordinates | 40.7586°N 73.9832°W / 40.7586; -73.9832 |
West end | NY 9A (12th Avenue) in Hell's Kitchen |
East end | First Avenue in Midtown East |
North | 48th Street |
South | 46th Street |
Construction | |
Commissioned | March 1811 |
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