23rd Street runs from river to river across Manhattan, carrying two-way traffic. As with New York's other streets, West 23rd Street stretches west of Fifth Avenue (at Madison Square Park) and East 23rd Street runs to the east. Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... Street sign at Fifth Avenue and East 57th street Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in New York City. ... East is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ...

In the late 19th century, the western part of 23rd Street was to American theater what Broadway is today. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a large, wide avenue in New York City, New York, and is one of the oldest main north-south thoroughfares in the city, dating back to the first Dutch New Amsterdam settlement. ...

West 23rd Street

West 23rd Street carves through the heart of Chelsea. Chelsea is located on the West Side of Manhattan, New York City. ...

In the late 19th century West 23rd Street was the center of American theater, with the Opera House Palace and Pike's Opera House one block away and Proctor's Theater ("continuous daily vaudeville") across the street from the Hotel Chelsea. 23rd Street remained New York's main theater strip until The Empire opened on Broadway some twenty blocks uptown, ushering in a new era of theater. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hotel Chelsea is a well-known residence for artists, musicians, and writers in the neighborhood of Chelsea in New York City. ... For the Empire from Star Wars, see the Galactic Empire. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ...

The Hotel Chelsea, New York's first co-op apartment complex, was built here in 1884; it was New York's tallest building until 1902. The Hotel Chelsea is a well-known residence for artists, musicians, and writers in the neighborhood of Chelsea in New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... A housing cooperative is a legal form of real estate ownership where residents own shares in an entire group of homes, usually one or more apartment buildings. ... An apartment (or flat) is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

East 23rd Street

East 23rd Street, which runs between Fifth Avenue and the East River (FDR Drive), is one of the main streets running through Manhattan's neighborhood of Gramercy. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), headquartered at 1 Madison Avenue at East 23rd Street, played a significant role in shaping the character of development along East 23rd Street in the early 20th century. Street sign at Fifth Avenue and East 57th street Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in New York City. ... This entry is about the East River in New York City. ... The word gramercy is an interjection that can be used to express gratitude or surprise. ... MetLife, Inc. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Opposite Madison Square Park on East 23rd Street are two skyscrapers originally built by MetLife. 1 Madison Avenue, with its ornate clocktower face, was one of Manhattan's first skyscrapers. [1] (http://www.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/t_metro.htm) 11 Madison Avenue was intended to be the base of a much taller skyscraper, but the onset of the Depression forced MetLife to scale back its plans. Even so, the building stands today as an Art Deco masterpiece. Taipei 101, the worlds tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise. ... --209. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

On the far east side of East 23rd is Peter Cooper Village, one of MetLife's experiments in middle-income community building. Peter Cooper Village was a sister project to MetLife's Stuyvesant Town, which was built across 20th Street to the south. [2] (http://www.olr.com/timeline/1930_1949.asp) Peter Cooper Village is a residential development on the east side of Manhattan. ... Stuyvesant Town is a large residential development that opened in 1947 in lower east Manhattan. ...

In 1966, this street was also witness to New York's deadliest fire in terms of firefighters killed until the September 11, 2001 attacks. The "23rd Street Fire", as it came to be called, began in a cellar at 7 East 22nd Street and soon spread to the basement of 6 East 23rd Street, a five-story commercial building that housed a drugstore at street level. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks carried out in the United States on September 11, 2001. ...

The Flatiron Building is on the south side of the street at Broadway. Flatiron Building (1903) —H.G. Wells, 1906 The Fuller Building or as it is better known, the Flatiron Building, was one of the tallest buildings in New York City upon its completion in 1902. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ...

Public transit

Ever subway line that crosses 23rd Street has a station at it. None serve express trains though.

• 23rd Street on the A ⁽⁵⁾ C ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ E (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
• 23rd Street on the 1 2 ⁽⁵⁾ (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line) (at Seventh Avenue)
• 23rd Street on the F V ⁽¹²³⁾ (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
• 23rd Street on PATH (at Sixth Avenue)
• 23rd Street on the N ⁽⁴⁵⁾ R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a) (BMT Broadway Line)
• 23rd Street on the 4 ⁽⁵⁾ 6 <6> ⁽¹²⁾ (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) (at Park Avenue)

Additionally, MTA New York City Transit's M23 bus runs the length of 23rd Street. This replaced the horse-drawn and later electric-powered Twenty-Third Street Railway. The A Eighth Avenue Express and C Eighth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The A Eighth Avenue Express and C Eighth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The E Eighth Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... A 1941 view of a sign for the Eighth Avenue Subway The Eighth Avenue Line is the original rapid transit line of the Independent Subway System (IND), now run by the New York City Transit Authority as part of the New York City Subway system. ... The 1 Broadway-Seventh Avenue Local and 9 Broadway-Seventh Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, also known as the IRT West Side Line, is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway. ... The F Sixth Avenue Local and V Sixth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... The F Sixth Avenue Local and V Sixth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The Sixth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the IND division of the New York City Subway system, running mostly under Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. ... A drawing of the northern of the two underground junctions on the New Jersey side. ... The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... Current and former R services The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The W Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, NYCT or simply the TA for Transit Authority) is a New York State Authority that operates buses and subway trains in New York City. ...

Intersections from east to west

• FDR Drive
• First Avenue
• Second Avenue
• Third Avenue
• Lexington Avenue
• Park Avenue
• Madison Avenue
• Fifth Avenue and Broadway - East 23rd Street becomes West 23rd Street
• Sixth Avenue
• Seventh Avenue
• Eighth Avenue
• Ninth Avenue
• Tenth Avenue
• Eleventh Avenue
• West Side Highway (23rd Street has been closed to vehicles west of Eleventh Avenue)

Looking south on Second Avenue from 85th Street, May 2005 Second Avenue is an avenue on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City that extends from Houston Street to the Harlem River Drive. ... Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, running in that borough from East 4th Street north for over 120 blocks. ... Lexington Avenue is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries southbound one-way traffic from East 131st Street to Gramercy Park at East 21st Street. ... Park Avenue in the Upper East Side (2004) Park Avenue (formerly Fourth Avenue) runs north and south between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan in New York City, carrying both directions of traffic. ... Street sign at Fifth Avenue and East 57th street Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in New York City. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a large, wide avenue in New York City, New York, and is one of the oldest main north-south thoroughfares in the city, dating back to the first Dutch New Amsterdam settlement. ... Sixth Avenue looking south from 18th Street Sixth Avenue is a major avenue in New York Citys borough of Manhattan. ... Eighth Avenue is a north-south avenue on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City, carrying northbound traffic. ...

See also

• Manhattan streets, 1-23
• Manhattan streets, 23-42

External links

• History of the Hotel Chelsea (http://www.hotelchelsea.com/history.html)
• The 23rd Street Fire (http://www.nyfd.com/history/23rd_street/23rd_street.html)