Second Avenue (Manhattan)

Second Avenue

Second Avenue in 2007
Owner	City of New York
Maintained by	NYCDOT
Length	6.4 mi (10.3 km)
Location	Manhattan, New York City
South end	Houston / Chrystie Streets in Lower East Side
Major junctions	NY 25 (Queensboro Bridge) in East Midtown RFK Bridge in East Harlem
North end	Harlem River Drive / 128th Street in East Harlem
East	First Avenue
West	Third Avenue
Construction
Commissioned	March 1811

Route map: Bing / Google

Second Avenue is an avenue on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan extending from Houston Street at its south end to the Harlem River Drive at 128th Street at its north end. A one-way street, vehicular traffic on Second Avenue runs southbound (downtown) only, except for a one-block segment of the avenue in Harlem. South of Houston Street, the roadway continues as Chrystie Street south to Canal Street. A bicycle lane in the left hand portion from 55th to 34th Street closes a gap in the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway. The bike lane extends from 125th Street all the way down to Houston Street. Second Avenue passes through a number of Manhattan neighborhoods including (from south to north) the Lower East Side, East Village, Gramercy Park, Murray Hill, Upper East Side, Yorkville and Spanish Harlem.