59th Street, New York City

Name: 59th Street
Address: New York City, United States

#950 among attractions in New York City

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59th Street is a crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from York Avenue/Sutton Place on the East Side of Manhattan to the West Side Highway on the West Side. The three-block portion between Columbus Circle and Grand Army Plaza is known as Central Park South, since it forms the southern border of Central Park. The street is mostly continuous, except between Ninth Avenue/Columbus Avenue and Columbus Circle, where the Time Warner Center is located. While Central Park South is a bidirectional street, most of 59th Street carries one-way traffic. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°46'9"N, 73°59'5"W

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Midtown Manhattan (Hell's Kitchen)New York City United States

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59th Street – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Deutsche Bank Center, Revson Fountain, The Shops at Columbus Circle, Museum of Arts and Design.

~530 ftSE
Tower, Architecture, Building
Deutsche Bank Center, New York City
3 min walk • The Deutsche Bank Center, formerly known as Time Warner Center, stands as a modern mixed-use landmark in the bustling heart of New York City. This towering complex, located at Columbus Circle on the southwest corner of Central Park, is an emblem of 21st-century urban...
~1190 ftN
Fountain
Revson Fountain, New York City
6 min walk • The Revson Fountain is a striking feature of New York City's cultural landscape, located at the heart of Lincoln Center, one of the world's leading performing arts venues. This modernist fountain, named after Charles Revson, the founder of Revlon cosmetics, serves as a...
~620 ftSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Shops at Columbus Circle, New York City
3 min walk • The Shops at Columbus Circle is an upscale shopping mall in Deutsche Bank Center, a skyscraper complex in Manhattan, New York City. It is located at Columbus Circle, next to the southwestern corner of Central Park.
~1120 ftSE
Museum, Edward Durell Stone, Specialty museum
Museum of Arts and Design, New York City
6 min walk • 2 Columbus Circle is a 12-story building located on a small trapezoidal lot on the south side of Columbus Circle on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City.
~1310 ftN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City
7 min walk • The Metropolitan Opera House is an opera house located on Broadway at Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Part of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the theater was designed by Wallace K. Harrison. It opened in 1966, replacing the original 1883 Metropolitan Opera House at Broadway and 39th Street.
~910 ftSE
Street, Fountain, Monuments and statues
Columbus Circle, New York City
5 min walk • Columbus Circle is a traffic circle and heavily trafficked intersection in the New York City borough of Manhattan, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue, Broadway, Central Park South, and Central Park West, at the southwest corner of Central Park.
~1100 ftE
Monuments and statues
USS Maine National Monument, New York City
6 min walk • The USS Maine National Monument is an outdoor monument located at the Merchants' Gate entrance to Central Park, at Columbus Circle, in Manhattan, New York City. It was cast on September 1, 1912 and dedicated on May 30, 1913 to the men killed aboard USS Maine when the ship exploded in Havana harbor.
~980 ftN
Theater, Postmodern architecture, Concerts and shows
David H. Koch Theater, New York City
5 min walk • The David H. Koch Theater is a theater for ballet, modern and other forms of dance, part of the Lincoln Center, at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and 63rd Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.
~1360 ftSE
Tower
220 Central Park South, New York City
7 min walk • 220 Central Park South is a residential skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, situated along Billionaires' Row on the south side of Central Park South between Broadway and Seventh Avenue. 220 Central Park South was designed by Robert A.M.
~1400 ftN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
David Geffen Hall, New York City
7 min walk • David Geffen Hall is a concert hall in New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The 2,738-seat auditorium opened in 1962, and is the home of the New York Philharmonic.
~960 ftN
Park
Damrosch Park, New York City
5 min walk • Damrosch Park is a 2.4-acre park that includes the Guggenheim Bandshell in New York City at Amsterdam Avenue and West 62nd Street on the south side of the Metropolitan Opera House and west of the David H.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to 59th Street?

Nearby attractions include St. Paul the Apostle Church, New York City (2 min walk), Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City (3 min walk), Our Saviour New York, New York City (3 min walk), Deutsche Bank Center, New York City (3 min walk).

How to get to 59th Street by public transport?

The nearest stations to 59th Street:

Bus

Broadway & West 61st Street • Lines: M10, M104, M7 (4 min walk)
Broadway & West 63rd Street • Lines: M104, M7 (6 min walk)

Metro

59th Street–Columbus Circle • Lines: 1, A, B, C, D (5 min walk)
66th Street–Lincoln Center • Lines: 1, 2 (8 min walk)

Ferry

Midtown/West 39th Street (30 min walk)

Train

Grand Central Terminal (31 min walk)