79th Street is a major two-way street on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan . It runs in two major sections: between East End and Fifth Avenues on the Upper East Side, and between Columbus Avenue and Henry Hudson Parkway on the Upper West Side. The two segments are connected by the 79th Street transverse across Central Park , as well as one block of 81st Street .
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51-614: A traffic circle directly after the exit/entrance ramps for the Henry Hudson Parkway , under which sit the 79th Street Boat Basin and its cafe. The street was designated by the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 that established the Manhattan street grid as one of 15 east-west streets that would be 100 feet (30 m) in width (while other streets were designated as 60 feet (18 m) in width). The interchange on
68-538: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages M79 (New York City bus) The M79 Select Bus Service, formerly the 79th Street Crosstown Line, is a bus line in Manhattan , New York City , running mostly along 79th Street on the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. The route was previously owned by the private Green Bus Lines , and
85-649: Is flanked by The 79th Street transverse crosses Central Park between Children's Gate at Fifth Avenue, and Hunter's Gate at Central Park West and 81st Street on the Upper West Side . 79th Street does not exist between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue , due to the superblock of Manhattan Square, largely occupied by the American Museum of Natural History . West of Columbus Avenue, 79th Street continues and terminates in Riverside Park at
102-647: Is now part of MTA Regional Bus Operations , operated by the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority under the New York City Transit brand. The route was renumbered from the M17 to the M79 in 1987, and was converted into a Select Bus Service route in 2017. The M79 bus runs crosstown along 79th Street in Upper Manhattan. The route begins at West 79th Street and Riverside Drive in
119-646: The Freedom Tunnel . Designed by Gilmore David Clarke , the Works Projects Administration provided $ 5.1 million for the project, which also included an underground parking garage, a restaurant, and the marina. On the west side, the 79th Street station on the New York City Subway 's IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line is located at the intersection of 79th Street and Broadway , it is served by 1 train during
136-737: The Michael J. Quill Depot . 79th Street (Manhattan) On the West Side, the street is entirely within the boundaries of ZIP Code 10024; on the East Side, the street is part of ZIP Code 10075. On the Upper East Side , East 79th Street stretches from East End Avenue , passing the New York Public Library Yorkville Branch to Fifth Avenue . where the entrance to the 79th Street Transverse
153-425: The Upper West Side . It proceeds east along 79th Street to Amsterdam Avenue, where the eastbound bus then follows 79th Street to Amsterdam Avenue and uses Amsterdam Avenue to get to 81st Street , and the westbound bus uses 81st Street to get to Columbus Avenue and then take that down to 79th Street. After Central Park West, the bus then crosses the 79th Street Transverse through the park, stopping about halfway through
170-577: The Hudson River and the boat basin was first proposed in 1934 and was constructed by 1937 during the tenure of Robert Moses as Parks Commissioner. It was part of the "79th Street Grade Crossing Elimination Structure" which created a grand architectural multi-level entry and exit from the Henry Hudson Parkway while eliminating a grade crossing of the New York Central Railroad 's West Side Line by covering it over and creating
187-1063: The M79 SBS does not have long bus lanes , but rather employs short queue jump lanes, which give buses priority at intersections. NYC Bus: M5 NYC Bus: M104 NYC Subway : [REDACTED] [REDACTED] trains at 79th Street NYC Bus: M7 , M11 (all buses northbound only) NYC Bus: M7, M11 (all buses southbound only) NYC Bus: M10 NYC Subway: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] trains at 81st Street–Museum of Natural History NYC Bus: M1 , M2 , M3 , M4 (all buses southbound only) NYC Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 (all buses northbound only) NYC Bus: M98 , M101 , M102 , M103 (all buses southbound only) NYC Subway: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] trains at 77th Street NYC Bus : M98, M101, M102, M103 (all buses northbound only) NYC Bus: M15 Local, M15 SBS (all buses southbound only) NYC Bus: M15 Local, M15 SBS (all buses northbound only) NYC Bus: M31 On November 30, 1921,
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#1732773378552204-576: The New York City Department of Plants and Structures began operating the 79th Street Crosstown M17 bus route. From 1933 to 1936 the bus line was operated by Green Bus Lines . On June 22, 1936, the New York City Omnibus Corporation took over operation of the route. On September 27, 1987, the M17 was renumbered the M79, and some minor changes were made at the route's western terminal to eliminate having
221-493: The bus keeps straight and merges onto the 79th Street Transverse. It then leaves the Transverse on the intersection of Central Park West and 81st Street and continues along 81st Street to Columbus Avenue and then turns left onto it and then turns right onto 79th Street two blocks later. It continues along 79th Street to its westbound terminus at Riverside Drive . Unlike other SBS routes and most bus rapid transit lines,
238-582: The daytime and 1 and 2 trains during late nights. The 81st Street-Museum of Natural History station of the IND Eighth Avenue Line is located at 81st Street and Central Park West, and is served by trains that are local at all times. On the east side, the 77th Street station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line , two blocks south, is served by 6 and <6> trains during
255-430: The route turn around on residential streets. The route's terminal was moved from West End Avenue and 81st Street to 79th Street and Riverside Drive. Westbound buses would continue west on 79th Street past Broadway to Riverside Drive to the terminal and then loop around the traffic circle to return in eastbound service. Previously, buses had a terminal loop of Broadway, 81st Street, West End Avenue, and 79th Street. The M79
272-467: The transverse. The M79 exits the transverse at East 79th Street and Fifth Avenue, continuing on East 79th Street through the Upper East Side until turning left onto York Avenue and then right again onto 80th Street before arriving to its terminus at 80th Street . The bus then turns right on East End Avenue and then right onto 79th Street to start its westbound route. The westbound bus then continues on 79th Street to Fifth Avenue . After this,
289-546: Was identified as a potential bus rapid transit corridor in 2009, under Phase II of the city's Select Bus Service program, and in a December 2013 study by the Pratt Center for Community Development of Brooklyn. To accommodate the Select Bus Service conversion, 79th Street was to be renovated with plants and trees, and new benches. The M79 SBS route debuted on May 21, 2017. It is currently based out of
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