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10-799: Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan , as well as in the center portion of the Bronx . Its southern end is at Astor Place and St. Mark's Place . It transitions into Cooper Square , and further south, the Bowery , Chatham Square , and Park Row . The Manhattan side ends at East 128th Street . Third Avenue is two-way from Cooper Square to 24th Street , but carries only northbound (uptown) traffic while in Manhattan above 24th Street; in

20-672: Is covered by the Third and Lexington (or Amsterdam) Avenues buses , which are the M103 , running it south of East 126th Street but terminating at East 125th Street, and the M101 and M102 , running it from Astor Place to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and East 116th Street, respectively. The M98 Limited also joins in north of East 65th Street, originates service at East 67th Street, and continues until East 127th Street. Where Third Avenue

30-632: Is one of the four streets that form The Hub , a site of both maximum traffic and architectural density in the South Bronx . Third Avenue was unpaved like most urban streets until the late 19th century. In May 1861, according to a letter to the editor of The New York Times , the street was the scene of practice marching for the poorly equipped troops in the 7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment : "The men were not in uniform, but very poorly dressed, — in many cases with flip-flap shoes. The business-like air with which they marched rapidly through

40-563: Is one-way uptown, downtown buses use the parallel Lexington Avenue. Several bus routes also run on Third Avenue in the Bronx: The Manhattanville-bound M125 runs on three portions: from Westchester to Willis Avenues, from East 138th to East 137th Streets, and from Lincoln Avenue in the Bronx to East 128th Street in Manhattan, via the Third Avenue Bridge . Third Avenue was the location of

50-667: The Third Avenue Railroad , a horsecar line established in 1853 that evolved into one of the most extensive streetcar systems in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Westchester County. Later, it was served by the Third Avenue elevated line, which operated from 1878 until 1955 in Manhattan and 1973 in the Bronx. The Bx55 replaced the Third Avenue Line in the Bronx in 1973. When the El was being torn down in Manhattan, there

60-609: The Bronx , it is again two-way. However, the Third Avenue Bridge carries vehicular traffic in the opposite direction, allowing only southbound vehicular traffic, rendering the avenue essentially non-continuous to motor vehicles between the boroughs. The street leaves Manhattan and continues into the Bronx across the Harlem River over the Third Avenue Bridge north of East 129th Street to East Fordham Road at Fordham Center, where it intersects with U.S. 1 . It

70-642: The East Side include (from north to south) East Harlem , Yorkville , the Upper East Side , Turtle Bay , Murray Hill , Kips Bay , Gramercy , East Village , and the Lower East Side . The main north-south expressways servicing the East Side are the Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive and Harlem River Drive , which, for the majority of their length, are separated from the east shore of

80-460: The deep mud of Third Avenue was the more remarkable." On July 17, 1960, the section of Third Avenue in Manhattan north of 24th Street was converted into a one-way road. Starting in July 2023, a bus lane and a protected bike lane were installed on Third Avenue between 59th and 96th Streets, and that section of the avenue was narrowed from five to three vehicular travel lanes. In Manhattan, Third Avenue

90-674: The island by the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway . The East Side is served by the IRT East Side Line subway, and by many bus lines. 40°45′N 73°59′W  /  40.75°N 73.98°W  / 40.75; -73.98 This article about a location in Manhattan , New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Third Avenue %E2%80%93 138th Street (IRT Pelham Line) Too Many Requests If you report this error to

100-741: Was a movement to rename the whole of Third Avenue in Manhattan "the Bouwerie" (but not the portion in the Bronx). However, it had never been part of the Bowery . Today, the Third Avenue – 149th Street station ( 2 and ​ 5 trains) and Third Avenue – 138th Street station ( 6 and <6> ​ trains) are served by the New York City Subway . In Manhattan, several crosstown subway routes have entrances on Third Avenue: Notes Bibliography East Side (Manhattan) The major neighborhoods on

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