47th Street (Manhattan)

47th Street
Diamond Jewelry Way
Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, located at the east end of 47th Street
Map
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length1.8 mi (2.9 km)[1]
LocationManhattan
Postal code10036, 10167, 10017
Nearest metro station47th–50th Streets "B" train"D" train"F" train"F" express train"M" train
Coordinates40°45′31″N 73°59′00″W / 40.7586°N 73.9832°W / 40.7586; -73.9832
West end NY 9A (12th Avenue) in Hell's Kitchen
East endFirst Avenue in Midtown East
North48th Street
South46th Street
Construction
CommissionedMarch 1811

47th Street is an east–west running street between First Avenue and the West Side Highway in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Traffic runs one way along the street, from east to west, starting at the headquarters of the United Nations. The street features the Diamond District in a single block, where the street is also known as Diamond Jewelry Way, and also courses through Times Square.

  1. ^ "47th Street (Manhattan)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 1, 2015.

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