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Topic: 125th Street (Manhattan)


  
  UTAP-Proj-125th
125th Street is one of New York City's neighborhood commercial areas that has been experimenting with the BID mechanism in an attempt to accelerate revitalization, improve physical maintenance and encourage economic growth.
The 125th Street BID's Board of Directors have considered the possible expansion of the BID beyond its present boundaries at Fifth Avenue, to the east, and Morningside Avenue, to the west.
Today, the population living in the vicinity of 125th Street is predominately comprised of working-class and low-income African Americans and Latinos.
www.arch.columbia.edu /UTAP/HTML/projects/125th/125thStreet.html   (367 words)

  
 125th Street (Manhattan) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
125th Street is a two-way street that runs east-west in the New York City borough of Manhattan, considered the "Main Street" of Harlem; It is also called Martin Luther King, Jr.
The western part of the street runs diagonally through the neighborhood of Manhattanville from the north-west from an interchange with the Henry Hudson Parkway at 130th Street.
The Metro-North Railroad Harlem-125th Street station is also at 125th Street, where it intersects Park Avenue.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/125th_Street_(Manhattan)   (226 words)

  
 Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95, US 1 and US 9)
Street Tunnel, built by the Port of New York Authority at a cost of $9,000,000, provides a two-lane, subsurface westbound connection between the Harlem River Drive, the 181st Street (Washington Heights) Bridge, the Cross Bronx Expressway and the George Washington Bridge.
On the Manhattan side of the Harlem River in Highbridge Park, direct connections would be provided with Amsterdam Avenue and with the Harlem River Bridge which, when the extension south to 125th Street is completed, will be an additional north-south artery in Manhattan.
The former 178th Street and 179th Street tunnels currently are used by the Port Authority as storage facilities for bridge and highway crews.
www.nycroads.com /roads/trans-manhattan   (1940 words)

  
 125th Street BID: Home Page
The 125th Street Business Improvement District (BID) is located in the heart of Central, East, and West Harlem.
The 125th Street commercial corridor is home to outstanding cultural institutions and historical landmark buildings, including the Studio Museum, the world famous Apollo Theater, the National Black Theater, the Cotton Club, and the Theresa Hotel.
125th Street is located in the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, and businesses that locate in the district and hire from the community qualify for tax incentives.
125thstreetbid.com /page/o523/Home_Page/Home_Page.html   (305 words)

  
 Manhattan Projects, Studies & Proposals - New York City Department of City Planning
The primary study area is between Dyckman Street, Broadway, West 207th Street and the Harlem River.
The study area extends from the Battery to the southern edge of East River Park and forms a link between the financial district, the civic center, Chinatown and the Lower East Side.
In response to recent and anticipated development activity in Harlem, DCP has initiated the 125th Street/River to River Study to generate a development framework for the entire 125th Street corridor between the Harlem and Hudson Rivers.
www.nyc.gov /html/dcp/html/subcats/manhattan.shtml   (427 words)

  
 Manhattan Street Map
Manhattan provides an overview of the Manhattan streets from Battery Park to the Henry Hudson Bridge.
In addition to painting a complete picture of all that is Manhattan, the street map also includes a directory of bus routes throughout the city.
Midtown Manhattan covers everything from 8th street to 125th, including an additional close-up view of the city's theater district.
www.streetwisemaps.com /manhattan-street-map.html   (562 words)

  
 DANY | What's New | April 1, 2004
Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau, joined by elected officials, community members and business leaders, witnessed the signing of the Community Policy Agreement for the Methadone Programs in the Upper Manhattan Target Zone at the New York State Office Building on West 125th in Harlem today.
As a result of the long-term efforts of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, elected officials, community and business leaders, methadone programs operating in the 125th Street area have agreed to enforce certain conditions for clients who use their services.
This agreement is the culmination of three years of work by the 125th Street Community Alliance, which was started by the District Attorney's Community Affairs Unit in March, 1999.
www.manhattanda.org /whatsnew/press/2004-04-01.htm   (439 words)

  
 Manhattan Chamber of Commerce - New York City, New York Chamber of Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Midtown South is the area between Houston Street in the south and 34th Street in the north.
Above that street Manhattan was developed along the grid plan giving the streets a more systematic pattern.
Manhattan above 59th Street is predominantly residential and includes the Upper East and West Sides, Columbia University at West 115th Street, Harlem begins at 125th Streets and extends up to 175th Street.
www.manhattancc.org /resources/bizhoods.cfm   (726 words)

  
 Manhattan School of Music: Directions
Manhattan School of Music is located at the northwest corner of Broadway and 122nd Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
The main entrance is on 122nd Street (601 West 122nd Street).
Parking can also be found along the street, however, visitors are cautioned to follow parking restrictions carefully and not to leave valuables in their cars.
www.msmnyc.edu /about/directions   (599 words)

  
 The Real Deal - Rethinking 125th Street
The street has large sections with low-density areas, but patches of high-density development mixed in, creating an uneven character and limited redevelopment options.
There has been no recent residential construction along 125th Street, and it's unclear how much residential demand exists for the busy street, though development throughout the rest of Harlem is booming.
One member of Community Board 9 said it will be difficult to reach a consensus on a vision for 125th Street, though it will likely be a mix of office towers, housing, entertainment and small business.
www.therealdeal.net /issues/AUGUST_2005/1122665280.php   (639 words)

  
 Curbed: Manhattan Valley, Insane or Not?
Whether or not Manhattan Valley is a valid name, it's a distinct location with demographics and borders, more distinct than all the neighborhoods down in town that have lost their sense of individuality.
I think it's mostly because of the street layout and the superblocks, with the projects, and the four big non-project apartments whose northern border is 100th Street, isolating Manhattan Valley from the south.
New York, NY The Manhattan Valley Development Corporation was established in 1968 to stem housing deterioration and revitalize the northeast section of Manhattan's Upper West Side.
www.curbed.com /archives/2006/04/03/manhattan_valley_insane_or_not_.php   (1652 words)

  
 NEWS
Street corridor from river to river jumped 38% to $90 per square foot, the largest increase yet for the neighborhood since REBNY began tracking this corridor.
streets in Flatiron was up 38% to an average of $189 per square foot.
Street, Times Square, the Plaza District and other areas continues to be in demand as the national chains and the international tenants who were exploring the market are now confident enough to commit for space," said Robin Abrams, executive vice president of The Lansco Corporation and co-chair of REBNY’s retail committee.
www.rebny.com /releases/may_2005.htm   (671 words)

  
 Harlem's 125th Street has a promising future Real Estate Weekly - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
For years, this area of Northern Manhattan was seen as an economic void, isolated from the business cycle of Manhattan.
The future of the 125th Street corridor is promising.
According to the New York City Zoning Workshop, taller buildings may be allowed on the north side of 125th Street between Morningside Avenue and Frederick Douglas Boulevard, and the north side of 125th and 126th between Park and First Avenues only.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3601/is_11_52/ai_n15792639   (666 words)

  
 Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York Inc
The British first launched an assault on Manhattan by bombarding the coast at a place called Kip's Bay, at 30th Street and the East River.
The British landing near 30th Street nearly cut them off from the remainder of Washington's army which was to the north.
As the rest of Manhattan was taken over by the British, Washington several times asked that the fort be evacuated.
www.sonsoftherevolution.org /war_manhattan.html   (1272 words)

  
 Fiboro Bridges - Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Bridges
Bronx entrance: 138th Street, at the foot of the Grand Concourse.
Walkway on the southern side; there’s some uneven rubbery stuff at the Manhattan end and the rest is a little bumpy, but overall not bad.
There are four spans to the bridge: the western one comes down from Washington Heights over a valley, the next one crosses the Harlem River, the third spans the Metro-North tracks, and the easternmost covers the Major Deegan Expressway.
www.transalt.org /bridges/harlem.html   (524 words)

  
 Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer hosted a first of its kind conference bringing together more than 400 policy makers, advocates, business and community leaders and local residents to discuss the transportation challenges facing Manhattan and New York City.
Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and The Italian Heritage & Culture Committee of New York, Inc. cordially invite you to a special tribute to the 30th Anniversary of Italian Heritage & Culture Month.
Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and State Senator Tom Duane are hosting a Town Hall Meeting to discuss Chelsea’s Night Life.
www.mbpo.org /contact/staff   (194 words)

  
 125th Street BID: Map   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
125th Street is a major transportation artery, accessible by every major subway line, at least eight bus lines, and both Metro North and Amtrak rail services.
A, B, C, D, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 all stop at stations on 125th Street.
The highway transportation network connects Manhattan to New Jersey, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and all points north.
125thstreetbid.com /page/o524/Map/Map.html   (173 words)

  
 WE ACT Website: The Northern Manhattan EJ Coalition
When it was operating the 135th Street Marine Transfer Station (MTS), the only MTS in Manhattan operating 24-hours a day, drew 93 garbage trucks per day (1 truck every 15.5 minutes) up and down narrow brownstone streets.
The Northern Manhattan neighborhoods of East, Central and West Harlem and Washington Heights / Inwood already treat most of Manhattan’s solid waste and house one-third of New York City’s MTA diesel buses, overall the largest bus fleet in the country.
Pediatric hospitalization admission rates for asthma in Northern Manhattan neighborhoods in 2000 were the highest in Manhattan and the second highest (next to the JFK Airport area) in the city.
www.weact.org /mts   (740 words)

  
 Tuck-It-Away Self-Storage - New York - New Jersey - Bronx
Take the #1 subway to 125th Street and make a left at 125th Street and walk towards the river/West Side Highway.
We are located on the Uptown side of 125th Street.
Take the M11 or the storage center is walking distance from the 1, 2, 3, A, C, and E trains.
www.tuckitaway.com /locations_manhattan_3.html   (164 words)

  
 Harlem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Apollo Theater on 125th Street; the Hotel Theresa is visible in the background.
Central Harlem begins at 110th Street, at the northern boundary of Central Park; Spanish Harlem extends east Harlem's boundaries south to 96th Street, while in the west it begins north of Morningside Heights, which gives an irregular border along 125th Street, west of Morningside Avenue.
As of May 2006, Harlem is the heart of the charter schools movement in Manhattan; of the 25 charter schools operating in Manhattan, 18 are in Harlem.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harlem,_Manhattan   (5574 words)

  
 Hudson River Bridge (unbuilt)
The proposed suspension bridge between West 57th Street and West New York, New Jersey was to have a main span of 3,240 feet, flanked by side spans of 1,590 feet.
In the mid-1950's, another crossing of the Hudson River was proposed, this time between West 125th Street and Edgewater, New Jersey.
Under the Joint Study, close attention was given to a new bridge in the vicinity of 125th Street, Manhattan.
www.nycroads.com /crossings/hudson-river-bridge   (1918 words)

  
 86th Street (Manhattan) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A street through the park, often called the 86th Street Transverse, only connects to the east side on 84th (eastbound) and 85th (westbound) streets.
On the west side, the street is entirely within the boundaries of ZIP Code 10024; on the east side, it is 10028, though it is bounded immediately northwards by ZIP Code 10128.
In mid-2006, 12 brownstones on the southern side of Lexington Avenue between 85th and 86th Streets were torn down to make way for a highrise building with the address 150 East 86th St., that will contain both apartments and over 100,000 ft² of retail space.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/86th_Street_(Manhattan)   (492 words)

  
 Getting Here By Car
This leaves you at East 125th Street (Harlem), where you can connect to the Harlem River Drive (heading north/uptown toward the George Washington Bridge) and the FDR Drive (heading south toward midtown Manhattan on the East Side), which has various exits all the way down from the Upper East Side to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel.
The bridge is uptown at 125th Street and the Harlem River Drive.
Parking on the street can be confusing, with alternate side of the street rules in affect for different days of the week.
www.nycvisit.com /content/index.cfm?pagePkey=270   (1041 words)

  
 Manhattan Psychiatric Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Manhattan Psychiatric Center (MPC) offers a wide range of mental health services to provide “A Bridge to Recovery” for seriously and persistently mentally ill clients from the New York City region.
MPC currently serves approximately 430 inpatients at its hospital on Ward’s Island and 500 outpatients through the 125th St. Services Center in Manhattan.
Ward’s Island is a short tram ride to mid town Manhattan, home of Broadway, Radio City Music Hall, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Plaza, Lincoln Center, numerous restaurants and opportunities for shopping.
www.sgu.edu /website/sguwebsite.nsf/Medicine/HospitalManhattanPsychiatric.htm   (205 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Manhattan East Site Alternatives ...
The Build Alternative 3 is a full-length two-track Second Avenue Subway alignment from the vicinity of 125th Street to the Financial District in Lower Manhattan.
The alignment between 125th Street and 63rd Street is unchanged from the alignment presented in the DEIS, including a connection to the 63rd Street/7th Avenue Broadway line.
Build Alternative 3 continues the subway beneath Second Avenue south of 63rd Street, and for the portion of the Second Avenue Subway south of 14th Street, two alignment options will be evaluated in the SDEIS: Option A continues the subway beneath Chrystie Street, St. James Place, and Water Street to a terminal in Lower Manhattan.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2001/March/Day-22/i7070.htm   (1033 words)

  
 Manhattan Psychiatric Center
Manhattan Psychiatric Center offers inpatient and outpatient treatment for adults with mental illness.
Outpatient Services: Located on the 11th and 12th floors at 163 West 125th St., NYC 10027, these services serve MPC's discharged patients, but are open to anyone in need of mental health treatment who wishes to enroll.
The facility can be reached by public transportation, from NW corner of 125th St. and Lexington Avenue, take the M35 Bus to Ward's Island; exit at the Meyer Building of Manhattan Psychiatric Center.
www.omh.state.ny.us /omhweb/facilities/mapc/facility.htm   (452 words)

  
 Re: Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College extention
All stations, except for the one located at the southern tip of The Bronx, will be at points that connect with existing subway lines, allowing the Express Line to connect with all of the current subway routes, except for the shuttles, at least one and in some cases more than once.
Nicholas Avenue at 125th Street (A, B, C and D) Broadway at 125th Street, Manhattan (1)
A possible 17th Station, could be located near Riverside Drive at 125th Street, Manhattan to connect with a possible station on the Amtrak Hudson Line.
www.subchat.com /read.asp?Id=327242   (754 words)

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