79th Street (Manhattan)

79th Street
	The Harry F. Sinclair House at 2 East 79th Street
Maintained by	NYCDOT
Length	2.4 mi (3.9 km)
Width	100 feet (30.48 m)
Location	Manhattan
Postal code	10024 (west), 10075 (east)
Coordinates	40°46′36″N 73°57′48″W / 40.7768°N 73.9632°W
West end	NY 9A / Henry Hudson Parkway in Riverside Park
East end	FDR Drive in Yorkville
North	80th Street
South	78th Street
Construction
Commissioned	1811

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.

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.^[2]

^ Google (January 8, 2017). "79th Street" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
^ 10021 Zip Code Split, Representative Carolyn Maloney press release. Accessed August 1, 2008.