42nd Street (Manhattan)

42nd Street

Lincoln Highway (west of Broadway) New 42nd Street (8th to 7th Avenues)
The pace, extensive transit connectivity, and theatrical tradition of 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues have made this one of the best-known streets in the Times Square neighborhood and the Broadway Theater District in Midtown Manhattan.
Maintained by	NYCDOT
Length	2.0 mi (3.2 km)[1]
Location	Manhattan, New York City
Postal code	10036, 10018, 10017, 10168
West end	NY 9A (12th Avenue) in Hell's Kitchen
East end	FDR Drive in Murray Hill / Midtown East
North	43rd Street (west of 1st Avenue) 48th Street (east of 1st Avenue)
South	41st Street (west of 6th Avenue) 40th Street (6th to 5th Avenues) 41st Street (east of 5th Avenue)
Construction
Commissioned	March 1811

42nd Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, spanning the entire breadth of Midtown Manhattan, from Turtle Bay at the East River, to Hell's Kitchen at the Hudson River on the West Side. The street hosts some of New York's best known landmarks, including (from east to west) the headquarters of the United Nations, the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, the New York Public Library Main Branch, Times Square, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

The street is known for its theaters, especially near the intersection with Broadway at Times Square, and as such is also the name of the region of the theater district (and, at times, the red-light district) near that intersection.