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96th Street is a major two-way street in East and West Harlem, which is a part of the New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 borough
Borough (New York City)

New York City is one of the largest cities in the world, and it is segmented into boroughs for various reasons. A borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the History of New York City ....
 of Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
, running from the East River
East River

The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland....
 at the FDR Drive
Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive

The Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive is a freeway-standard parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It starts just north of the Battery Park Underpass at South and Broad Streets and runs along the entire length of the East River, from the Battery Park Underpass under Battery Park ? north of which it is t...
 to the Henry Hudson Parkway
Henry Hudson Parkway

The Henry Hudson Parkway is an long parkway in New York City. The southern terminus is at 72nd Street in Manhattan, where the parkway continues south as the West Side Highway....
 at the Hudson River
Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York....
. It is one of the 15 hundred-foot wide crosstown streets mapped out in the Commissioner's Plan of 1811 that established the numbered street grid in Manhattan.

On the East Side, 96th Street forms the traditional dividing line between Yorkville
Yorkville, Manhattan

Yorkville is a neighborhood within the Upper East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Yorkville's northern, eastern and western boundaries include: the East River on the east, 96th Street on the north, Third Avenue on the west and 79th Street to the south....
 to the south and Spanish Harlem
Spanish Harlem

Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio and East Harlem, is a predominantly low income neighborhood in Harlem, a neighborhood of New York City, in the north-eastern part of the borough of Manhattan....
 to the north.

Parts of 96th Street, particularly near Second and Third Avenues, underwent significant gentrification, with luxury apartment buildings being constructed by Related Rentals beginning in the late 1980s.

The street is separated by Central Park
Central Park

Central Park is a large public, urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually. Most of the areas immediately adjacent to the park are known for impressive buildings and valuable real estate....
, whose West 96th street pedestrian gate is called "Gate of all Saints" and whose East 96th Street gate is called "Woodmans Gate".






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96th Street is a major two-way street in East and West Harlem, which is a part of the New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 borough
Borough (New York City)

New York City is one of the largest cities in the world, and it is segmented into boroughs for various reasons. A borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the History of New York City ....
 of Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
, running from the East River
East River

The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland....
 at the FDR Drive
Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive

The Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive is a freeway-standard parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It starts just north of the Battery Park Underpass at South and Broad Streets and runs along the entire length of the East River, from the Battery Park Underpass under Battery Park ? north of which it is t...
 to the Henry Hudson Parkway
Henry Hudson Parkway

The Henry Hudson Parkway is an long parkway in New York City. The southern terminus is at 72nd Street in Manhattan, where the parkway continues south as the West Side Highway....
 at the Hudson River
Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York....
. It is one of the 15 hundred-foot wide crosstown streets mapped out in the Commissioner's Plan of 1811 that established the numbered street grid in Manhattan.

On the East Side, 96th Street forms the traditional dividing line between Yorkville
Yorkville, Manhattan

Yorkville is a neighborhood within the Upper East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Yorkville's northern, eastern and western boundaries include: the East River on the east, 96th Street on the north, Third Avenue on the west and 79th Street to the south....
 to the south and Spanish Harlem
Spanish Harlem

Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio and East Harlem, is a predominantly low income neighborhood in Harlem, a neighborhood of New York City, in the north-eastern part of the borough of Manhattan....
 to the north.

Parts of 96th Street, particularly near Second and Third Avenues, underwent significant gentrification, with luxury apartment buildings being constructed by Related Rentals beginning in the late 1980s.

The street is separated by Central Park
Central Park

Central Park is a large public, urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually. Most of the areas immediately adjacent to the park are known for impressive buildings and valuable real estate....
, whose West 96th street pedestrian gate is called "Gate of all Saints" and whose East 96th Street gate is called "Woodmans Gate". A sunken street through the park, often called the 97th Street Transverse road or Transverse Road #4, connects the East Side and West Side via 96th and 97th Streets.

On the West Side
Upper West Side

The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River above 59th Street ....
, 96th Street runs through a natural valley, but is also regarded as the southern border of the nearby Manhattan Valley
Manhattan Valley

Manhattan Valley is a neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, bounded by West 110th Street to the north, Central Park West to the east, West 96th Street to the south, and Broadway to the west....
 The street is entirely within the boundaries of ZIP Code
ZIP Code

File:UseZipCode.JPGThe ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service . The letters ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, are properly written in capital letters and were chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the code....
 10025 on the West Side.

96th Street is the northern border of the New York City steam system
New York City steam system

The New York City steam system is a district heating system which carries steam from central power stations under the streets of Manhattan to heat, cool, or supply power to high rise buildings and businesses....
 which pumps 30 billion pounds of steam into 100,000 buildings south of the street -- the largest such system in the world.

Transportation

96th Street is served by subway
New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit....
 by the (late nights only) and on Lexington Avenue
Lexington Avenue (Manhattan)

Lexington Avenue, often abbreviated by New Yorkers as "Lex," is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries southbound one-way traffic from East 131st Street to Gramercy Park at East 21st Street....
 at the 96th Street station
96th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

96th Street is a local metro station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 96th Street in the Carnegie Hill, Manhattan neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served by the train , and by the train ....
 of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line
IRT Lexington Avenue Line

File:IRT Lexington Avenue Line a8e3c4b09d o.jpgThe Lexington Avenue Line is one of the lines of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn or Lower Manhattan north to 125th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan....
, by the , and at Broadway at the 96th Street
96th Street (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line)

96th Street is an express metro station on the IRT Broadway?Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 96th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, it is served by the , , and trains at all times....
 station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line

The IRT Broadway?Seventh Avenue Line is a New York City Subway line. It is one of several lines that serves the A Division , stretching from South Ferry in Lower Manhattan north to Van Cortlandt Park?242nd Street in Riverdale, Bronx....
, and by the (late nights only), and at the 96th Street station
96th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

96th Street is a metro station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is a two level local station with northbound trains using the upper level and southbound trains using the lower level....
 of the IND Eighth Avenue Line
IND Eighth Avenue Line

The Eighth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line in New York City, United States, and is part of the B Division of the New York City Subway. Opened in 1932, it was the first line of the Independent Subway System , and the Eighth Avenue Subway name was also applied by New Yorkers to the entire IND system....
 on Central Park West
Central Park West

Central Park West is an avenue that runs north-south in the New York City borough of Manhattan, in the United States.As its name indicates, CPW forms the western edge of Central Park....
. 96th Street is expected to be the northern terminus for the first phase of the long-awaited Second Avenue Subway
Second Avenue Subway

The Second Avenue Subway is a rapid transit subway line currently under construction underneath Second Avenue in the borough of Manhattan as a part of the New York City Subway system....
. The M96 bus line serves a majority of the street.

West of Broadway, 96th Street descends steeply along a natural valley, passing under Riverside Drive
Riverside Drive (Manhattan)

Riverside Drive is a scenic north-south thoroughfare in the Manhattan borough of New York City. The boulevard runs generally parallel to the Hudson River from 72nd Street to near the George Washington Bridge at 181st Street on the west side of Manhattan....
 and connecting to Henry Hudson Parkway
Henry Hudson Parkway

The Henry Hudson Parkway is an long parkway in New York City. The southern terminus is at 72nd Street in Manhattan, where the parkway continues south as the West Side Highway....
.

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