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{{short description|North-south avenue in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York}}▼
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'''Third Avenue''' is a north-south thoroughfare on the [[East Side (Manhattan)|East Side]] of the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]], as well as in the center portion of [[the Bronx]]. Its southern end is at [[Astor Place]] and [[St. Mark's Place]]. It transitions into [[Cooper Square]], and further south, the [[Bowery]], [[Chatham Square]], and [[Park Row (Manhattan)|Park Row]]. The Manhattan side ends at [[128th Street (Manhattan)|East 128th Street]]. Third Avenue is two-way from Cooper Square to [[24th Street (Manhattan)|24th Street]], but
The street leaves Manhattan and continues into
▲Its southern end is at [[Astor Place]] and [[St. Mark's Place]]. It transitions into [[Cooper Square]], and further south, the [[Bowery]], [[Chatham Square]], and [[Park Row (Manhattan)|Park Row]]. The Manhattan side ends at [[128th Street (Manhattan)|East 128th Street]]. Third Avenue is two-way from Cooper Square to [[24th Street (Manhattan)|24th Street]], but since July 17, 1960<ref>{{cite news|last=Spiegel|first=Irving|title=2 One-Way Shifts Go Smoothly|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/07/18/archives/2-oneway-shifts-go-smoothly-lexington-and-3d-switch-smoothly.html|accessdate=August 28, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 18, 1960}}</ref> has carried only northbound (uptown) traffic while in Manhattan; in [[the Bronx]], it is again two-way. However, the Third Avenue Bridge carries vehicular traffic in the opposite direction, allowing only southbound vehicular traffic, rendering the avenue essentially non-continuous to motor vehicles between the boroughs.
▲The street leaves Manhattan and continues into [[the Bronx]] across the [[Harlem River]] over the [[Third Avenue Bridge (Manhattan)|Third Avenue Bridge]] north of East 129th Street to East [[Fordham Road]] at Fordham Center, where it intersects with [[U.S. Route 1 in New York|U.S. 1]]. It is one of the four streets that form [[The Hub, Bronx|The Hub]], a site of both maximum traffic and architectural density, in the [[South Bronx]].<ref>[http://www.sorkinstudio.com/Bronx%20Hub.htm Bronx Hub] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801123524/http://www.sorkinstudio.com/Bronx%20Hub.htm |date=August 1, 2009 }}</ref>
==History==
Like most urban streets, Third Avenue was unpaved until the late 19th century. In May 1861, according to a letter to the editor of ''[[The New York Times]]'', the street was the scene of practice marching for the poorly equipped troops in the [[7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment]]:<!--spelling and punctuation as in the original--> "The men were not in uniform, but very poorly dressed, — in many cases with [[Flip-flops|flip-flap]] shoes. The business-like air with which they marched rapidly through the deep mud of the Third-avenue was the more remarkable."<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1861/05/16/78657196.pdf "A Word in Season on an Important Subject"], letter to the editor, ''[[New York Times]]'', May 16, 1861, retrieved: June 23, 2008</ref>
On July 17, 1960, the section of Third Avenue in Manhattan north of 24th Street was converted into a one-way road.<ref>{{cite news|last=Spiegel|first=Irving|title=2 One-Way Shifts Go Smoothly|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/07/18/archives/2-oneway-shifts-go-smoothly-lexington-and-3d-switch-smoothly.html|access-date=August 28, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 18, 1960}}</ref> Starting in July 2023, a bus lane and a protected bike lane were installed on Third Avenue between 59th and 96th Streets, and that section of the avenue was narrowed from five to three vehicular travel lanes.<ref name="ABC7 New York 2023 b336">{{cite web | title=37 blocks of Manhattan's 3rd Avenue getting redesign for more bus, bike lanes | website=ABC7 New York | date=July 18, 2023 | url=https://abc7ny.com/third-avenue-3rd-bus-lane-bike/13517968/ | access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Brachfeld 2023 c306">{{cite web | last=Brachfeld | first=Ben | title=Construction starts next week on redesign of Third Avenue on Upper East Side, adding bus and protected bike lanes | website=amNewYork | date=July 18, 2023 | url=https://www.amny.com/new-york/manhattan/construction-starts-redesign-third-avenue-upper-east-side-bus-bike-lanes/ | access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>
==Public transportation==
===Buses===
Portions of Third Avenue are served by several routes in Manhattan. Buses serving Third Avenue include the [[Third and Lexington Avenues Line]] (or [[Third and Amsterdam Avenues Line]]). Note that southbound M98, M101, M102, and M103 service operates on Lexington Avenue north of East 24th Street.
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*[[Bx21 (New York City bus)|Bx21]]: between East 138th Street and Boston Road
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Third Avenue was the location of the [[Third Avenue Railroad]], a horsecar line established in 1853 that evolved into one of the largest streetcar systems in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Westchester County. Later it was served by the [[IRT Third Avenue Line|Third Avenue elevated]] line, which operated from 1878<ref>Nevius, p.138-140</ref> until 1955 in Manhattan, and 1973 in the Bronx. The Bx55 replaced the Third Avenue Line in the Bronx in 1973. At the time the El was being torn down in Manhattan, there was a movement to rename the whole of Third Avenue in Manhattan "the Bouwerie" (but not the portion in the Bronx), although it had never been part of the [[Bowery]].<ref>Nevius, p.171</ref> Today, the [[Third Avenue – 149th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)|Third Avenue – 149th Street]] station ({{NYCS trains|White Plains}})
In Manhattan, several crosstown subway routes have entrances on Third Avenue:
* {{NYCS trains|63rd Lexington header}}: [[Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station]]
* {{NYCS trains|Broadway 60th}}: [[Lexington Avenue–59th Street station]]
* {{NYCS trains|Queens 53rd}}: [[Lexington Avenue–53rd Street station]]
* {{NYCS trains|Canarsie Manhattan}}: [[Third Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)|Third Avenue station]]
== See also ==
* [[Second Avenue (Manhattan)|Second Avenue]]
* [[Lexington Avenue]]
* [[225 East 86th Street]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{Spoken Wikipedia|Third_Avenue_(Manhattan).ogg|date=2019-6-20}}
* [http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/Third%20Ave%20El/thirdav.html Third Avenue Elevated] at forgotten-ny.com
* [http://www.nysonglines.com/3av.htm New York Songlines: Third Avenue]
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