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The Key
to
New York City

Question: How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Answer: By using The Key to Manhattan Street Numbers!

(Carnegie Hall is located at 881 Seventh Avenue. Using the key you should be able to determine that Carnegie Hall is located at approximately 56th Street.)

 

Instructions

1. Cancel the last figure of the house number,
2. Divide the remainder by two, and
3. Add or Subtract the corresponding key number.
The result is the nearest street to the address you are looking for.
STREET NAME KEY #
Avenue A, B, C, & D +3
1st Avenue +3
2nd Avenue +3
3rd Avenue +10
4th Avenue +8
5th Avenue - #1 to #200 +13
5th Avenue - #201 to #400 +16
5th Avenue - #401 to #600 +18
5th Avenue - #601 to #775 +20
Avenue of the Americas +12
7th Avenue - #1 to #1800 +12
7th Avenue - #1801 and above +20
8th Avenue +9
9th Avenue +13
10th Avenue +13
11th Avenue +15
Amsterdam Avenue +59
Columbus Avenue +59
Lexington Avenue +22
Madison Avenue +27
Park Avenue +34
West End Avenue +59
Broadway - #1 to 754 (Located below 8th Street)
Broadway - #755 to #857 - 29
Broadway - #858 to #999 - 25
Broadway - #1000 and above - 31

Follow New Instructions for These Addresses

1. Cancel the last figure of the house number,
2. Add or subtract the corresponding key number.
The result is the nearest street to the address you are looking for.
STREET NAME KEY #
5th Avenue - #776 to #1286 - 18
Central Park West +80
Riverside Drive - #1 to #567 +73
Riverside Drive - #568 and above +78

Follow New Instructions for STREET ADDRESSES

Manhattan is split into the "East Side" and the "West Side" with Fifth Avenue as the middle. You can determine how far east or west an address is by using the key below.
WEST SIDE EAST SIDE
#1 is @ 5th Avenue #1 is @ 5th Avenue
#101 is @ 6th Avenue #100 is @ Park or 4th Avenue
#201 is @ 7th Avenue #201 is @ 3rd Avenue
#301 is @ 8th Avenue #301 is @ 2nd Avenue
#401 is @ 9th Avenue #401 is @ 1st Avenue
#501 is @ 10th Avenue #501 is @ York or Avenue A
#601 is @ 11th Avenue #601 is @ Avenue B