34th Street (Manhattan)
The Empire State Building, located on 34th Street and Fifth Avenue
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| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
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| Length | 2.0 mi (3.2 km) |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City |
| Postal code | 10001, 10121, 10016 |
| Coordinates | 40°45′02″N 73°59′23″W / 40.7506°N 73.9896°WCoordinates: 40°45′02″N 73°59′23″W / 40.7506°N 73.9896°W |
| West end |
 NY 9A (12th Avenue) in Hudson Yards
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| East end |
 FDR Drive in Kips Bay / Murray Hill
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| North |
40th Street (west of 11th Avenue) 35th Street (east of 11th Avenue) |
| South |
33rd Street (west of 1st Avenue) 30th Street (east of 1st Avenue) |
| Construction | |
| Commissioned | March 1811 |
34th Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, connecting the Lincoln Tunnel and Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Like many of New York City's major crosstown streets, it has its own bus routes and several subway stops.
In April 2010, the New York City Department of Transportation proposed to add bus rapid transit along the 34th Street corridor. To create exclusive lanes for buses, the street would be converted to one-way westbound operation west of Sixth Avenue and one-way eastbound operation east of Fifth Avenue; a pedestrian plaza would be created between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The street was eventually kept in two-way operation.
The street was designated by the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 that established the Manhattan street grid as one of 15 east-west streets that would be 100 feet (30 m) in width (while other streets were designated as 60 feet (18 m) in width).
At the west end of the street one finds the Hudson River, the West Midtown Ferry Terminal, the West 30th Street Heliport, the Hudson River Greenway, the West Side Highway, and the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City's main convention center. On the West Side, 34th Street is in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, at the north end of the West Side Yard. On Tenth Avenue is a McDonald's with a drive-thru and a small parking lot, a rarity in Manhattan. On Ninth is B&H Photo Video, a large retailer of photographic and electronic equipment.
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