Manhattan address algorithm
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The Manhattan address algorithm refers to the formulas used to estimate closest east–west cross street for building numbers on north–south avenues in the New York City borough of Manhattan.[1][2]
Algorithm
To find the approximate number of the closest cross street, divide the building number by a divisor (generally 20) and add (or subtract) the "magic number" from the table below:
Street/Avenue | Building No. | Divisor | Magic No. | (unrounded result) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Avenue A | All | ÷20 | +3 | |
Avenue B | All | ÷20 | +3 | |
Avenue C | All | ÷20 | +3 | |
Avenue D | All | ÷20 | +3 | |
1st Ave | All | ÷20 | +3 | |
2nd Ave | All | ÷20 | +3 | |
3rd Ave | All | ÷20 | +10 | |
4th Ave | All | ÷20 | +8 | |
5th Ave | 63–108 | ÷20 | +11 | 14.15–16.4 |
5th Ave | 109–200 | ÷20 | +13 | 18.45–23 |
5th Ave | 201–400 | ÷20 | +16 | 26.05–36 |
5th Ave | 401–600 | ÷20 | +18 | 38.05–48 |
5th Ave | 601–775 | ÷20 | +20 | 50.05–58.75 |
5th Ave | 776–1286 | ÷10 | -18 | 59.6–110.6 |
5th Ave | 1300–1500 | ÷20 | +45 | 110–120 |
5th Ave | Above 2000 | ÷20 | +24 | 124+ |
6th Ave | All | ÷20 | -12 | |
7th Ave | 1–1800 | ÷20 | +12 | 12.05–102 |
7th Ave | Above 1800 | ÷20 | +20 | 110+ |
8th Ave | All | ÷20 | +9 | |
9th Ave | All | ÷20 | +13 | |
10th Ave | All | ÷20 | +14 | |
11th Ave | All | ÷20 | +15 | |
Amsterdam Ave | All | ÷20 | +59 | |
Audubon Ave | All | ÷20 | +165 | |
Ave of the Americas | All | ÷20 | -12 | |
Columbus Ave | All | ÷20 | +60[3] | |
Broadway | 1–754 | (no numbered streets south of 8th) | ||
Broadway | 756–846 | ÷20 | -29 | 8.8–13.3 |
Broadway | 847–953 | ÷20 | -25 | 17.35–22.65 |
Broadway | Above 953 | ÷20 | -31 | 16.65+ |
Central Park West | All | ÷10 | +60 | |
Convent Ave | All | ÷20 | +127 | |
Edgecombe Ave | All | ÷20 | +134 | |
Ft. Washington Ave | All | ÷20 | +158 | |
Lenox Ave | All | ÷20 | +110 | |
Lexington Ave | All | ÷20 | +22 | |
Madison Ave | All | ÷20 | +27 | |
Manhattan Ave | All | ÷20 | +100 | |
Park Ave | All | ÷20 | +34 | |
Park Ave South | All | ÷20 | +8 | |
Pleasant Ave | All | ÷20 | +101 | |
Riverside Drive | 1–567 | ÷10 | +72 | 72.1–128.7 |
Riverside Drive | Above 567 | ÷10 | +78 | 134.7+ |
St. Nicholas Ave | All | ÷20 | +110 | |
Vanderbilt Ave | All | ÷20 | +42 | |
Wadsworth Ave | All | ÷20 | +173 | |
West End Ave | All | ÷20 | +59 | |
York Ave | All | ÷20 | +4 |
See also
References
- ^ Manhattan Address Locator
- ^ Frommer's New York City 2010
- ^ "Address Finder". The New York Times. September 27, 1998. Retrieved September 1, 2015.