Approximately 17 to 20 street blocks (north/south blocks) equals a mile, so the distance between 14th Street and 196th Street is about 9.1 to 10.7 miles.
At 2.3 miles, 14th Street is the widest point in Manhattan.
The longest crosstown (east-west) street in Manhattan is 14th Street. At 2.3 miles (3.7 km), it is the widest point of Manhattan.
Rule of thumb: In Manhattan, 20 short blocks is around a mile. Your trip is close to three miles.
Manhattan Island is 22.7 square miles in area, 13.4 miles long and 2.3 miles wide at its widest (near 14th Street.)
There are many art galleries on West 14th street in New York City. The Underline, Pratt-Manhattan, Joy, Photo Manhattan, Debut Art, Art Space, Hope Martin, and 14th street painter galleries can all be found there.
Lower Manhattan has no official definition but generally refers to the area below 14th Street, although there are references to "lower Manhattan" as being below Canal Street or below 23rd Street.
Union Square is on the east side of Manhattan, but very close to the center of it. It runs south/north from East 14th Street to East 18th Street, and west/east from the avenue known as University Place (which becomes Union Square West at 14th Street, and then becomes Broadway at 18th Street) to the avenue known as 4th Avenue (which becomes Park Avenue South at 14th Street).
The L train (color code grey) runs east-west and west-east across 14th Street. Its eastbound route begins at 14th Street and 8th Avenue. It runs east across 14th Street, and then under the East River and out to Canarsie, Brooklyn. Its westbound route begins in Canarsie, Brooklyn. It travels west across Brooklyn, through Williamsburg, and then under the East River and across 14th Street to the west side of Manhattan (14th Street and 8th Avenue). In Manhattan, you can catch the L train at the following stations (in order from west ---> east): 14th Street and 8th Avenue, 14th Street and 7th Avenue, 14th Street and 6th Avenue, 14th Street and Lexington Avenue (the Union Square Station), 14th Street and 3rd Avenue, and 14th Street and 1st Avenue. 14th Street and 1st Avenue is the last stop in Manhattan, before the L goes to Brooklyn. The first four stops the L makes in Brooklyn are all in the Williamsburg neighborhood: Bedford Avenue, Lorimer Street, Graham Avenue, and Grand Street are all in Williamsburg. See the Related Link below for a complete NYC subway map.
The address of the Foundation Of Local Arts is: 933 14Th Street, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-5059
Yes, he lives in downtown manhattan. He recently said in an interview that he lives in the West Village, and barely travels above 14th street.
The zip code for East Houston Street through 14th Street, from 4th Avenue to 1st Avenue, is 10003.The zip code for East Houston Street through 14th Street, from Avenue A to the East River, is 10009.
The neighborhoods in lower Manhattan (south of 14th Street) are: the East Village, the West Village (also called "Greenwich Village" or just "the Village"), the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Little Italy, SoHo, NoHo, Nolita, Tribeca, City Hall/the courthouses, the Financial District, and the Battery.