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'''50th Street''' in the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. The street runs eastbound from [[12th Avenue (Manhattan)|12th Avenue]], across the full width of the island, ending at [[Beekman Place (Manhattan)|Beekman Place]] and carries the [[M50 (New York City bus)|M50]] bus line, which returns on 49th Street. The following subway lines serve the street: |
'''50th Street''' in the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. The street runs eastbound from [[12th Avenue (Manhattan)|12th Avenue]], across the full width of the island, ending at [[Beekman Place (Manhattan)|Beekman Place]] and carries the [[M50 (New York City bus)|M50]] bus line, which returns on 49th Street. The following subway lines serve the street: |
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This street is blocked off in the mornings for the broadcast of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]''. |
This street is blocked off in the mornings for the broadcast of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]''. |
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The collapse of a crane on East 51st Street on |
The collapse of a crane on East 51st Street on March 15, 2008 killed four workers. The top of the crane demolished a small apartment house on 50th Street, killing a resident. 17 were injured.<ref>{{cite book |title=Four die when New York City crane collapses | publisher= [[CNN]] | date= 15 mar 2008 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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50th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The street runs eastbound from 12th Avenue, across the full width of the island, ending at Beekman Place and carries the M50 bus line, which returns on 49th Street. The following subway lines serve the street:
- 50th Street (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line)
- 50th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
- 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
Sites of Interest
The street is noted for the location of Radio City Music Hall, Worldwide Plaza, Rockefeller Plaza and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The Paramount Plaza building at Broadway was used in Silent Movie as the location of the "Engulf and Devour" company. The IND Eighth Avenue Line, IND Sixth Avenue Line and IRT Lexington Avenue Line have subway stations at 50th. A telephone exchange building at 435 West 50th serves the northwestern quadrant of Midtown Manhattan
This street is blocked off in the mornings for the broadcast of NBC's The Today Show.
The collapse of a crane on East 51st Street on March 15, 2008 killed four workers. The top of the crane demolished a small apartment house on 50th Street, killing a resident. 17 were injured.[1]
References
External link
- 50th Street: A New York Songline - virtual walking tour
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