Manhattan address algorithm

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The Manhattan address algorithm refers to the formulas used to estimate the 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 "tricky number" from the table below:

Street/Avenue Building Template:№ Divisor Tricky Template:№ (unrounded result)
Avenue A All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +3 }[/math]
Avenue B All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +3 }[/math]
Avenue C All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +3 }[/math]
Avenue D All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +3 }[/math]
1st Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +3 }[/math]
2nd Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +3 }[/math]
3rd Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +10 }[/math]
4th Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +8 }[/math]
5th Avenue 63–108 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +11 }[/math] 14.15–16.4
5th Avenue 109–199 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +13 }[/math] 18.45–23
5th Avenue 200–399 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +16 }[/math] 26.05–36
5th Avenue 400–599 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +18 }[/math] 38.05–48
5th Avenue 600–774 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +20 }[/math] 50.05–58.75
5th Avenue 775–1286 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 10 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ -18 }[/math] 59.6–110.6
5th Avenue 1287–1499 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +45 }[/math] 110–120
5th Avenue Above 1500 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +24 }[/math] 124+
6th Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ -12 }[/math]
7th Avenue 1–1800 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +12 }[/math] 12.05–102
7th Avenue Above 1800 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +20 }[/math] 110+
8th Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +9 }[/math]
9th Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +13 }[/math]
10th Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +14 }[/math]
11th Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +15 }[/math]
Amsterdam Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +59 }[/math]
Audubon Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +165 }[/math]
Avenue of the Americas All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ -12 }[/math]
Columbus Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +60 }[/math][3]
Broadway 1–754 (few numbered streets south of 8th)
Broadway 756–846 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ -29 }[/math] 8.8–13.3
Broadway 847–953 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ -25 }[/math] 17.35–22.65
Broadway Above 953 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ -31 }[/math] 16.65+
Central Park West All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 10 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +60 }[/math]
Convent Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +127 }[/math]
East End Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +79 }[/math]
Edgecombe Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +134 }[/math]
Ft. Washington Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +158 }[/math]
Lenox Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +110 }[/math]
Lexington Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +22 }[/math]
Madison Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +27 }[/math]
Manhattan Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +100 }[/math]
Park Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +34 }[/math]
Park Avenue South All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +8 }[/math]
Pleasant Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +101 }[/math]
Riverside Drive 1–567 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 10 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +72 }[/math] 72.1–128.7
Riverside Drive Above 567 [math]\displaystyle{ \div 10 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +78 }[/math] 134.7+
St. Nicholas Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +110 }[/math]
Vanderbilt Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +42 }[/math]
Wadsworth Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +173 }[/math]
West End Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +59 }[/math]
York Avenue All [math]\displaystyle{ \div 20 }[/math] [math]\displaystyle{ +4 }[/math]

See also

  • List of numbered streets in Manhattan
  • Numbered street

References

  1. ↑ Manhattan Address Locator
  2. ↑ Frommer's New York City 2010
  3. ↑ "Address Finder; Arithmetic of the Avenues". The New York Times. September 27, 1998. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/27/nyregion/address-finder-arithmetic-of-the-avenues.html. 



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