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| 107th Street (Manhattan) | |
|---|---|
| Name | 107th Street |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City |
| Maintenance | New York City Department of Transportation |
| Direction a | West |
| Terminus a | Riverside Drive |
| Direction b | East |
| Terminus b | FDR Drive |
107th Street (Manhattan) is an east–west crosstown street on the Upper West Side and East Harlem of Manhattan, New York City. The street traverses neighborhoods associated with Central Park, Riverside Park, Strivers' Row, Columbia University, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harlem, and East Harlem and intersects major avenues including Broadway, Amsterdam Avenue, Columbus Avenue, Central Park West, Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue. 107th Street has been shaped by city planning decisions tied to the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, the New York City grid, and municipal projects such as the construction of the FDR Drive and the expansion of New York City Subway service.
107th Street runs approximately east–west between Riverside Drive on the Upper West Side and the FDR Drive at the East River waterfront, crossing the width of Manhattan and bisecting Central Park's northern parkland fringe and the Upper East Side in its course. The street intersects arterial north–south thoroughfares including Riverside Drive, Broadway, Amsterdam Avenue, Columbus Avenue, Central Park West, Central Park North, Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Park Avenue, Madison Avenue, Third Avenue, Second Avenue, and First Avenue. Topography varies from the bluff overlooking the Hudson River and Riverside Park to the flatter terrain approaching the East River and FDR Drive. The alignment reflects the Manhattan street grid and the legacy of 19th-century urban development led by figures tied to New York City planning and the expansion of Manhattan borough infrastructure.
The corridor of 107th Street developed during the 19th century as part of post-Commissioners' Plan of 1811 expansion, with rapid growth in the late 1800s during the era of builders associated with Rowhouse construction and speculative development tied to the New York Central Railroad and the rise of institutional anchors such as Columbia University. Wealthy residents built mansions, and later philanthropic institutions including Mount Sinai and religious congregations established locations near 107th Street. The street experienced demographic shifts during the Great Migration and cultural transformations linked to Harlem Renaissance, Jazz, and labor movements associated with unions and organizations like the American Federation of Labor. Mid-20th-century urban renewal projects by administrations in City Hall and initiatives following the Great Depression reshaped zoning and housing, while community activism in the 1960s and 1970s interacted with policies enacted under mayors such as Fiorello H. La Guardia, Robert F. Wagner Jr., and John V. Lindsay. Preservation efforts have involved groups connected to Landmarks Preservation Commission and neighborhood associations.
107th Street is served by multiple transit modes linked to agencies including the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation, and formerly by streetcar lines operated by companies like Third Avenue Railway. Subway access near 107th Street includes stations on lines such as the IND Eighth Avenue Line, the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, and the IRT Lenox Avenue Line—with proximate stops at hubs like Cathedral Parkway–110th Street and 103rd Street, connecting to services including the A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Bus routes managed by the MTA Regional Bus Operations traverse crosstown and north–south avenues adjacent to 107th Street, integrating with commuter rail at locations linked to Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal, and regional transit hubs. Bicycle infrastructure aligns with citywide plans advanced after studies by the New York City Department of Transportation and advocacy from Transportation Alternatives.
Buildings along 107th Street reflect an eclectic mix of Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, Neo-Renaissance, and Modernist styles, with residential brownstones, prewar apartment buildings, and postwar towers by architects and firms associated with the city’s development boom. Institutional land use includes religious edifices affiliated with denominations such as Roman Catholic Church, Jewish congregations, and Episcopal parishes, as well as educational institutions linked to P.S. 199 and private schools. Commercial corridors host businesses connected to local chambers and merchants involved with organizations like the New York City Economic Development Corporation and neighborhood business improvement districts influenced by policies of the city economic planning.
Notable open spaces and cultural institutions adjacent to 107th Street include access points to Central Park, proximity to Riverside Park, and green links near small playgrounds and community gardens supported by New York Restoration Project and local conservancies. Landmarks and historic buildings along or near the street comprise properties recognized by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and community landmarks associated with the Harlem Renaissance era, theater venues tied to the history of Apollo Theater-era performance networks, and civic buildings with connections to municipal services at Manhattan Community Board 9 and Manhattan Community Board 11.
107th Street and its environs have housed figures from literature, music, politics, and science including residents who participated in movements centered on figures associated with Langston Hughes, W. E. B. Du Bois, Duke Ellington, and civic leaders connected to Marcus Garvey. The street appears in works of fiction and popular culture referenced alongside neighborhoods featured in novels by Toni Morrison, Colson Whitehead, and others drawing on the social history of Harlem and the Upper West Side; it features in film and television productions that depict Manhattan life alongside settings such as Times Square, Upper West Side (Manhattan), and Upper East Side (Manhattan). Musicians, writers, and activists who lived nearby contributed to the cultural fabric associated with institutions like the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and artistic movements commemorated in exhibitions at museums including the Museum of the City of New York.
Category:Streets in Manhattan