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{{short description|West-east street in Manhattan, New York}}
{{Other places|110th Street (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Elevated railroad curve, 110th Street, New York City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The elevated railroad, pictured in 1915, reached its highest elevation in [[New York City]] at the 110th Street curve.]]
[[Image:Central Park North Pioneer Gate jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Central Park North and [[Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)|Fifth Avenue]]]]
[[Image:Lincoln110jeh.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Lincoln Correctional Facility]]]]
[[Image:F Douglass Circle sunny jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Frederick Douglass Circle]]
[[Image:West 110th St from Bwy to Riverside Dr jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|110th Street seen from [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] in the west toward [[Riverside Park (Manhattan)|Riverside Park]]]]
[[File:W110St1.jpg|thumb|Central Park North sign at Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X Boulevard on the south side of the street]]
[[File:W110St.jpg|thumb|West 110th Street sign at Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X Boulevard on the north side of the street]]
'''110th Street''' is a street in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Manhattan]]. It is also known as '''Central Park North'''. In the west, between [[Central Park West]]/[[Frederick Douglass Boulevard]] and [[Riverside Drive (Manhattan)|Riverside Drive]], it is also known as '''Cathedral Parkway'''.

==Route==
110th Street is an eastbound street between [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|First Avenue]] and [[Madison Avenue (Manhattan)|Madison Avenue]].  The small portion between Madison Avenue and [[Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)|Fifth Avenue]] is westbound. West of Fifth Avenue, the road widens to accommodate two-way traffic.

The [[Duke Ellington Memorial]], a statue of [[Duke Ellington]], stands in [[Duke Ellington Circle]], a shallow amphitheater at 110th Street and [[Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)|Fifth Avenue]], at the northeast corner of [[Central Park]]. Unveiled in 1997, the statue, by sculptor [[Robert Graham (sculptor)|Robert Graham]], is {{convert|25|ft|m}} tall, and depicts the Muses—nine nude [[caryatid]]s—supporting a grand piano and Duke Ellington on their heads.<ref>[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/robinson/robinson7-1-97.asp Duke Ellington Memorial Dedicated in Harlem], artnet. Accessed September 16, 2007.</ref> Duke Ellington Circle is also the site of the future [[Museum for African Art]].

110th Street crosses [[Central Park West]] and [[Frederick Douglass Boulevard]] at the northwest corner of Central Park, [[Frederick Douglass Circle]]. West of there it is also called '''Cathedral Parkway''' after the [[Cathedral of St. John the Divine]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Kirk |date=1985-05-05 |title=Rediscovering Cathedral Parkway |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/05/realestate/rediscovering-cathedral-parkway.html |access-date=2019-12-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

The Parkway forms the south edge of [[Morningside Park (Manhattan)|Morningside Park]] between [[Manhattan Avenue (Manhattan)|Manhattan Avenue]] and [[Morningside Drive (Manhattan)|Morningside Drive]].<ref>[http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/morningsidepark Morningside Park], [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. Accessed August 3, 2008.</ref> It forms the south edge of the [[Cathedral of St. John the Divine#Cathedral close|Cathedral Close of St. John the Divine]] between Morningside Drive and [[Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan)|Amsterdam Avenue]], and ends at [[Riverside Drive (Manhattan)|Riverside Drive]] before [[Riverside Park (Manhattan)|Riverside Park]].

===Central Park North===
{{for|the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis album|Central Park North (album)}}
'''Central Park North''' is a section of West 110th Street. As the name implies, it lies at the northern end of Central Park. It is bounded by [[Central Park West]] on the west and [[Fifth Avenue (Manhattan)|Fifth Avenue]] on the east. It is notable for its incongruities; the [[Lincoln Correctional Facility]]—originally constructed in 1914 for the [[Young Women's Hebrew Association]]—stands a few blocks away from new luxury condo developments.

The Central Park North section has three of the original gates of Central Park. Farmers Gate is located at the southern end of [[Lenox Avenue]]/Malcolm X Boulevard, while Warriors Gate is located at the southern end of [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Seventh Avenue]]/Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard. Pioneers Gate is at Fifth Avenue ([[Duke Ellington Circle]]).

The original [[Polo Grounds]] was located along West 110th Street / Central Park North, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Originally hosting polo, it was the home for the [[New York Metropolitans]] baseball club from 1880 to 1886 and for the [[New York Gothams]]—subsequently the Giants—from 1883 to 1888.

In the first decade of the 21st century, there was significant [[real estate]] development on properties with a view of [[Central Park]]. In 2003, Manhattan-based developer Athena headed by [[Louis Dubin]] bought a property on this street.<ref name="tws2nov40">{{cite news |first=Candace |last=Taylor |title=Gourmet Market's Opening Signals Shift in East Harlem |quote=A decade ago, however, the area had a reputation as one of the most dangerous and economically depressed in the city, Louis Dubin, the CEO of the developer of 111 Central Park North, the Athena Group, said. |newspaper=The New York Sun |date=July 10, 2008 |url=http://www.nysun.com/real-estate/gourmet-markets-opening-signals-shift-in-east/81576/ |access-date=2009-11-02}}</ref><ref name="tws2nov37">{{cite news |first1=Alex |last1=Padalka |first2=Tom |last2=Stabile |title=Keeping Up with the New York Region's Leading Developers |quote=Principals: Louis Dubin, president, CEO; Lee Saltzman, COO; Barry Seidel, executive vice president. |newspaper=New York Construction |date=February 2007 |url=http://newyork.construction.com/features/archive/2007/02_feature2A.asp |access-date=2009-11-02}}</ref> The building was pitched as "an opportunity for New Yorkers to be on the [[Central Park (New York)|park]] at roughly half the price of [[Central Park South]]."<ref name="tws2nov12">{{cite news |first=Braden |last=Keil |title=Harlem High-Rise Planned |quote=The Post has learned that luxury condominium builder, The Athena Group, has bought three property parcels at the northwest corner of Central Park North and Lenox Ave. |work=Wired New York |date=July 16, 2004 |url=http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5144 |access-date=2009-11-02}}</ref> The rebirth of Harlem along Central Park north had attracted celebrities such as [[Marcia Gay Harden]], [[Maya Angelou]], and [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]].<ref name="tws3nov101">{{cite news |first=Deborah |last=Schoeneman |title=Above It All–Central Park North always had great views—and few takers. But the secret is finally getting out. |quote='We call it Upper Manhattan,' says developer Louis Dubin of the Athena Group. Dubin recently bought the shopping center at the corner of Central Park North and Lenox Avenue, and hopes—pending a construction-hardship variance—to build seventeen stories of condos there selling for $450,000 to $2 million. |magazine=New York |date=May 21, 2005 |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/realestate/columns/realestate/10414/ |access-date=2009-11-03}}</ref> The finished building was 20 stories tall with 48 residential units, 9,500 of ground floor retail space, 48 parking spaces, and each unit had a view of Central Park.<ref name="tws2nov18">{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Stoler |title=The Tale of Three Harlems |quote='Approximately 30% of the units have been presold, including a complete floor of 5,200 square feet, for $6.6 million, or approximately $1,200 per square foot,' the president of the Athena Group, Louis Dubin, told my class at the New York University Real Estate Institute last week. |newspaper=The New York Sun |date=December 4, 2006 |url=http://www.nysun.com/new-york/tale-of-three-harlems/44549/ |access-date=2009-11-02}}</ref>

==Notable places==
* Congregation [[Ramath Orah]]
* [[The Africa Center]]
* [[Duke Ellington Circle]]
* [[Frederick Douglass Circle]]
* [[Avalon Morningside Park]]
* [[Cathedral of St. John the Divine]]

==Transportation==
The elevated [[IRT Ninth Avenue Line]] used to reach a great height at its [[110th Street station (IRT Ninth Avenue Line)|110th Street station]], before its demolition in 1940; it was infamous as a suicide location.<ref>Douglas, George H. (2004): ''Skyscrapers: A Social History of the Very Tall Building in America''. McFarland & Company, {{ISBN|0-7864-2030-8}}. (110th St station popular for suicides: p.&nbsp;170).</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1927/01/31/archives/merchants-complain-suicides-hurt-business-seek-way-to-guard-100th.html|title=Merchants Complain Suicides Hurt Business; Seek Way to Guard 100th St. Elevated Station|date=1927-01-31|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Today, there are four [[New York City Subway]] stations on 110th Street:
* [[Cathedral Parkway–110th Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)|Cathedral Parkway–110th Street]] at [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] serving the {{NYCS trains|Broadway-Seventh north local}}
* [[Cathedral Parkway–110th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|Cathedral Parkway–110th Street]] at [[Central Park West]] serving the {{NYCS trains|Eighth center local}}
* [[110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza station|110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza]] at [[Lenox Avenue]] serving the {{NYCS trains|Lenox}}
* [[110th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)|110th Street]] at [[Lexington Avenue]] serving the {{NYCS trains|Lexington local}}

110th Street is served by the following [[New York City Bus]] routes, all heading west from Madison Avenue or east until Fifth Avenue: 
* The {{NYC bus link|M2}} heads north on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.
* The {{NYC bus link|M3}} heads north on Manhattan Avenue.
* The {{NYC bus link|M4}} heads north on Broadway. It is the primary server of 110th Street.

Additional service is provided by the downtown {{NYC bus link|M11}}, running east from Amsterdam to Columbus Avenues.<ref>{{Cite NYC bus map|M}}</ref>

The [[New York Central Railroad]]'s [[110th Street station (New York Central Railroad)|110th Street station]] previously existed on [[Park Avenue (Manhattan)|Park Avenue]], which now carries the [[Park Avenue main line]] of the [[Metro-North Railroad]]. The station opened in 1876<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1876/05/12/80626707.pdf|title=Partial Rapid Transit: From The Grand Central Depot. Arrangements For Quick Trains On The Harlem Road Trains To Run Next Monday Fares, Time, Rates of Communication|date=May 12, 1876|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 21, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1876/04/13/80329414.pdf|title=Rapid Transit To And From Harlem|date=April 13, 1876|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 21, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and closed in 1906.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26558304/n_y_central_closes_110th_street/|title=N. Y. Central Closes 110th Street Station|date=June 13, 1906|work=Buffalo Evening News|access-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref>

West 110th Street is the southern boundary of the area where [[boro taxi|boro cabs]] may be hailed by passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01245 |title=Taxis · NYC311 |publisher=Portal.311.nyc.gov |date= |accessdate=2022-03-21}}</ref>

==Notable people==
[[George Gershwin]] lived in 501 West 110th Street, on the northwest corner of 110th and Amsterdam, where he composed his seminal piece ''[[Rhapsody in Blue]]''. He and his brother Ira lived there from 1924 to 1929.<ref name="Pollack2006">{{cite book |last=Pollack |first=Howard |title=George Gershwin: His Life and Work |url=https://archive.org/details/georgegershwinhi00poll |url-access=registration |year=2006 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-93314-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/georgegershwinhi00poll/page/194 194]}}</ref> [[Arthur Miller]] lived in 45 West 110th Street as a child.<ref name="Meyers2012">{{cite book |last=Meyers |first=Jeffrey |title=The Genius and the Goddess: Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SUvr7QceBzYC&pg=PA87 |year=2012 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=978-0-252-07854-5 |page=87}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
* The street is known from the [[Bobby Womack]] song "[[Across 110th Street (song)|Across 110th Street]]", which describes [[prostitution]] and [[drug dealing]] in the area, and from the [[Across 110th Street|1972 movie]] of the same title (starring [[Yaphet Kotto]] and [[Anthony Quinn]]).
* The [[Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band]] released a highly regarded jazz album in 1969 entitled ''[[Central Park North (The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra album)|Central Park North]]''.
* It was the billed hometown of [[professional wrestling]] tag team [[Harlem Heat]].

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