14th Street (Manhattan)

West-east street in Manhattan, New York 14th Street (disambiguation)14th Street February 2026 August 2019 14th Street NYC 14th Street looking west 12 2005.jpg 325px 14th Street looking as seen from the east at Fifth Avenue 13 40.7357 -73.9929 10014, 10011, 10003, 10009 2.0 https://goo.gl/maps/eqwyw0 August 31, 2015July 2024 medicmedic Manhattan, New York City NYCDOT 40.7357 -73.9929 dim:3000_region:US-NY inline,title West NY NY 9A 11th Avenue in Chelsea / Meatpacking East Avenue C in East Village / Stuyvesant Town March 1811 15th Street 13th Street 14th Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, traveling between Eleventh Avenue on Manhattan's West Side and Avenue C on Manhattan's East Side. It forms a boundary between several neighborhoods and is the border between Lower Manhattan and Midtown Manhattan. At Broadway, 14th Street forms the southern boundary of Union Square. It is also considered the southern boundary of Chelsea, Flatiron/Lower Midtown, and Gramercy, and the northern boundary of Greenwich Village, Alphabet City, and the East Village. West of Third Avenue, 14th Street marks the southern terminus of western Manhattan's grid system. North of 14th Street, the streets make up a near-perfect grid that runs in numerical order. South of 14th, the grid continues in the East Village almost perfectly, except in Greenwich Village, where an older and less uniform grid plan applies. In the early history of New York City, 14th Street was an upscale location. However, it lost its glamour and status as the city grew northward and today it is primarily zoned as a commercial street.https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/ NYC's Zoning & Land Use Map ZoLa June 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190726143431/https://zola.planning.nyc.gov/ July 26, 2019 live In October 2019, a busway restriction was put in place between Third and Ninth Avenues, prohibiting most types of vehicles during the daytime. History The street was designated in the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 as the southernmost of 15 east–west streets that would be 100 ft in width (while other streets were designated as 60 ft wide).Morris, Gouverneur, De Witt, Simeon, and Rutherford, John (March 1811) "Remarks Of The Commissioners For Laying Out Streets And Roads In The City Of New York, Under The Act Of April 3, 1807" https://web.archive.org/web/20160622143905/http://urbanplanning.library.cornell.edu/DOCS/nyc1811.htm June 22, 2016 , Cornell University Library. Accessed June 27, 2016. "These streets are all sixty feet wide except fifteen, which are one hundred feet wide, viz.: Numbers fourteen, twenty-three, thirty-four, forty-two, fifty-seven, seventy-two, seventy-nine, eighty-six, ninety-six, one hundred and six, one hundred and sixteen, one hundred and twenty-five, one hundred and thirty-five, one hundred and forty-five, and one hundred and fifty-five--the block or space between them being in general about two hundred feet." Roughly at the midpoint of 14th Street was Union Square, which opened in 1839.Garmey Stephen Gramercy Park, an illustrated history of a New York neighborhood Balsam Press Distributed by Kampmann & Co 1984 978-0-917439-00-1 New York 10799569 During the mid-19th century, residential and commercial development in Manhattan began to migrate uptown along Broadway, reaching 14th Street by the 1850s. In conjunction with this, several hotels, theaters, and stores were built along the central portion of 14th Street, including Steinway Hall and the Academy of Music.2 By the late 19th century, there were numerous piano showrooms around 14th Street.http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2100.pdf Steinway Hall November 13, 2001 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission 3 Many large retailers opened stores around the street, including Macy's, Siegel-Cooper, and Ohrbach's, while other retailers such as Tiffany & Co., Lord & Taylor, Arnold Constable & Company, and B. Altman and Company were located a few blocks away.Sheinman Mort May 13, 1970 14th Street Baghdad on the square Women's Wear Daily 120 93 18–19 1565243923 In the early 20th century, Tammany Hall, the Academy of Music, and numerous vaudeville theaters were clustered around New York City. One source referred to the center portion of 14th Street as "the Mecca of New York shoppers, and Sixth Avenue was the liveliest part of it".Hower R.M. History of Macy's of New York, 1858-1919 Harvard University Press Harvard Studies in Business History Series 2013 978-0-674-86370-5 https://books.google.com/books?id=_snZnQEACAAJ 264http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2474.pdf R. H. Macy & Co. Store, 14th Street Annex 2011-12-20 2023-04-30 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission2 As development continued to move further north, most of the major retailers on 14th Street relocated northward in the 1920s.6 Lower-end stores began opening along the street, including many stores that sold women's clothing.6 The WPA Guide to New York City described 14th Street in 1939 as "perhaps the city's largest outlet for low-priced women's merchandise".202 By the 1970s, J.W. Mays and S. Klein were the only major retailers remaining on 14th Street, and the street was lined with independent retailers and discount stores. There were only a few traces of 14th Street's heyday as a commercial center, including Lüchow's restaurant and Union Square Park. The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) began to reconstruct the entirety of 14th Street in 1990, replacing the roadway, sidewalks, and water and sewer pipes. As part of the project, the NYCDOT planted trees, installed new "bishop's-crook" streetlights, and added new gray sidewalks that were intended to resemble old granite sidewalks.Dunlap David W. 1990-05-20 Commercial Property: Rebuilding 14th Street; Merchants Ambivalent About Their Prospects en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/20/realestate/commercial-property-rebuilding-14th-street-merchants-ambivalent-about-their.html 2023-04-30 0362-4331 By the 2000s, many residential buildings and shops were clustered around 14th Street, and technology companies had relocated to the street. The western end of the street, near the Meatpacking District, contained numerous nightclubs, restaurants, and art galleries. Dotcom companies, advertisers, designers, publishers, and photographers were clustered around 14th Street between Eighth and Fifth Avenue.Brozan Nadine 2000-08-13 On 14th Street, Less Grit, More Glamour en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/realestate/on-14th-street-less-grit-more-glamour.html 2023-04-30 0362-4331 In June 2025, the roadbed of 14th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues was narrowed to make way for a pedestrian plaza.Moin David Manhattan’s Meatpacking District Becomes More Welcoming to Pedestrians WWD June 23, 2025 https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/manhattans-meatpacking-district-adds-pedestrian-amenities-1237923121/ July 3, 2025Russo-Lennon Barbara Meatpacking District’s makeover continues with a new promenade and less room for cars amNewYork June 30, 2025 https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/meatpacking-district-historic-promenade/ July 3, 2025 The width of the travel lanes was decreased to 18 ft, with curbs and planters being installed on either side.Bonanos Christopher July 29, 2025 Everyone Wants to Fix 14th Street https://www.curbed.com/article/14th-street-overhaul-redesign-busway.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20250729191208/https://www.curbed.com/article/14th-street-overhaul-redesign-busway.html July 29, 2025 August 17, 2025 Curbed The next month, the city government announced a public–private partnership to study traffic flow and possible upgrades to the busway and pedestrian space, allocating $3 million to the study.Ratliff Laura July 30, 2025 14th street is about to get a major makeover https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/14th-street-is-about-to-get-a-major-makeover-073025 August 17, 2025 Time Out New YorkStella Ajani July 30, 2025 14th Street redesign? NYC officials tout plan for potential design changes and pedestrian upgrades https://www.amny.com/new-york/manhattan/14th-street-redesign-manhattan-design-pedestrian/ August 17, 2025 amNewYork The partnership included the DOT, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, local community boards and business improvement districts, and various politicians. The following year, the DOT announced plans for permanent modifications to the 14th Street busway, including bike lanes and pedestrian plazas.Nessen Stephen City plans bike lanes and bigger plazas for Manhattan's 14th Street busway Gothamist March 9, 2026 https://gothamist.com/news/city-plans-bike-lanes-and-bigger-plazas-for-manhattans-14th-street-busway March 12, 2026Stark-Miller Ethan 14th Street busway redesign: NYC asks public for input on adding bike lanes, improved infrastructure amNewYork March 9, 2026 https://www.amny.com/news/14th-street-busway-redesign-bike-lanes/ March 12, 2026 Description West 14th Street begins at an interchange with New York State Route 9A northeast of Greenwich Village.https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&q=14th+street&near=New+York,+NY&fb=1&cid=0,0,5939796151876967719&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=image 14th Street - New York City 2007-07-20 At the end of the interchange, it intersects with 10th Avenue. The street continues east, intersecting with Washington Street, Ninth Avenue/Hudson Street, Eighth Avenue, Seventh Avenue, Sixth Avenue, and Fifth Avenue. After Fifth Avenue, West 14th Street becomes East 14th Street and goes on to form the southern border of Union Square between University Place and Fourth Avenue. East of Fourth Avenue, 14th Street forms the southern end of Irving Place, a north–south road that terminates at Gramercy Park. 14th Street then intersects with Third Avenue, which forms the border between the neighborhoods of the East Village to the south and Gramercy to the north. The street goes on to intersect with Second Avenue. At First Avenue, 14th Street widens from a four-lane road to a six-lane divided boulevard with a westbound service road. It then intersects with the main thoroughfares of Alphabet City: Avenue A, Avenue B, and Avenue C, where the street terminates. It formerly terminated at FDR Drive via an on-ramp to the southbound FDR before the September 11 attacks, when the New York Police Department vacated the portion between Avenue C and FDR due to the presence of the nearby ConEdison East River Generating Station along 14th and 15th Streets as a possible terrorist target. Since October 2019, vehicle restrictions are in place on 14th Street between Third and Ninth Avenues from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/06/11/commuter-alert-most-of-14th-street-will-be-closed-to-cars-most-of-the-time-starting-july/ Commuter Alert: Most Of 14th Street Will Be Closed To Cars Most Of The Time Starting July 1 June 11, 2019 CBS New York June 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190611162511/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/06/11/commuter-alert-most-of-14th-street-will-be-closed-to-cars-most-of-the-time-starting-july/ June 11, 2019 livehttps://ny.curbed.com/2019/6/11/18661314/dot-mta-nyct-14th-street-busway-starting-july-1 Dedicated busway on 14th Street will roll out on July 1 Spivack Caroline June 11, 2019 Curbed NY June 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190611221549/https://ny.curbed.com/2019/6/11/18661314/dot-mta-nyct-14th-street-busway-starting-july-1 June 11, 2019 dead The only vehicles that can use the busway are buses, trucks making deliveries on 14th Street, emergency and Access-A-Ride vehicles, and local traffic traveling for no more than one block.63–64 Public transportation right|thumb|250px|14th Street–Union Square station 14th Street is well served by the New York City Subway. The BMT Canarsie Line (Canarsie Manhattan) runs underneath 14th Street from Eighth Avenue to the East River, stopping at Eighth Avenue, Sixth Avenue, Union Square, Third Avenue, and First Avenue. Additionally, every subway route that crosses 14th Street has a stop there, except for the Sixth express:map 14th Street–Union Square station on the BMT Canarsie Line, BMT Broadway Line, and IRT Lexington Avenue Line serving the Union Square 14th Street/Sixth Avenue on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, BMT Canarsie Line, and IND Sixth Avenue Line serving the 14th Sixth 14th Street–Eighth Avenue on the BMT Canarsie Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line serving the 14th Eighth A station at Second Avenue and 14th Street is planned as part of Phase 3 of the Second Avenue Subway, which is currently unfunded.Second Avenue Subway Map https://web.archive.org/web/20160717231517/http://web.mta.info/capital/map_sas_alt.html July 17, 2016 , MTA's website PATH also makes a stop at 14th Street at its intersection with Sixth Avenue.14th Street Station - PATH The Port Authority of NY & NJ http://www.panynj.gov/path/14th-street-station.html 2018-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20180806030941/http://www.panynj.gov/path/14th-street-station.html August 6, 2018 live In the past, every former IRT elevated line had a station at 14th Street: 14th Street on the IRT Second Avenue Line 14th Street on the IRT Third Avenue Line 14th Street on the IRT Sixth Avenue Line 14th Street on the IRT Ninth Avenue Line The following bus routes serve 14th Street: The M14A M14D y are the primary servers. The former only runs between Avenue A and Hudson Street, with eastbound service originating at 8th Avenue. The latter is extended to 10th Avenue westbound and Avenue C eastbound, originating at 9th Avenue. Both are Select Bus Service routes. Additional service is provided by the M12 westbound from 8th to 10th Avenues and is joined with the M11 at 9th Avenue. The M7 runs eastbound from 7th to 6th Avenues.M Bus priority and truck access Alongside the Canarsie Tunnel closure between 2019 and 2020, the New York City Department of Transportation began planning conversion of 14th Street between Third and Ninth Avenues into a bus-only corridor during rush hours. The department began planning a new Select Bus Service bus rapid transit route to be implemented across 14th Street.http://pix11.com/2017/12/13/l-train-shutdown-to-close-portion-of-14th-street-during-rush-hour-mta/ L train shutdown to close portion of 14th Street to cars during rush hour: MTA December 13, 2017 New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV December 15, 2017 en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20171215111415/http://pix11.com/2017/12/13/l-train-shutdown-to-close-portion-of-14th-street-during-rush-hour-mta/ December 15, 2017 livehttps://ny.curbed.com/2017/12/13/16774084/l-train-shutdown-mitigation-plan-alternatives-mta-dot-nyc Long-awaited L train shutdown plan finally released Walker Ameena December 13, 2017 Curbed NY December 15, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171215163802/https://ny.curbed.com/2017/12/13/16774084/l-train-shutdown-mitigation-plan-alternatives-mta-dot-nyc December 15, 2017 deadhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/nyregion/l-train-closing-plan.html Rerouting Thousands: City Plans for L Train Closure Nir Sarah Maslin December 13, 2017 The New York Times December 16, 2017 en-US 0362-4331 https://web.archive.org/web/20171216035010/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/nyregion/l-train-closing-plan.html December 16, 2017 live At the time, the M14A/D routes were among the busiest and slowest NYCT bus routes. The M14A/D were converted to Select Bus Service routes on July 1, 2019. The 14th Street busway was inspired by Toronto's successful King Street Pilot Project, which sped up transit times for transit riders on the 504 King streetcar route, the Toronto Transit Commission's busiest surface route. As part of the busway plan, the only motor vehicles that could use the busway, between 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, would be buses, trucks making deliveries on 14th Street, emergency and Access-A-Ride vehicles. Local traffic would be required to turn off 14th Street at the next intersection.http://web.mta.info/mta/news/notices/pdf/Appendices-Final.pdf MTA New York City Transit Canarsie Tunnel Project Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Section 4(f) Review: Appendices July 2018 mta.info New York City Transit Authority https://web.archive.org/web/20180727191653/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/notices/pdf/Appendices-Final.pdf July 27, 2018 live 2018-07-2763–64 Arthur Schwartz, a lawyer who lives on nearby 12th Street, blocked the planKabak Benjamin The 14th Street busway fight could determine NYC's transit future Curbed NY August 20, 2019 https://ny.curbed.com/2019/8/20/20812896/new-york-14th-street-busway-opinion August 21, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190820180155/https://ny.curbed.com/2019/8/20/20812896/new-york-14th-street-busway-opinion August 20, 2019 dead by filing several injunctions to halt its implementation. As a result, the busway was not implemented as scheduled in July 2019;https://www.amny.com/transit/14th-street-busway-lawsuit-1.33243425 14th Street busway supporters slam lawsuit as classist am New York Barone Vincent July 1, 2019 en 2019-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20190703000221/https://www.amny.com/transit/14th-street-busway-lawsuit-1.33243425 July 3, 2019 livehttps://ny.curbed.com/2019/6/28/19102737/dot-mta-14th-street-busway-lawsuit 14th Street busway blocked by judge Spivack Caroline 2019-06-28 Curbed NY 2019-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20190701190646/https://ny.curbed.com/2019/6/28/19102737/dot-mta-14th-street-busway-lawsuit July 1, 2019 dead pushing its implementation back to August 2019.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/nyregion/14th-street-busway.html Major Traffic Experiment in N.Y.C.: Cars All but Banned on Major Street Hu Winnie 2019-08-08 The New York Times 2019-08-09 en-US 0362-4331 https://web.archive.org/web/20190808091035/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/nyregion/14th-street-busway.html August 8, 2019 livehttps://www.thevillager.com/2019/08/court-14th-st-car-ban-can-start/ Court: 14th St. car ban can start Anderson Lincoln 2019-08-07 The Villager 2019-08-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20190809195231/https://www.thevillager.com/2019/08/court-14th-st-car-ban-can-start/ August 9, 2019 live The plan was blocked once again, pending an appeal.https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2019/08/09/14th-street-manhattan-busway-ban-on-most-cars-delayed-amid-appeal Ban on Most Cars on 14th Street Delayed Amid Last-Minute Appeal Lee Vivian August 10, 2019 Spectrum News NY1 | New York City August 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190812155915/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2019/08/09/14th-street-manhattan-busway-ban-on-most-cars-delayed-amid-appeal August 12, 2019 livehttps://ny.curbed.com/2019/8/9/20799317/judge-hits-brakes-14th-street-busway-dot-lawsuit Judge hits brakes on 14th Street busway—again Spivack Caroline August 9, 2019 Curbed NY August 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190811214134/https://ny.curbed.com/2019/8/9/20799317/judge-hits-brakes-14th-street-busway-dot-lawsuit August 11, 2019 dead The August ruling was later overturned by a panel of judges who approved the busway's implementation, which took effect on October 3, 2019.https://www.crainsnewyork.com/transportation/busway-plan-banning-most-cars-14th-street-kicks-thursday Busway plan banning most cars from 14th Street kicks off Thursday 2019-09-30 Crain's New York Business Bloomberg en 2019-10-01https://ny.curbed.com/2019/9/27/20887426/nyc-bus-14th-street-transit-truck-priority-lawsuit https://web.archive.org/web/20190928214435/https://ny.curbed.com/2019/9/27/20887426/nyc-bus-14th-street-transit-truck-priority-lawsuit dead September 28, 2019 14th Street busway gets the green light from judges Plitt Amy 2019-09-27 Curbed NY en 2019-10-01 The busway was so successful on its first day that M14 buses had to be slowed down in order to keep from running ahead of their posted schedules.https://www.wsj.com/articles/buses-cruise-through-manhattan-corridor-as-traffic-change-takes-effect-11570137863 Buses Cruise Through Manhattan Corridor as Traffic Change Takes Effect Berger Paul Wall Street Journal October 3, 2019 en-US 2019-10-05 Points of interest September 2014 From west to east, points of interest include: Little Island at Pier 55 Hudson River Park High Line New York County National Bank (at Eighth Avenue), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1633.pdf New York County National Bank 1988-06-07 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 New York Savings Bank (at Eighth Avenue), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1634.pdf New York Savings Bank 1988-06-08 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 and National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) landmark Norwood Club (241 West 14th Street), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0990.pdf Andrew Norwood House 1978-05-09 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 154 West 14th Street, a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2419.pdf 154 West 14th Street Building 2011-06-28 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 144 West 14th Street, a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2315.pdf 144 West 14th Street Building 2018-11-18 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 120 West 14th Street (The Salvation Army Greater New York Divisional Headquarters), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2565.pdf The Salvation Army National and Territorial Headquarters 2017-10-17 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 14th Street Theatre (107 West 14th Street),Berg, J.C. (January 9, 2011). The Fourteenth Street Theater, nycvintageimages.com demolished in 1938.Cooper Lee E. Old Fourteenth St. Theatre to Pass Into Hands of Wreckers on Monday The New York Times March 1, 1938 https://www.nytimes.com/1938/04/01/archives/old-fourteenth-st-theatre-to-pass-into-hands-of-wreckers-on-monday.html May 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180526043413/https://www.nytimes.com/1938/04/01/archives/old-fourteenth-st-theatre-to-pass-into-hands-of-wreckers-on-monday.html May 26, 2018 live R. H. Macy & Co. Store, 14th Street Annex (56 West 14th Street), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2474.pdf R. H. Macy & Co. Store, 14th Street Annex 2011-12-20 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 Baumann Brothers Furniture and Carpets Store (22-26 East 14th Street), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2123.pdf Baumann Brothers Furniture and Carpets Store 2008-11-18 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 Lincoln Building (at Union Square West), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1536.pdf Lincoln Building 1988-07-12 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 and NRHP landmark Union Square Park Consolidated Edison Building (at Irving Place), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2313.pdf Consolidated Edison Company Building February 10, 2009 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 First German Baptist Church (334 East 14th Street), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2475.pdf First German Baptist Church 2014-10-28 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 Grace Chapel (406 East 14th Street), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0226.pdf Grace Chapel 1966-06-07 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 and NRHP landmark Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church/Grace Chapel Hospital (414 East 14th Street), a New York City designated landmarkhttp://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0227.pdf Grace Chapel Hospital 1966-06-07 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission October 10, 2019 See also New York City List of numbered streets in Manhattan References External links New York Songlines: 14th Street, a virtual walking tour collapsed 014 Category:Chelsea, Manhattan Category:Meatpacking District, Manhattan Category:Gramercy Park Category:East Village, Manhattan Category:Union Square, Manhattan