New York City street network

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The New York City street network is the extensive, largely gridded system of avenues, streets, and thoroughfares that organizes transportation and urban life across the five boroughs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf transportation infrastructure system
urban street network
administeredBy New York City Department of Transportation
connectedTo Brooklyn Bridge
George Washington Bridge
Holland Tunnel
Lincoln Tunnel
Manhattan Bridge
Queensboro Bridge
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
country United States of America
function facilitate goods movement
organize urban land use patterns
support emergency services access
hasCharacteristic high-density street network
largely gridded layout
multi-borough system
multimodal transportation corridors
hasFeature irregular street patterns in Lower Manhattan
numbered streets in Manhattan
orthogonal grid in much of Manhattan
radial and diagonal routes such as Broadway
hasNotableComponent Belt Parkway
Broadway
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Cross Bronx Expressway
Eastern Parkway
FDR Drive
Fifth Avenue
Flatbush Avenue
Henry Hudson Parkway
Manhattan street grid
Queens Boulevard
Staten Island Expressway
Wall Street
West Side Highway
includes arterial roads
avenues
bridges
expressways
local streets
parkways
streets
tunnels
intersectsWith New York City Subway entrances
commuter rail stations
ferry terminals
locatedIn New York City
organizes surface transportation in New York City
planningInfluencedBy Commissioners' Plan of 1811
regulates traffic flow through signalized intersections
serves Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island
The Bronx
supportsMode automobile traffic
bicycling
bus transit
pedestrian movement

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Delancey Street partOf New York City street network
George Bellows notableWorkTheme New York City streets
linked to: New York City street network
Macomb’s Dam partOf New York City transportation network
linked to: New York City street network
NY 25 connectsTo New York City street network in Queens
linked to: New York City street network
Nassau Street partOf New York City street grid
linked to: New York City street network
Third Avenue isPartOf East Side transportation network
linked to: New York City street network
West Side Highway partOf New York City street network
Eastern Parkway isPartOf New York City street grid
linked to: New York City street network
Austin Street and 71st Avenue partOf New York City street network
City Island Bridge partOf New York City road network
linked to: New York City street network
Southern Boulevard partOf New York City street network
East 43rd Street partOf New York City street network
Rockaway Beach Boulevard partOf New York City street network
Centre Street partOf New York City street network
West Side Highway corridor (local component in some segments) componentOf Manhattan street network
linked to: New York City street network
Brooklyn street grid partOf New York City street network
Brookville Boulevard isPartOfNetwork New York City street network
Sixth Avenue corridor in Lower Manhattan partOf Manhattan street network
linked to: New York City street network
East Fordham Road isPartOf New York City street network
Fenimore Street partOf New York City street network
Franklin Avenue partOf New York City street network
New York Street designedToRepresent New York City streets
linked to: New York City street network
Union Street (Brooklyn) isPartOfNetwork New York City street network
subject linked to: Union Street
Flushing Avenue partOf New York City street network
Brooklyn Bridge entrance in Manhattan partOfRoadNetwork New York City street network
East 57th Street isPartOf New York City street network