The route officially begins at Beekman Place which is on a hill overlooking FDR Drive. 51st continues for a few feet east of the intersection but the street sign refers to it as Peter Detmold Park (a reference to the dog park at the bottom of the hill) which has a pedestrian footbridge over the FDR to an esplanade along the East River.
St. Paul's House - Church founded by J.J.D. Hall that is noted for its "Sin Will Find You Out" neon sign in the shape of a cross that was featured on Saturday Night Live
The New York City Subway's 51st Street station is located on the intersection of 51st Street and Lexington Avenue and is served by the 4, 6, and <6> trains.[3]
There is an entrance on the intersection of 51st Street and Eighth Avenue leading to the uptown platforms of the 50th Street station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line, which is served by the A, C, and E trains. Another entrance on the intersection leading to the downtown platforms of the station existed until 1992, when it was closed.
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Notes
^Google (September 1, 2015). "51st Street (Manhattan)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
^Officially Marking a New Manhattan Avenue, NYTimes - City Room, July 13, 2012 - accessed July 31, 2012