125th Street, co-named Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, is a two-way street that runs east–west in the New York City borough of Manhattan, from First Avenue on the east to Marginal Street, a service road for the Henry Hudson Parkway along the Hudson River in the west. It is often considered to be the "Main Street" of Harlem.
West 125th Street near Broadway, looking west toward the Hudson River. The 125th Street subway station of the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line can be seen overhead.
The world-famous Apollo Theater
The Studio Museum in Harlem (144 West 125th St.)
Harlem Savings Bank, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (123 East 125th St.)
First Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Houston Street northbound to 127th Street. At 125th Street, most traffic continues onto the Willis Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River, which continues into the Bronx. South of Houston Street, the roadway continues as Allen Street south to Division Street. Traffic on First Avenue runs northbound (uptown) only.
Looking south down 1st Avenue from the Roosevelt Island Tramway
Bike lane on First Avenue
Looking south on First Avenue from 13th Street during the demolition of the Second Avenue El in September 1942
United Nations headquarters at First Avenue and 42nd Street
