6½ Avenue

[7] The mid-block stop signs are unusual for Manhattan, and the fractional avenue name is a new idea for the numbered street system of New York City.

[4] In 2011, the Friends of Privately Owned Public Spaces proposed the creation of a six-block pathway from 51st to 57th Streets that would be mid-block between Sixth and Seventh Avenues to ease pedestrian traffic.

[1] In March 2012, NYCDOT announced the plan, with a list of improvements, to construct a new pedestrian-only avenue.

[4] The Community Board 5 Transportation Committee unanimously voted in favor of a resolution to support the project as presented by NYCDOT on March 26, 2012.

[10] Drivers often fail to obey the avenue's stop signs, which presents a public safety issue.

6 + 1 ⁄ 2 Avenue looking north from 51st Street
6 + 1 ⁄ 2 Avenue and West 51st Street in Manhattan
Restaurant using the west half of the avenue