Like most of Uptown Manhattan east–west streets crossing Central Park, it is split in two segments.

Its west segment traverses the Upper West Side and runs from Riverside Drive to Central Park West, while its east segment traverses the Upper East Side and runs from 5th Avenue to East End Avenue.

The portion of the street between Madison and Fifth Avenue is part of the Carnegie Hill Historic District.

[2] A notable monument to Joan of Arc by Anna Hyatt Huntington stands at the street's western terminus at Riverside Park.

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