I gave directions to somebody yesterday. I must be a local now. Not that it's that hard....Avenues run north-south, Streets run east-west. Apparently it's so ordered that there is a basic formula to find almost any Avenue address in Manhattan.
Example:
Let's say you want to go to 826 Lexington Avenue but don't know what the nearest cross Street is...
1. Drop the last digit from the address...so 826 becomes 82
2. Divide the remainder by 2.....so 82/2 = 41
3. then you need the magical key number (they are listed in tourist books), the key number for ddresses on Lexington Avenue is +22
4. add the numbers together....so 41+22 = 63
and presto! the nearest cross Street to 826 Lexington Ave. is 63rd Street.
...no wonder that guy asked me for directions! I think I'll stick to a map/a sense of direction.
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