th ▁Stre ets ▁▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁is ▁a ▁main ▁number ed ▁street ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁It ▁begins ▁at ▁Avenue ▁C ▁and ▁ends ▁at ▁West ▁Street . ▁Its ▁length ▁is ▁. ▁It ▁has ▁six ▁sub way ▁stations : ▁First ▁Avenue ▁() ▁Third ▁Avenue ▁() ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁– ▁Union ▁Square ▁() ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁/ ▁Six th ▁Avenue ▁() ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁– ▁E ighth ▁Avenue ▁() ▁ ▁From ▁Avenue ▁A ▁or ▁Avenue ▁C ▁to ▁West ▁Street ▁there ▁is ▁service ▁M 1 4 A / D ▁bus . ▁▁ 1 5 th ▁Street ▁ ▁Tra ffic ▁on ▁ 1 5 th ▁Street ▁moves ▁from ▁east ▁to ▁west . ▁The ▁street ▁formerly ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁F DR ▁Drive , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁between ▁the ▁Drive ▁and ▁Avenue ▁C ▁was ▁perman ently ▁closed , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Street ▁exit ▁from ▁the ▁Drive , ▁after ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁Con ▁Ed ison ▁East ▁River ▁Gener ating ▁Station ▁there . ▁Only ▁Con ▁Ed ison ▁personnel ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁closed ▁portion . ▁ ▁The ▁street ▁is ▁then ▁interrupted ▁by ▁St uy ves ant ▁Town ▁from ▁Avenue ▁C ▁to ▁First ▁Avenue . ▁It ▁then ▁continues ▁to ▁Union ▁Square ▁East ▁( P ark ▁Avenue ▁South ) ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁interrupted ▁by ▁Union ▁Square ▁It ▁pick s ▁up ▁again ▁at ▁Union ▁Square ▁West , ▁and ▁continues ▁un imp eded ▁to ▁Ele vent