▁century . ▁▁ 1 2 th ▁Street ▁is ▁in ▁two ▁parts . ▁Tra ffic ▁on ▁most ▁of ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street ▁runs ▁from ▁west ▁to ▁east . ▁The ▁first ▁segment ▁of ▁West ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street ▁runs ▁south west ▁to ▁n ortheast ▁from ▁West ▁Street ▁to ▁Green wich ▁Street , ▁then ▁turns ▁straight ▁west ▁to ▁east . ▁At ▁Fif th ▁Avenue , ▁West ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street ▁becomes ▁East ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street , ▁and ▁ends ▁at ▁Avenue ▁C . ▁One ▁block ▁of ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street ▁is ▁for ▁ped est ri ans ▁only ▁and ▁res umes ▁at ▁Sz old ▁Place , ▁which ▁runs ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south ▁toward ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street ▁as ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁traffic ▁from ▁East ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street ▁which ▁runs ▁east ▁to ▁west ▁from ▁Avenue ▁D ▁to ▁Sz old ▁Place . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁Little ▁West ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street ▁runs ▁parallel ▁to ▁West ▁ 1 3 th ▁Street ▁from ▁West ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁corner ▁of ▁N inth ▁Avenue ▁and ▁G anse vo ort ▁Street . ▁▁ 1 3 th ▁Street ▁is ▁in ▁three ▁parts . ▁The ▁first ▁runs ▁from ▁Avenue ▁C ▁to ▁Avenue ▁D . ▁The ▁second ▁starts ▁at ▁a ▁dead ▁end , ▁just ▁before ▁Avenue ▁B , ▁and ▁runs ▁to ▁Green wich ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁part ▁is ▁from ▁E ighth ▁Avenue ▁to ▁T enth ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁L ength s ▁of ▁ 1 0 th ▁to ▁ 1 3