▁Four th ▁Avenue ▁south ▁of ▁Union ▁Square ▁– ▁became ▁one - way ▁north bound . ▁Finally , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁Mad ison ▁Avenue ▁became ▁one - way ▁north bound ▁and ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁became ▁one - way ▁south bound , ▁Broadway ▁was ▁made ▁one - way ▁south bound ▁between ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁( where ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁cross es ) ▁and ▁Union ▁Square ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁comple ting ▁its ▁conversion ▁south ▁of ▁Columb us ▁Circle . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁a ▁one - block ▁section ▁of ▁Broadway ▁between ▁ 7 2 nd ▁Street ▁and ▁ 7 3 rd ▁Street ▁at ▁Ver di ▁Square ▁was ▁re config ured . ▁Its ▁eastern most ▁lan es , ▁which ▁formerly ▁hosted ▁north bound ▁traffic , ▁were ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁public ▁park ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁sub way ▁entrance ▁for ▁the ▁ 7 2 nd ▁Street ▁station ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁exact ▁location ▁of ▁these ▁lan es . ▁North bound ▁traffic ▁on ▁Broadway ▁is ▁now ▁ch anne led ▁onto ▁Amsterdam ▁Avenue ▁to ▁ 7 3 rd ▁Street , ▁makes ▁a ▁left ▁turn ▁on ▁the ▁three - lane ▁ 7 3 rd ▁Street , ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁right ▁turn ▁on ▁Broadway ▁shortly ▁after ward . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁two ▁traffic ▁lan es ▁from ▁ 4 2 nd ▁to ▁ 3 5 th ▁Stre ets ▁were ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁service ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁public ▁pla zas . ▁Additionally , ▁bi