 countries to build consulates along the avenue. It was felt at the time that the name would provide greater grandeur to a shabby street, and to promote trade with the Western Hemisphere.

After the name change, round signs were attached to streetlights on the avenue, showing the national seals of the nations honored. However, New Yorkers rarely used the avenue's newer name, and in 1955, an informal study found that locals used "Sixth Avenue" more than eight times as often as "Avenue of the Americas". The street has been labelled as both "Avenue of the Americas" and "Sixth Avenue" in recent years. Most of the old round signs with country emblems were gone by the late 1990s, and the ones remaining are showing signs of age.

Notable buildings and events

Sights along Sixth Avenue include Juan Pablo Duarte Square; with the polychrome High Victorian Gothic Jefferson Market Courthouse, currently occupied by the Jefferson Market Library; the surviving stretch of grand department stores of 1880 to 1900 in the Ladies' Mile Historic District that runs from 18th Street to 23rd Street; the former wholesale flower district; Herald Square at 34th Street, site of Macy's department store; Bryant Park from 40th to 42nd Streets; and the corporate stretch above 42nd Street, which includes the Bank of America Tower, W. R. Grace Building, International Center of Photography, Rockefeller Center — including the Time-Life Building, News Corp. Building, Exxon Building and McGraw-Hill Building, as well as Radio City Music Hall. The Steinway Hall of New York was moved to 1133 Sixth Avenue in 2016.

Sixth Avenue is the site of the annual Village Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village and the Dominican Day Parade in Midtown.

Mass transit
Sixth Avenue is served by the New York City Subway with the IND Sixth Avenue Line () north of Houston Street, and the IND Eighth Avenue Line () south of Greenwich Avenue. The Harlem portion of Sixth Avenue (Lenox Avenue) is served by the IRT Lenox Avenue Line () north of Central Park North (110th Street). The PATH's Uptown Hudson Tubes to New Jersey also run under Sixth Avenue (JSQ–33, HOB-33, and JSQ-33 (via HOB) trains) from 9th to 33rd Streets.

In popular culture
The avenue is referenced both in
countries to build consulates along the avenue. It was felt at the meter that the name would leave greater grandeur to a shabby street, and to advertise trade with the Western Hemisphere. 

 After the name change, round sign of the zodiac were attached to streetlights on the avenue, read the national seals of the nation honored. However, New Yorkers rarely used the avenue's raw name, and in 1955, an informal study found that locals used " Sixth Avenue " more than eight times equally often as " Avenue of the Americas ". The street has been labelled as both " Avenue of the Americas " and " Sixth Avenue " in recent long time. Most of the old round augury with nation emblems were become by the late 1990s, and the ones remain are showing signs of age. 

 Notable buildings and events 

 Sights along Sixth Avenue include Juan Pablo Duarte Square; with the polychrome High Victorian Gothic Jefferson Market Courthouse, currently occupied by the Jefferson Market Library; the surviving stretch of grand department stores of 1880 to 1900 in the Ladies' Mile Historic District that runs from eighteenth Street to 23rd Street; the erstwhile wholesale flower district; Herald Square at 34th Street, web site of Macy's department storehouse; Bryant Park from 40th to 42nd Streets; and the bodied stretch above 42nd Street, which includes the Bank of America Tower, W. R. Grace Building, International Center of Photography, Rockefeller Center — including the Time - Life Building, News Corp. Building, Exxon Building and McGraw - Hill Building, as well as Radio City Music Hall. The Steinway Hall of New York was moved to 1133 Sixth Avenue in 2016. 

 Sixth Avenue is the site of the annual Village Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village and the Dominican Day Parade in Midtown. 

 Mass transit 
 Sixth Avenue is served by the New York City Subway with the IND Sixth Avenue Line () union of Houston Street, and the IND Eighth Avenue Line () south of Greenwich Avenue. The Harlem portion of Sixth Avenue (Lenox Avenue) is served by the IRT Lenox Avenue Line () north of Central Park North (110th Street). The PATH's Uptown Hudson Tubes to New Jersey also run under Sixth Avenue (JSQ–33, HOB-33, and JSQ-33 (via HOB) trains) from 9th to 33rd Streets. 

 In popular culture 
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Mcsr trsnsit
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In popular culture
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NOtaBle bUIldIngs aNd eveNts

SIgHts alOng SixTh AveNuE include Juan PabLo DuArte SquarE; wiTh The PoLychrOMe High vicTorIan GothIc JeffeRSon maRKET COurthouse, currently OcCUPiEd by the JEffersON MArKEt LibrarY; tHe sUrviVINg strEtch OF gRand depaRtment SToReS of 1880 to 1900 in ThE LadieS' MIle hisToric dIstrIct thaT runs froM 18th StREet to 23rd Street; tHE former wholesALe FLOwER disTriCt; Herald SquAre aT 34Th StReet, SItE of mAcy's dEpartMeNT sTOre; Bryant Park from 40th To 42Nd StreEts; anD the corporate Stretch aboVE 42ND Street, wHich INcLUdes the Bank of AMericA Tower, W. R. GrACe BuildiNg, IntErnationAl Center oF pHotograpHy, ROckEfeLleR cEnTer — including tHE time-liFe BuildIng, news CorP. BuIldIng, exxOn building aNd McGraw-hiLl buIlDinG, as weLL as Radio ciTy MUsIc HAll. ThE steinwAy HalL of NEw yoRK waS moved tO 1133 siXTH AveNuE iN 2016.

SixTh AVeNue is The sITe oF the annUal VillagE HaLLoweEn paRade in GReenwich VillaGe And the DomiNiCan day ParADE in MidtoWn.

Mass transit
Sixth AvenuE Is serveD by The NeW YorK City SubwAy wIth the iND sIxth AvEnue LiNe () norTh Of HOUSton STREeT, anD tHe IND EightH aVenUe LinE () sOuth Of GreenWich Avenue. The HarleM PorTion of Sixth AvEnuE (LenOX avEnuE) Is SErvEd BY thE irT Lenox Avenue LiNe () north of CEnTRaL Park North (110TH StReEt). The PAtH's UptoWn HudSOn Tubes To New JersEy also run UnDer SIXTh AVenue (JSQ–33, HOb-33, and JSQ-33 (vIa HOB) traiNS) from 9TH tO 33rd StReeTs.

In poPuLar CultuRe
The aVEnuE is reFerencEd Both in
 countries to build consul ates along  theave nue .It w as f elt at the tim e  tha t the name would provi de gr ea t er g r an deurto a sh a bb y str ee t,  an dt opromo tetrade w ith the We ste rn  Hemisphere. 
A fter the n ame  change, rou ndsignswe rea ttach edto st reetli g hts on  the aven ue ,  showi n g the n a t io nalseals of the nati o ns honored. Howev er, Ne wY or k e rsrar ely used t he  aven u e's new e rn a m e,a nd in 1955, a n informals tud y foun dtha t  local s use d" Six th Avenue"more  than eig ht tim e s as of t en as " Avenue  of  th e Am e ri ca s".  T h e s t re eth asbeen lab el le d asboth " A v enue  of  the  Amer icas" and "Si xth  Ave n ue"  in r ecent  yea rs . Mos t of t he ol dround signs wit h co untry emb lem swer egoneb y thelat e 1 990s, a nd theo nes  r e m a in ing are showing si gn s of  age.

N otable bu il d ings and  e ven ts
S i ghtsalon g  S ixth Ave nue in c lu de  Juan P ab lo Dua rt e S qua re; w i th t he pol ychromeHighV ictorian Gothi c  Jefferson Ma r ke t Co u rtho use , currently  occ u pied  byt he  Je f ferso n Mar ke t  L i brary; the survivin gstretc h ofgrand departm ent stores o f  1880 to  190 0  i n  the Ladies' M ile H istoric Di s trict th at ru ns from18th Stre e t  to 23rd  St ree t;the f or mer wholesale f lowe rdistric t;HeraldSqu are  at  34 th  Street,site ofMa cy 's  d epa rtmen t  store;Br yan tPar k fro m  40thto 42 nd S tr ee t s;and the co r p orat est retc h a bo ve 42 nd S t ree t, whic h include s t h e Ba nk  o f Ameri ca Tower, W.R.  Grace Bui ld ing , Inte r n ationalCenter of Photography,R ockefel ler  Cent er —  includin g t he Tim e-L i fe Bui lding,  News  C orp . Build i n g,  Ex xo n Building a ndMcGra w- Hill  Buildi ng, as well as Rad i o C ity Music Hal l.TheS t ei nwa y  H a llof New Y ork was moved t o 1133 Six th Av enue in 20 1 6.
S ixth Av enue is  thes ite ofthe annua l Village  H allo w e enParade inGreenwic h Village and t h eDomin ica n DayPa rad e inMidtow n .
Masstransi tSixthAvenu eis serve d by the New York CitySubway  with  th e IND Six thA ven ue Line ( ) no rth of Hou sto n S treet , a n d the  IND Ei ght h  Aven ue L i ne () sou t hofG r ee nwich Avenu e . The  Harl emp ortion  ofSixth Avenue (Len o x Avenue) is s erve d bythe IRTLe nox Avenue Lin e ( )n o rth of C en tral Park N orth (11 0t h  Stre et). T he PAT H's Upt o w nH udsonTube s t o New Jer sey  a l so runun de r  Sixth  Ave nu e (JSQ –33, H O B-33 , and JSQ-33 (viaHOB)t r ains) fro m 9th  t o 33rdS tree ts.

In po pular cultu re
The  ave nue i s refer en ced bo thin 
 countries_to build_consulates along the avenue._It was_felt_at the_time_that the name_would provide greater_grandeur to a shabby_street, and to_promote_trade with the Western Hemisphere.

After the name change, round signs were attached to streetlights_on_the avenue,_showing_the_national seals of the nations_honored. However, New Yorkers rarely_used the_avenue's newer name, and in 1955, an informal_study_found that locals_used "Sixth Avenue" more than eight times as often_as "Avenue of the Americas". The_street has been_labelled_as_both "Avenue of the_Americas" and "Sixth Avenue" in recent_years. Most of the old round_signs with country emblems were gone by_the late 1990s, and the ones_remaining are showing signs of_age.

Notable buildings_and events

Sights along Sixth Avenue_include Juan Pablo_Duarte Square;_with the polychrome_High Victorian Gothic Jefferson Market Courthouse,_currently occupied by_the Jefferson Market Library; the surviving_stretch_of grand department_stores_of_1880 to_1900 in the_Ladies'_Mile Historic_District_that runs from 18th Street to_23rd_Street; the former wholesale flower district; Herald_Square at 34th Street,_site_of Macy's department store;_Bryant Park from 40th to_42nd Streets; and the corporate stretch_above 42nd_Street, which_includes the Bank of America Tower, W. R. Grace Building, International_Center of Photography, Rockefeller Center —_including the Time-Life Building,_News Corp._Building,_Exxon Building and_McGraw-Hill_Building, as_well as Radio City Music Hall. The_Steinway Hall_of New York was moved to_1133 Sixth Avenue in_2016.

Sixth_Avenue is the site of the_annual Village Halloween Parade in Greenwich_Village and the Dominican Day_Parade_in_Midtown.

Mass transit
Sixth Avenue is served_by the New York City Subway_with the IND_Sixth Avenue Line () north of Houston_Street,_and the IND Eighth Avenue Line_()_south of Greenwich Avenue. The Harlem_portion_of_Sixth Avenue (Lenox Avenue) is_served by the IRT Lenox Avenue_Line () north of Central Park North (110th Street)._The PATH's Uptown_Hudson Tubes to New Jersey_also_run_under Sixth Avenue (JSQ–33, HOB-33, and JSQ-33 (via HOB) trains)_from 9th_to 33rd Streets.

In_popular culture
The avenue is referenced both in