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Central Park West (CPW) is an avenue in Manhattan , New York City . As its name indicates, CPW forms the western edge of Central Park . It also forms the eastern boundary of the Upper West Side . It runs 51 blocks from Columbus Circle (at 59th Street, or Central Park South) to Frederick Douglass Circle (at 110th Street, or Cathedral Parkway). South of Columbus Circle, in Midtown , CPW becomes Eighth Avenue . North of Frederick Douglass Circle, in Harlem , it is alternately known as Eighth Avenue or Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Unlike many Manhattan avenues, CPW has traffic running in two directions. Central Park West is the address of many famous residences, including The Dakota (outside of which John Lennon was murdered in 1980 ), The San Remo , the El Dorado, the Beresford, and the Majestic. Other landmarks and institutions along its length include the New-York Historical Society and the American Museum Of Natural History . |
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