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Fifth Avenue

Cultural  
  1. One of the main thoroughfares of Manhattan.


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The avenue is known for its fashionable shops.

Fifth Avenue separates the East Side of Manhattan from the West Side.

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“Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman have long set the standard for luxury retail in the U.S., and we are committed to building upon that legacy.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

New York has been decorated in a Knicks theme from the top of the Empire State Building to the paws of the marble lions outside the New York Public Library's Fifth Avenue branch.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Among department stores, Bloomingdale’s has the biggest geographical overlap with Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus stores, according to a report from Jefferies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

The pair found a home for Lauder’s collection in 1994 in the William Starr Miller House at 86th Street and Fifth Avenue.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

I was introduced to Horchow through his daughter, who is a friend of mine, and I went to see him in his Manhattan pied-a-terre, an elegant apartment high above Fifth Avenue.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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