Wikipedia: Lenox Avenue / Malcolm X Boulevard is the primary north-south route through Harlem in the upper portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan. This two-way street runs from Farmers' Gate at Central Park North to 147th Street. Originally a part of Sixth Avenue, it was renamed in late 1887. for philanthropist James Lenox. In 1987, it was co-named Malcolm X Boulevard (both names are officially recognized), in honor of the slain civil rights leader. A different Malcolm X Boulevard is located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. \t \t\t \t\t\tHarlem - W124st - Malcolm X - north. jpg \t\t\t View from the northwest corner of 124th Street looking Southward. \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tHarlem - W124st - Malcolm X - south. jpg \t\t\t View from the northeast corner of 124th Street looking Southward.