Fifth Avenue is a street in downtown Manhattan, New York. It is one of the most famous, most respectable and expensive streets in the world - it houses a lot of expensive exclusive boutiques. Fifth Avenue originates from Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village and leads north through Midtown along the eastern side of Central Park, then through the Upper East Side and Harlem, and ends at the Harlem River Strait. The abundance of monuments of architecture, historical and cultural centers, fashion boutiques and exclusive shops is located in New York on this street.