86th St Between Columbus Ave and Amsterdam Ave

It's hard to say that this block is in the "middle of nowhere" – I mean, it's in New York City, it's in Manhattan. In this city hardly anywhere could be considered "nowhere", but this street tries its hardest. Almost equidistant from 59th (Central Park South) and 110th (Central Park North) as well as Central Park West and the West Side Highway, the block is absolutely stranded amongst dozens of other identical ones. 

Being a double-wide street, 86th is a lot brighter than surrounding blocks. Also like surrounding east-west streets, this stretch is fairly devoid of any retail, save for the few corner stores on Columbus and Amsterdam. All the buildings that line the way are older and built of brick and stone, including the landmarked West-Park Presbyterian Church, which is currently in a fight to save itself from becoming some strange co-op hybrid.