The Boroughs of NYC - Manhattan
There are five boroughs in New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. This article is all about the areas of Manhattan. If you click on the addresses it will take you to the Google Map for that location.
UPTOWN
Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan includes the neighbourhoods of Washington Heights, Harlem, Marble Hill, Inwood, Morningside Heights and Manhattan Valley. Upper Manhattan is not a major tourist area which is why it has more residential buidlings. It is however home to the Apollo Theater and Riverside Park.
Upper East Side
East 59th to 96th Streets; the East River to 5th Avenue (and 96th to 110th Streets along 5th Avenue)
Charmingly referred to as the Silk Stocking District, it is one of the most affluent areas in New York City. It contains the smaller neighbourhoods of Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill and Yorkville. Famous for its portrayals in shows such as Gossip Girl, even the name connotes ideas of sophisticated soirees.
Upper West Side
This is a very affluent area and primarily residential. Along with the Upper East Side, they are the wealthiest areas in New York. It is home to Columbia University and the Lincoln Centre and is considered to be the home of culture and intellectuality. It also includes the neighbourhood of Mornington Crescent.
Lenox Hill
Midtown
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan is a tourist's dream- it is home to world renowned Times Square, Rockefeller Center and Broadway as well as the iconic skyscrapers - the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building. If you only have one day in NYC, spend it in Midtown Manhattan. It includes the Theatre District, Turtle Bay
Hell's Kitchen
Once a bastion of poor and working class Irish-Americans, Hell's Kitchen's has changed yet has held on to it's gritty reputation. Located close to both Broadway theaters and the Actors Studio training school, Hell's Kitchen has long been a home to learning and practicing actors, in addition, in recent years, to young Wall Street financiers.
Garment District
The dense concentration of fashion-related uses give the neighborhood its name. It is home to many of New York City's showrooms, numerous major fashion labels, and caters to all aspects of the fashion process from design and production to wholesale selling. The Garment District has been known since the early 20th century as the center for fashion manufacturing and fashion design in the United States, and even the world.
Neighbourhoods between Midtown and Downtown
Chelsea 14th to 34th Streets; 6th Avenue to the Hudson River
The neighbourhood is primarily residential, but its many retail businesses reflect the ethnic and social diversity of the population. The area has a large LGBTQ population. Chelsea is also known as one of the centers of the city's art world, with over 200 galleries in the neighbourhood. However, as of 2015, due to the area's gentrification, there is a widening income gap between the wealthy living in luxury buildings and the poor living in housing projects, who are, at times, across the street from each other.
Meatpacking District
Horatio to 15th Streets; Hudson Street to the Hudson River
What may be the most glamorous neighbourhood in Manhattan, the Meatpacking District is known for it's nightlife as well as boozy brunches. It also has plenty of cultural, outdoor and culinary pleasures, making it one-stop place to live the best life in New York.
Gramercy Park 14th to 23rd Streets; 1st Avenue to Park Avenue South
Gramercy Park is the name of both a small, fenced-in private park and the surrounding neighbourhood that is referred to also as Gramercy. In the 1800s, Gramercy Park was designed to house fashionable families. The Roosevelts lived there for decades and enjoyed the area’s exclusive Gramercy Park. Over the years it’s been home to many writers, politicians, artists, and students who enjoy its central location and peaceful atmosphere
Downtown
Little Italy Mulberry Street from Canal to Broome Streets
Little Italy is a neighbourhood in lower Manhattan, New York City, once known for its large population of Italian Americans.Today the neighbourhood consists of only a few Italian stores and restaurants. I would especially recommend having a pizza in Little Italy.
East Village
Houston to 14th Streets; the East River to the Bowery
East Village is still known for its diverse community, vibrant nightlife and artistic sensibility, although in recent decades it has been argued that gentrification has changed the character of the neighbourhood.
Greenwich Village Houston to 14th Streets; Broadway to the Hudson River
Greenwich Village, often referred to by locals as simply "the Village", has been known as an artists' haven, the Bohemian capital, the cradle of the modern LGBT movement, and the East Coast birthplace of both the Beat and '60s counterculture movements.
Alphabet City
Houston to 14th Streets; FDR Drive to Avenue A
Alphabet City's name comes from Avenues A, B, C, and D, the only avenues in Manhattan to have single-letter names. Some famous landmarks include Tompkins Square Park and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
The neighborhood has a long history, serving as a cultural center and ethnic enclave for Manhattan's German, Polish, Hispanic, and Jewish populations.
Soho Canal to Houston Streets; Lafayette to Varick Streets
SoHo, (SOuth of HOuston Street) is one of the most famous neighbours in NYC. It came to the public's attention for being the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, but is now better known for its variety of shops , it's amazing restaraunts and for some amazing celeb-spotting!
Chinatown Chambers to Delancey Streets; East Broadway to Broadway
As one of the oldest Chinatowns outside Asia, it is one of the best places to experience a bit of China in New York. Experience the food, culture and entertainment with street markets, shops and restaurants.
Financial District Below Chambers Street
The Financial District comprises the offices and headquarters of many of the city's major financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Anchored on Wall Street in the Financial District, New York City has been called both the most financially powerful city and the leading financial center of the world
Tribeca Vesey Street to Canal Street; Broadway to the Hudson River
Its name is a syllabic abbreviation from "Triangle Below Canal Street". The neighborhood began as farmland, and eventually became colonized by artists and then actors, models, entrepreneurs and other celebrities. The neighborhood is home to the Tribeca Film Festival, which was created in response to the September 11 attacks, to reinvigorate the neighborhood and downtown after the destruction caused by the terrorist attacks.