This is a list of
neighborhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...
s in the
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
of
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
arranged geographically from the north of the island to the south.
The following approximate definitions are used:
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Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan is the most northern region of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Its southern boundary has been variously defined, but some of the most common usages are 96th Street, the northern boundary of Central Park (110th Street), ...
is the area above
96th Street.
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Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan and serves as the city's primary central business district. Midtown is home to some of the city's most prominent buildings, including the Empire State Buildin ...
is the area between
34th Street and
59th Street.
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Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan (also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York) is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central borough for business, culture, and government in New York City, which is the most populated city in the United States with ...
is the area below
14th Street.
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West Side
West Side or Westside may refer to:
Places Canada
* West Side, a neighbourhood of Windsor, Ontario
* West Side, a neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia
United Kingdom
* West Side, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
* Westside, Birmingham E ...
is the area west of
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue is a major and prominent thoroughfare in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It stretches north from Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village to West 143rd Street in Harlem. It is one of the most expensive shopping stre ...
;
East Side is the area east of Fifth Avenue.
Neighborhood names and boundaries are not officially defined. They may vary or change from time to time due to demographic and economic variables.
Uptown neighborhoods
Midtown neighborhoods
Between Midtown and Lower Manhattan
†Large scale developments
Lower Manhattan neighborhoods
†Large scale developments
Islands
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Ellis Island
Ellis Island is a federally owned island in New York Harbor, situated within the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, that was the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States. From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 mi ...
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Governors Island
Governors Island is a island in New York Harbor, within the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located approximately south of Manhattan Island, and is separated from Brooklyn to the east by the Buttermilk Channel. The National Park ...
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Liberty Island
Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the United States. Its most notable feature is the Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World''), a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi that was dedicated i ...
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Randalls and Wards Islands
Randalls Island (sometimes called Randall's Island) and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Islands, in New York County, New York City,
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Roosevelt Island
See also
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Neighborhoods in New York City
The neighborhoods in New York City are located within the five boroughs of the City of New York. Their names and borders are not officially defined, and they change from time to time.
Boroughs
New York City is split up into five boroughs: the ...
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List of Bronx neighborhoods
This article features a list of neighborhoods in the Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City.
When using this article, note that names of many (but not all) neighborhoods in the Bronx are popular based on their historical pedigree and t ...
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List of Brooklyn neighborhoods
This is a list of neighborhoods in Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City.
By geographical region Central Brooklyn
* Crown Heights
** Weeksville
* Flatbush
**Beverley Squares: Beverley Square East, Beverley Square West
** Ditma ...
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List of Queens neighborhoods
This is a list of neighborhoods in Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City.
Northwestern Queens
* Astoria
** Astoria Heights
** Ditmars
*** Steinway
** Little Egypt
* Jackson Heights
* Long Island City
** Blissville
** Hunter ...
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List of Staten Island neighborhoods
This is a list of neighborhoods on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.
* Annadale
* Arden Heights
* Arlington
* Arrochar
* Bay Terrace
* Bloomfield
* Brighton Heights
* Bulls Head
* Castleton Corners
* Charleston
* C ...
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Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley was a collection of music publishers and songwriters in New York City that dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It originally referred to a specific place: West 28th Street ...
(Location)
References
External links
Neighborhood map from NYC Department of City Planning
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Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...