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 ...

is a borough of New York City. Manhattan may also refer to:

Places

* Manhattan, Colorado, a ghost town * Manhattan, Florida, an unincorporated community * Manhattan, Illinois, a village in Will County * Manhattan Township, Will County, Illinois *

Manhattan, Indiana Manhattan is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Manhattan was laid out in 1829 when the National Road was extended to that point. The community was named after Manhatt ...

, an unincorporated community *

Manhattan, Kansas Manhattan is a city and county seat of Riley County, Kansas, United States, although the city extends into Pottawatomie County. It is located in northeastern Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. As of the 2020 c ...

, a city * Manhattan, Montana, a town * Manhattan, Nevada, a town

Businesses

* The Manhattan Company, a bank in the United States from 1799 to 1955 * Manhattan Construction Company, a division of Rooney Holdings Inc. *

Manhattan Life Insurance Company ManhattanLife began as The Manhattan Life Insurance Company, a life insurance company domiciled in New York. It operates as a subsidiary of Manhattan Life Group in Houston, Texas. ManhattanLife is the brand name for plans, products, and services ...

, founded in 1850 * Hotel Manhattan, a former hotel in New York City

Ships

* ''Manhattan'' (1843 ship), a ship that made the first authorized United States visit to Tokyo Bay * ''Manhattan'' (YTB-779), a large harbor tug serving from 1965 to 2004 * SS ''Manhattan'' (1931), a luxury liner * SS ''Manhattan'' (1962), a tanker constructed to pass the Northwest Passage * USS ''Manhattan'' (1863), a Union Navy ship in service until 1902

Music

* Manhattan Records, a record label *

The Manhattans The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group. Their work " Kiss and Say Goodbye", recorded in 1976, and 1980's " Shining Star", both sold millions of copies. The Manhattans have recorded 45 hits on the ''Billboard'' R&B Chart, includ ...

, an R&B group from the 1970s and 80s * ''Manhattan'' (Art Farmer album), 1981, or the title song * ''Manhattan'' (Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts album), 2015 * ''Manhattan'' (Skaters album), 2014 * "Manhattan" (song), a song written in 1925 by Rodgers and Hart * "Manhattan", a 1973 song by

C. Jérôme Claude Dhotel (born 21 December 1946 in Paris, France; died 14 March 2000), better known by his stage name C. Jérôme, was a French singer. Biography Raised by his grandparents, he grew up in Champenoux, a village of Meurthe-et-Moselle near Na ...

* "Manhattan", a 2009 song by the Kings of Leon from ''

Only by the Night ''Only by the Night'' (stylized as ''>ONLY_BY_THE_NIGHT>'') is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Kings of Leon, released worldwide in September 2008. Writing for the band's fourth album commenced just days after the rele ...

'' * ''Manhattan'' (soundtrack), to the 1979 film * The Manhattan Transfer, jazz and pop vocal quartet

Film and television

* ''Manhattan'' (1979 film), a film by Woody Allen * ''Manhattan'' (1924 film), a film starring Richard Dix * ''Manhattan'' (TV series), a 2014–2016 series * "Manhattan" (''Once Upon a Time''), a 2013 episode of ''Once Upon a Time'' * Manhattan, a fictional town in '' Manhattan, AZ''

Schools

* Manhattan Christian College, Manhattan, Kansas * Manhattan High School, Manhattan, Kansas * Manhattan School, Manhattan, Nevada * Manhattan School of Music, Manhattan, New York * Manhattan College, Bronx, New York

Buildings

* Manhattan Laundry, a complex of historic buildings in Washington, D.C. * Manhattan Tower, an apartment building in the

Park Tzameret Tzamarot Ayalon ( he, צמרות איילון) is a neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel, on the east-central side of the city. It is ranked as the wealthiest neighborhood in Israel. The neighborhood is subdivided into two areas by Ya'akov Dori Street ...

neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel

Other uses

* ''Manhattan'' (board game), a 1990s board game by Andreas Seyfarth *

Manhattan (cocktail) A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. While rye is the traditional whiskey of choice, other commonly used whiskies include Canadian whisky, bourbon, blended whiskey, and Tennessee whiskey. The cocktail i ...

, an alcoholic drink * ''Manhattan'', a 1979 novel by Neal Travis * Manhattan Avenue (Brooklyn), in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, New York *

Manhattan Avenue (Manhattan) __NOTOC__ Manhattan Avenue is a street in the Manhattan Valley neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, extending from 100th Street to 124th Street. Not included in the original Commissioners' Plan of 1811, it is parallel to Columbus Ave ...

, in Harlem and the Upper West Side, New York * Manhattan Bridge, connecting Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn * Manhattan Handicap, an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York * Manhattan Limited, a Pennsylvania Railroad that ran between Chicago and New York City until 1971 * Manhattan station, a commuter railroad station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Manhattan, Illinois *

Manhattan Theatre The Manhattan Theatre was located at 102 West 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, directly across from Greeley Square at Sixth Avenue and 33rd Street. The 1,100-seat theatre opened in 1875 as the Eagle Theatre, and was renamed the ...

, a former Broadway theatre *

Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project w ...

, an operation that built the first nuclear weapons * Manhattan Rebellion, a failed coup attempt against the government of Thailand in 1951

People with the surname

Avro Manhattan Baron Avro Manhattan (April 6, 1914 – November 27, 1990) was an Italian writer, historian, poet and artist. An born aristocrat who wrote about various political topics throughout his career, Manhattan is perhaps best remembered as the author of ...

(1914–1990), a writer best known for his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church