Neighborhood Profiles
The Chelsea neighborhood is the perfect symmetry between commercial and residential and old versus new architecture. Many of the old factory and meat packing buildings have been converted to address ... Details
The neighborhood has a long history, serving as a cultural center and ethnic enclave for Manhattan's German, Polish, Hispanic, and Jewish populations. However, there is much ... Details
The Financial District neighborhood ("FIDI") is generally bound by Chamber Street and Brooklyn Bridge to the north, and the West Side Highway to the west. The neighborhood once dominated by large ... Details
The Flatiron neighborhood is named after the iconic 1902 22-story Beaux-Arts “Flatiron Building” to the north leaning into a trapezoid public plaza: General Worth Square that flanks Madison Square ... Details
The Gramercy neighborhood and eponymous 2-acre private park is a small enclave and is a step back in time to the guilded age grandeur written about in an Edith Warton novel. "Listed in the National ... Details
The Lower East Side one of the first neighborhoods in New York City. Its rich history permeates the alleyways and mix of tenement buildings throughout the area. Moreover, every nationality ... Details
Midtown is the largest commercial district in the world centrally located in Manhattan bounded by 34th Street to the South, 59th to the North, the East River to the East and Hudson River to the ... Details
The Murray Hill neighborhood as it name suggests was once a hilly area overlooking the majestic East River from which springs flowed north, south, east and west. The ground rose gradually to ... Details
The Seaport Neighborhood is a historic area at the southern tip of Manhattan along the East River with a rich maritime history. The port continues to be the home to a fleet of 5 ships ... Details
The Soho Neighborhood (a syllabic abbreviation for "South of Houston") coined by the influential urban planner Chester Rapkin is recognized for trendy shops and restaurants. "SoHo is also known ... Details
Sutton Place neighborhood perched above the East River with majestic gardens and parks and views of the 59th Street Bridge Ed Koch Queensborough Bridge and East River. Furthermore, his Midtown enclave ... Details
Times Square is formerly known as Long Acre Square; the hub of the theater world. As well as recognized around the world for its bright and colorful lights, gigantic flashing billboards, and ... Details
The Tribeca Neighborhood (a syllabic abbreviation for "Triangle Below Canal") retains its charm from the cobble stone-streets, historic warehouses and factories that once produced textiles and dry ... Details
The Upper East Side (“UES”) neighborhood comprises several smaller neighborhoods (Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill and Yorkville). The architecture of the area is a blend of classic brownstones and ... Details
The Upper West Side (UWS) once called Bloemendaal by the Dutch, “Valley of flowers" is a neighborhood graced with two world-class parks by reknowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead: ... Details
The West Village neighborhood's quaint picturesque streets, a few with cobble stones are surrounded by Federal style townhouses, trendy restaurants and luxury boutiques many along Bleecker Street and ... Details
