This is a list of neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Manhattan arranged geographically from the north of the island to the south.
The following approximate definitions are used:</p>
- Uptown Manhattan is the area above 59th Street; Upper Manhattan is the area above 96th Street.
- Downtown Manhattan is the area below 14th Street; Lower Manhattan is the area below Chambers Street.
- Midtown Manhattan is the area between 34th Street and 59th Street.
- West Side is the area west of Fifth Avenue; 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
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Midtown neighborhoods
Between Midtown and Downtown
†Large scale developments
Downtown neighborhoods
†Large scale developments
Islands
- Ellis Island
- Governors Island
- Liberty Island
- Randalls and Wards Islands
- Roosevelt Island
See also
- List of Bronx neighborhoods
- List of Brooklyn neighborhoods
- List of Queens neighborhoods
- List of Staten Island neighborhoods
References
External links
- Media related to Neighborhoods in Manhattan, New York City at Wikimedia Commons
- Neighborhood map from NYC Department of City Planning
