List of Manhattan neighborhoods

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This list of Manhattan neighborhoods has all areas in the Manhattan borough of New York City (U.S.). The list is arranged, by neighborhood location, from north to south on the island (use browser "find" button to search for a name).

Please note the following general definitions:

  • Uptown Manhattan refers to the area above 59th Street;
    Upper Manhattan refers to the area above 96th Street.
  • Downtown Manhattan refers to the area below 14th Street;
    Lower Manhattan refers to the area below Chambers Street.
  • Midtown Manhattan refers to the area between 34th Street and 59th Street.
  • East Side refers to the area east of Fifth Avenue.
  • West Side refers to the area west of Fifth Avenue.

Neighborhood names and boundaries are not officially defined. They may change, from time to time.

Uptown Neighborhoods[change | change source]

Name of the Neighborhood Limits South to North and East to West
Upper Manhattan above 95th St
Marble Hill physically located on the mainland
Inwood above Dyckman St
Fort George Between Nagel Ave, Dyckman St and 192nd, includes Broadway South to Fairview Avenue
Washington Heights W155 (once 125) to Dyckman St
Hudson Heights (Part of Washington Heights) W173 to Fort Tryon Park; Broadway to the Hudson River
West Harlem W125-155; Saint Nicholas Avenue to the Hudson River
Hamilton Heights (West Harlem) W135-155; St. Nick to the Hudson River
Manhattanville (West Harlem) W125-135; St. Nick to the Hudson River
ViVa, Viaduct Valley W125-132; the Hudson River
Morningside Heights, SoHa (or "South of Harlem") W96-125; Columbus to Riverside Drive
Central Harlem E110-155; Park Avenue to St. Nick
Harlem E96-141 (east), W110-155 (central), W125-155 (west)
Strivers' Row (Central Harlem) W137-138; 7th-8th Avenue
Astor Row (Central Harlem) centered at W130
Sugar Hill (Central Harlem) W125-155; Edgecombe Avenue to Amsterdam Ave.
Marcus Garvey Park, Mount Morris Historical District E120-124; Madison Avenue to Fifth Avenue
Le Petit Senegal (Little Senegal) W. 116; East of Morningside Park, rapidly growing neighborhood
East Harlem E96-141; East River to 5th
Spanish Harlem northeast of Central Park; E96-130; East River to 5th
Upper East Side, Lenox Hill, Silk Stocking District E59-96; East River to 5th (and E96-110 along 5th)
Carnegie Hill E86-98; 3rd to 5th (centered at E91 and Park)
Yorkville E79-96; the river to 3rd (centered at E86 and 3rd)
Upper West Side W59-110; Central Park W to the Hudson River
Manhattan Valley, Bloomingdale District W96-110; Eighth Avenue to Broadway (Manhattan)
Lincoln Square (once San Juan Hill, Manhattan) W65-66; Ninth Avenue to Broadway


Midtown Neighborhoods[change | change source]

Name of the Neighborhood Limits South to North and East to West
Midtown Manhattan 34th to 59th St
Columbus Circle W59 and 8th Avenue
Sutton Place E53-59 and Sutton Pl
Rockefeller Center, Radio City W49-51 and 5th to 6th
Diamond District W47 and 5th to 6th
Theater District W42-53 and 6th to 8th
Turtle Bay E42-53 and East River to Lex
Midtown East 42-59 and East River to 5th
Midtown 40-59 and 3rd to 9th
Tudor City E40-43 and 1st Avenue to 2nd
Little Brazil W46 and 5th to 6th
Times Square W39-52 and 7th-9th Avenue
Hudson Yards W28-43 and 7th to the Hudson River
Midtown West W34-59 and 5th to Hudson River
Hell's Kitchen, Clinton W34-57 (59) and 8th to the Hudson River
Garment District W34-42 and 5th to 9th
Herald Square W34 and 6th Avenue
Koreatown W31-36 and 5th to 6th
Murray Hill E29-42 and 2nd to 5th
Tenderloin W23-42 and 5th to 7th
Madison Square W23-26 and 5th to Broadway


Neighborhoods between Midtown and Downtown[change | change source]

Name of the Neighborhood Limits South to North and East to West
Flower District W26-28 and 6th
Brookdale E25th and 1st to FDR
Kips Bay E23-34 and the river to 3rd
Rose Hill E25-30 and 3rd to Madison
NoMad W25-30 and Lex to 6th
Peter Cooper Village (former Gas House district) E20-23 and C to 1st
Chelsea W14-34 and 6th to the river
Flatiron District, Toy District, Photo District E&W16-27 and Park Avenue South to 6th
Gramercy Park E14-23 and 1st to Park Avenue So.
Stuyvesant Square E15-E18 and 1st to 3rd
Union Square E14-17 and 4th to University Pl
Stuyvesant Town (former Gas House district) E14-20 and C to 1st
Meatpacking District Gansevoort to W15th and Hudson to the river
Waterside Plaza E25-29th and FDR Drive

†Large scale developments


Downtown Neighborhoods[change | change source]

Name of the Neighborhood Limits South to North and East to West
Downtown Manhattan below 14th Street
Little Germany (historic) E7-10 and A to B
Alphabet City, Loisaida Houston to E23rd (14th) and FDR to A
East Village Houston to E14th and the East River to Bowery
Greenwich Village, the Village Houston to W14th and Broadway to the Hudson River
NoHo Houston to Astor and Bowery to Broadway
Bowery Canal to E4 and Allen to Bowery
West Village Houston to W14th and 6th to the river
Lower East Side Canal to Houston and the river to Bowery
SoHo Canal to Houston and Lafayette to Varick
Nolita (NoLIta) Broome to Houston and Bowery to Lafayette
Little Italy Canal to Broome along Mulberry
Chinatown Chambers to Delancey and East Broadway to Broadway
Lower Manhattan, Financial District below Chambers
Five Points (historic) Worth & Baxter
Cooperative Village Frankfort to Grand and FDR to E B-way
Two Bridges Brooklyn Bridge to Montgomery, St. James Pl to the river
TriBeCa Park Pl to Canal and Broadway to the Hudson River
Civic Center Vesey to Chambers and the East River to Broadway
Radio Row (historic) Cortlandt to Dey and Greenwich St (WTC)
South Street Seaport Historical District south of Fulton and along FDR
Battery Park City west of West Street

†Large scale developments

Islands[change | change source]

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