NYC Neighborhoods

    New York City is home to a diverse population, and never is it more evident than when you explore its many neighborhoods. From the residential Upper West Side to hip and trendy SoHo, this guide offers an overview of each neighborhood.

    East Village Neighborhood

    The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side. Within the East Village are several smaller neighborhoods, including Alphabet City and the Bowery.
    The area was once generally considered to be part of the Lower East Side, but began to develop its own identity and culture in the late 1960s, when many artists, musicians, and students began to move into the area. The neighborhood has become a center of the counterculture in New York, and is known as the birthplace and historical home of many artistic movements, including punk rock and the Nuyorican literary movement.
    The East Village is still known for its diverse community, vibrant nightlife and artistic sensibility, although in recent decades gentrification has changed the character of the neighborhood somewhat.

    Tribeca Neighborhood

    Tribeca is a neighborhood in lower Manhattan. Most famous for its warehouses and artists lofts, Tribeca is a great neighborhood for wandering when you visit New York City. Its name is an acronym from "Triangle below Canal Street"; the triangle is properly bounded by Canal Street, West Street, Broadway, and Vesey Street. The neighborhood is home to the Tribeca Film Festival.Today, Tribeca is one of America's most fashionable and desirable neighborhoods and is known for its celebrity residents

    Times Square Neighborhood

    Times Square is a popular destination for visitors to New York City -- whether they want to see the theater or just the blocks full of advertising. Times Square is a major commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is iconified as "The Crossroads of the World" and the "The Great White Way" is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway theater district,one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. According to Travel + Leisure magazine's survey, Times Square is the world's most visited tourist attraction, bringing in over 39 million visitors annually.

    Little Italy Neighborhood

    Manhattan's Little Italy welcomes visitors year-round, but is an especially popular destination during the Feast of San Gennaro in September- a large street fair, lasting 11 days, that takes place along Mulberry Street between Houston and Canal Streets. The festival is an annual celebration of Italian culture and the Italian-American community.The northern reaches of Little Italy, near Houston Street, ceased to be recognizably Italian, and eventually became the neighborhood known today as Nolita, an abbreviation for North of Little Italy. Today, the section of Mulberry Street between Broome and Canal Streets is all that is left of the old Italian neighborhood. The street is lined with some two-dozen Italian restaurants popular with tourists and locals.

    Chinatown Neighborhood

    Chinatown is the largest enclave of Chinese people in the Western hemisphere, located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, bordering the Lower East Side to its east and Little Italy to its north.With an estimated population of 90,000 to 100,000 people, Manhattan's Chinatown is also one of the oldest ethnic Chinese enclaves outside of Asia. It is one of seven Chinatown neighborhoods in New York City and nine in the New York City Metropolitan Area, which contains the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia.

    The Lower East Side Neighborhood

    The Lower East Side, (often abbreviated as LES), is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Today, the Lower East Side is home to great bargain shopping, bialys and delicious pastrami sandwiches.It has become a home to upscale boutiques and trendy dining establishments along Clinton Street's restaurant row.The neighborhood has become home to numerous contemporary art galleries, live music venues and private parks.

    Greenwich Village / West Village Neighborhoods

    Greenwich Village, also known as the West Village, is a great New York City neighborhood to explore when you want to escape Manhattan's crowded streets and tall skyscrapers. Greenwich Village offers visitors a variety of delicious restaurants, independent shops and beautiful streets to see. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families. Greenwich Village, however, was known in the late 19th to mid 20th centuries as an artists' haven, the bohemian capital, and the East Coast birthplace of the Beat movement. What provided the initial attractive character of the community eventually contributed to its gentrification and commercialization.

    Upper East Side Neighborhood

    The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. Once known as the Silk Stocking District, it is one of the most affluent neighborhoods in New York City.The area is host to some of the most famous museums in the world. The string of museums along Fifth Avenue fronting Central Park has been dubbed "Museum Mile." It was once named "Millionaire's Row." The Upper East Side is home to some of Manhattan's best shopping. Convenient subway and bus service, as well as some of Manhattan's swankiest hotels and shopping make the Upper East Side well worth a visit.

    Upper West Side Neighborhood

    The Upper West Side is a neighborhood that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River and between West 59th Street and West 110th Street. The Upper West Side is sometimes also considered to include the neighborhood of Morningside Heights. Like the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side is an upscale, primarily residential area with many of its residents working in more commercial areas in Midtown and Lower Manhattan. The Upper West Side, while primarily a residential neighborhood, offers New York City visitors a peaceful respite from the chaos of more touristed areas, as well as a chance to see what it's like to live in Manhattan. Convenient subway and bus service, as well as hotels offering visitors a good value, make the Upper West Side a great home base for travelers to New York City.

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