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Your Official Guide to Central Park I Central Park Conservancy

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The organization that cares for NYC's iconic 843-acre park offers public tours, family activities, and expert insight to help you get to know our beloved greenspace.

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Third day
Central Park

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"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924. Employees of the National Park Service have been caring for the colossal copper statue since 1933.

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Statue Of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

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"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924.

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Ellis island & statue of Liberty

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Manhattan

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Map of New York City Neighborhoods: Click on a neighborhood in the above map of Manhattan to find hotels in your neighborhood of choice.

New York City Maps and Guides

It's easy to get lost in any city including The Big Apple, The City That Doesn't Sleep, The Melting Pot, Gotham - aka New York City. That's why we recommend reviewing our helpful, below. Some are even free printable maps for tourists with sections for notes in advance of your trip. There are tourist maps that display the many famous (and not so famous) Manhattan neighborhoods, the five New York City boroughs, New York City public transportation routes, Attractions maps and even a few "quick guide route maps" designed to help you plan your time in NYC efficiently!

Want to find a specific Manhattan address? Click here for the Manhattan Address Locator! How about a street route map for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

Looking for a free New York City map printable on your home computer? Click here for one of our most popular printable maps of New York City!

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Maps of Popular NYC Neighborhoods

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Uptown Manhattan Neighborhoods Guide

Harlem: Originally a Dutch village, Harlem was established in 1658 and annexed to New York City in 1873. Since the early 20th century, the neighborhood has been a significant African-American residential, cultural, and business hub, with a peak black population of 98.2%. This historic NYC neighborhood saw a dramatic outpouring of black literary and artistic works in the 1920s and -30s. This cultural movement, known as the Harlem Renaissance, was instrumental in forming African-American identity. At the time of the Renaissance, central Harlem was home to over 125 entertainment venues, including speakeasies, cellars, lounges, taverns, cafes, rib joints, theaters, dance halls, and grills. Today, Harlem is home to some of the best museums in New York City, including El Museo Del Barrio, Museum of the City of New York, and The Studio Museum. Visitors to Harlem might also enjoy Harlem Week NYC and the African American Day Parade.

Morningside Heights: Bounded by Morningside Park to the east, Harlem to the north, and Riverside Park to the west, Morningside Heights is a thriving "college town" in New York City. Since its development in the late 19th century, Morningside Heights has been home to many famous people, including George Gershwin, who began composing Rhapsody in Blue while living at 501 West 110th Street, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, who lived at 200 Claremont Avenue while working in advertising and writing This Side of Paradise. Seinfeld fans will want to visit Tom's Restaurant, the famous NY restaurant where Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer dined and commiserated.

Upper West Side: With an established reputation as the home of New York City's artistic luminaries, the Upper West Side is an upscale, mostly residential neighborhood between the Hudson River and Central Park. This beautiful brownstone neighborhood, originally a thriving Dutch community, is home to the Children's Museum of Manhattan and The Lincoln Center. There are plenty of fun things to do in the Upper West Side, including the Lincoln Center Festival, Midsummer Night Swing, and Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Several popular daytime TV shows, such as Live with Regis and Kelly and Good Morning America, are filmed on the Upper West Side.

Upper East Side: Located on the east side of Manhattan, between the East River and Central Park, the Upper East Side is an upscale residential neighborhood widely regarded as the most affluent area of New York. Here you will find some of the best museums in the United States, including the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, The Frick Collection Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. It is here, in this historic NYC neighborhood, that you will find many of the most famous boutique shops on Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue. As of 2008, Fifth Avenue was still ranked the most expensive street in the world.

Midtown Manhattan Neighborhoods Guide

Midtown West: Midtown West is a popular commerical neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan. Within this bustling neighborhood is the Theater District, where you can find many of the best restaurants in New York City, including Todd English Restaurant and Triomphe Restaurant NYC, and 39 of the world's finest theaters. Many trendy NYC hotels may be found in Midtown West, including The Distrikt Hotel and Cassa New York. It is also here, in Midtown West, that you can catch popular Broadway shows, such as Phantom of the Opera, La Cage Aux Folles, Wicked the Musical, and Jersey Boys Broadway.

Midtown East: Along with Midtown West, Midtown East comprises the largest central business district in the United States. Over 700,000 commuters work in Midtown Manhattan. It is here that you will find popular NYC attractions such as the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center, and Times Square. Midtown East is itself home to many good NYC hotels, such as Hotel Bedford, which stands at 118 East 40th Street.

Times Square: Often called "The Crossroads of the World" and "The Great White Way," Times Square NYC is a major commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. Here you will find many of the most exciting NYC attractions, such as Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, NYC Mars 2112, and ABC's Times Square Studios (where Good Morning America is filmed). Times Square is also the site of the New Years Eve Times Square Celebration, where the famous 12,000 lb. ball is dropped. A popular tourist destination for over 50 years, it is the only neighborhood in New York City where businesses are required by law to display lighted signs.

Garment District: Bounded by Fifth Avenue, Ninth Avenue, 34th Street, and 42nd Street, the Garment District in NYC is widely regarded as the center for fashion manufacturing and fashion design in the United States. Less than one square mile in area, this charming NY neighborhood boasts the showrooms of Oscar de la Renta, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Liz Claiborne, and Nicole Miller. The NYC Garment District is also home to many cheap Manhattan hotels, such as Hotel Metro NYC and the Americana Inn NYC.

Murray Hill: Murray Hill is a small, peaceful, predominantly residential neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan. As of 2010, it is bounded on the south by East 34th Street, on the north by East 42nd Street, on the west by Madison Avenue, and on the east by the East River. Visitors to Murray Hill will want to visit the NYC Public Library, The Morgan Library, and Bryant Park.

Chelsea: Comprised almost entirely of tenements, apartment blocks, art galleries, and renovated rowhouses, Chelsea NYC is a vibrant neighborhood in central Manhattan. Many good NYC hotels are located in Chelsea, including The Hotel Chelsea, The GEM Hotel Chelsea, and Lotus Hotel NYC. Chelsea Piers, the largest health club in New York, is located in eastern Chelsea. It is also in Chelsea, at Chelsea Studios, that the Martha Stewart Show is filmed. For many years this trendy neighborhood has been regarded as the center of Manhattan's LGBT community.

Stuyvesant Town: Named after Peter Stuyvesant, the last Director-General of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, Stuyvesant Town is a large private residential development on the East Side of Manhattan. Comprising 80 acres of red brick apartment buildings, the complex ranges from First Avenue to Avenue C, between 14th and 23rd Streets. It is one of the most iconic and successful private housing communities in New York City.

Lower Manhattan Neighborhoods Guide

Greenwich Village: Once regarded as the Bohemian capital of the East Coast, Greenwich Village is now a predominantly upper-middle-class residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan. It shares a border with the East Village to the east, SoHo and Hudson Square to the south, and Chelsea to the north. Many of the world's most famous musicians got their start in Greenwich Village, including Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Joan Baez, The Velvet Underground, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, and Nina Simone, among others. It was also here, in the Village, that the Beat movement began. If you're looking for things to do in Manhattan, consider visiting one of the many coffeeshops in Greenwich Village, where live music is played. Check out our Greenwich Village Hotels page for places to stay in Greenwich Village.

East Village: Like Greenwich Village, the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan has undergone many changes in the last 50 years. In the late 1960s the neighborhood was known primarily for its edgy music scene. Many notable punk rock bands were first heard at CBGB, perhaps the most famous nightclub in the East Village. Patti Smith, Arto Lindsay, the Ramones, Blondie, Madonna, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, the Beastie Boys, and Anthrax all got their start in the East Village. Today, the area is home to mostly affluent residents, and most of the artists have moved to other neighborhoods in New York City.

SoHo: Once known as Hell's Hundred Acres on account of its many sweatshops, SoHo is now a sprawling, gentrified neighborhood bounded roughly by Houston Street, Lafayette Street/Centre Street, Canal Street, and West Broadway. This neighborhood, once a thriving artistic community, claims the largest collection of cast-iron architecture in the world. Many popular NYC restaurants and boutique shops can be found in SoHo, along with cheap NYC hotels like the Hampton Inn Manhattan SoHo and The GEM Hotel SoHo. Tourists will enjoy visiting the New York City Fire Museum, where one of the nation's finest collections of fire-related art and artifacts is displayed.

Tribeca: One of New York City's most creative and vibrant artistic communities, Tribeca is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan bounded by Canal Street, West Street, Cortlandt Alley, Broadway, and Chambers Street. The area is home to many good Tribeca hotels, including the Sheraton Tribeca Hotel and the Duane Street Hotel Tribeca. The name "Tribeca" is itself a portmanteau of "triangle below Canal Street." This New York City neighborhood is becoming increasingly fashionable on account of its many celebrity residents.

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New York City Maps, NYC and Manhattan Map

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Map of New York City Neighborhoods: Click on a neighborhood in the above map of Manhattan to find hotels in your neighborhood of choice. It's easy to get lost in any city including The Big Apple, The City That Doesn't Sleep, The Melting Pot, Gotham - aka New York City.

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The Center of New York

Run Up Announcement

2020 Run-Up Cancellation

Unfortunately, for the safety of our athletes, sponsors and staff we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Empire State Building Run-Up.

On , the Empire State Building will be lit Heartbeat & hourly sparkle honoring NYC's Fight for COVID-19 & First Responders
Full Lighting Calendar

The Empire State Building lobby is one of the few interiors in New York to be designated a historic landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

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2020 Run-Up Cancellation Unfortunately, for the safety of our athletes, sponsors and staff we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Empire State Building Run-Up.

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Broadway

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Broadway is a road in the U.S. state of New York. Broadway runs from State Street at Bowling Green for 13 mi (21 km) through the borough of Manhattan and 2 mi (3.2 km) through the Bronx, exiting north from the city to run an additional 18 mi (29 km) through the municipalities of Yonkers, Hastings-On-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, and Tarrytown, and terminating north of Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County.

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Immigration Museum - The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island