Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan is the heart of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is the city's main busy area where many important buildings are located, such as the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and the headquarters of the United Nations. This area is full of places people love to visit, like Times Square and Broadway.

Midtown Manhattan is the largest busy area in the world and has some of the most expensive real estate. It is a big center for business, movies, and TV, and it is also where many tall buildings stand. The area is busy with people coming to work, visit, or live there.

Times Square is a bright, exciting place that is the center of the theater area. Many important TV networks have their offices along Sixth Avenue. Midtown Manhattan is an important part of Manhattan Community District 5 and is kept safe by the New York City Police Department.

Location

Midtown Manhattan is the central part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is usually thought to start around 59th Street to the north and end somewhere between 14th, 23rd, or 34th Street to the south. It stretches from the East River on the east side to the Hudson River on the west side.

Midtown includes many neighborhoods such as Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Turtle Bay, and Gramercy Park. It also has famous areas like Times Square, the Theater District, and Koreatown. Some parts of Midtown are called Midtown East and Midtown West.

Landmarks

Some of the most well-known buildings and places in Midtown are the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Grand Central Terminal, the United Nations Headquarters, and Times Square.

Avenues

The main avenues in Midtown include 12th Avenue, 11th Avenue, 10th Avenue, 9th Avenue, 8th Avenue, 7th Avenue, 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas), 5th Avenue, Madison Avenue, Vanderbilt Avenue, Park Avenue, Lexington Avenue, 3rd Avenue, 2nd Avenue, and 1st Avenue.

Important streets and thoroughfares

• Broadway
• 34th Street
• 42nd Street

Economy

Midtown Manhattan, along with Lower Manhattan, is one of the world's leading financial centers.

Midtown Manhattan is the world's largest central business district, with lots of office space. It is home to the headquarters of many big companies. There are also offices of international companies in Midtown.

Midtown is also where many sports leagues have their headquarters, including baseball, basketball, football, and hockey.

The area known as Silicon Alley is home to many technology companies. The biotechnology sector is also growing here, with support from research and funding.

Real estate is very important to Midtown Manhattan's economy. Some of the most expensive buildings and homes in the United States are here. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to ideas about changing some office spaces into homes.

Broadway theatre is a big part of Midtown's economy, with shows selling billions of dollars in tickets each season.

Companies that used to have their headquarters in Midtown Manhattan include American Airlines, American Overseas Airlines, and Trans World Airlines.

Demographics

Based on data from the 2010 United States census, Midtown Manhattan had a population of 28,630 people. This was an increase of 2,823 people, or 9.9%, from the 25,807 people counted in the 2000 United States census. The area covers 692.81 acres and had about 41 people living on each acre.

Most people living in Midtown Manhattan are adults. About 45% are between 25 and 44 years old, 22% are between 45 and 64, and 13% are 65 or older. Fewer young people and college students live there, with only 7% under 25 and 12% between 25 and 44.

The neighborhood is quite wealthy. In 2018, about 11% of people in Midtown lived in poverty, which is less than the 14% in all of Manhattan and 20% in all of New York City. Only 5% of people were unemployed, compared to 7% in Manhattan and 9% in New York City.

Police and crime

Midtown Manhattan is watched over by two police areas. The north part is looked after by the 18th Precinct, and the south part by the 14th Precinct. Both areas have seen much less crime now than they did in the past.

The number of different types of crimes has gone down a lot from 1990 to 2022 in both precincts.

Fire safety

Midtown Manhattan has several fire stations to keep people safe. These stations are part of the New York City Fire Department and help protect the area between 34th and 59th Streets. There are five main fire stations in this part of Midtown, and seven more stations serve the larger Midtown area.

Health

Midtown Manhattan has fewer preterm births and births to teenage mothers compared to the rest of New York City. The area also has a lower percentage of uninsured residents.

The air in Midtown Manhattan contains more fine particles, which can be harmful to health. Fewer residents smoke, are obese, or have diabetes or high blood pressure than the city average. Most people in Midtown eat fruits and vegetables daily and report feeling healthy. There are many small stores called bodegas for every supermarket in the area. Nearby hospitals include Mount Sinai West, Bellevue Hospital Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, and NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.

Post offices and ZIP Codes

Midtown Manhattan is covered by six main ZIP Codes. West of Fifth Avenue, the ZIP Codes change as you move north: 10018 covers the area between 34th and 41st Streets, 10036 is between 41st and 48th Streets, and 10019 is from 48th to 59th Streets. East of Fifth Avenue, the ZIP Codes are 10016 between 34th and 40th Streets, 10017 from 40th to 49th Streets, and 10022 from 49th to 59th Streets.

The United States Postal Service has six post offices in Midtown, including locations at Appraisers Stores Station, Bryant Station, Grand Central Station, Midtown Station, Murray Hill Station, and Rockefeller Center Station. The main post office, the James A. Farley Station, is at 421 8th Avenue.

Education

Midtown Manhattan has more people with college educations than other parts of New York City. Most residents aged 25 or older (78%) have gone to college or have even higher education. Only 6% haven’t finished high school, and 17% have some college education. In the whole city, 64% of Manhattan residents and 43% of all city residents have college education or more.

Students in Midtown do well in school. In math, the number of students doing great went from 61% in 2000 to 80% in 2011. In reading, it went from 66% to 68% in the same time. Fewer students in Midtown miss lots of school days compared to the rest of the city. About 92% of high school students in Midtown finish on time, which is more than the city’s 75%.

Schools

There are no public elementary or middle schools in Midtown. The New York City Department of Education runs several public high schools there, including:

• Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis High School
• Landmark High School
• Murray Hill Academy
• Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts
• Satellite Academy High School

Private schools in the area include The Beekman School and Rebecca School, along with many language and music centers. The La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi Italian international school moved to West Midtown in 2016. There are also community schools like Success Academy Charter School and New York Jazz Workshop.

Libraries

The New York Public Library runs the big Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, known for its beautiful architecture, with millions of books and items. There are also five smaller libraries in Midtown, including branches on 53rd Street, 58th Street, Grand Central, and more.

Transportation

Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central Terminal are the two big train stations in Midtown Manhattan. Penn Station is used by Amtrak, NJ Transit, and the Long Island Rail Road. Grand Central serves the Metro-North Railroad and also some Long Island Rail Road trains at Grand Central Madison. Penn Station is the busiest place for people getting around in the Western Hemisphere, helping about 650,000 people each day.

The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main place for buses in the city, located at Eighth Avenue and 41st Street. It's the world's busiest bus station, with 250,000 passengers on 7,000 buses each workday. The New York City Subway and MTA Regional Bus Operations also have many routes through Midtown. The PATH train to New Jersey stops at 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue in Midtown. Traffic can get very busy, especially when going across town.

Government infrastructure

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, is located at the Appellate Division Courthouse on 25th Street and Madison Avenue. This building was finished in 1900 and has beautiful statues and murals. There is also an office for the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration on the 22nd floor at 135 West 50th Street.

Diplomatic missions

Many countries have important offices in Midtown Manhattan. These include places like Algeria, Argentina, The Bahamas, China, and Germany, among others. These offices are for the United Nations and the United States. There is also an office for Taiwan in Midtown Manhattan.