Midtown Manhattan

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Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan, serving as the city's primary central business district. Midtown is home to some of the city's most prominent buildings, including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, the headquarters of the United Nations, Grand Central Terminal, and Rockefeller Center, as well as several prominent tourist destinations, including Broadway, Times Square, and Koreatown. Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan is the busiest transportation hub in the Western Hemisphere.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Midtown Manhattan is the largest central business district in the world and ranks among the world's most expensive locations for real estate; Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan has commanded the world's highest retail rents and had been ranked as the most expensive shopping street in the world before falling to second in 2024.<ref>Freeman, Jess. "Milan’s Via Montenapoleone Tops Ranking Of World’s Most Expensive Retail Destinations For First Time", Cushman & Wakefield, November 21, 2024. Accessed December 4, 2024. "Milan’s Via Montenapoleone, where rents have risen by nearly a third in the past two years, has overtaken New York’s Upper 5th Avenue to be crowned the world’s most expensive retail destination, according to Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK).... Synonymous with fashion and luxury, Via Montenapoleone has steadily climbed the rankings in recent years, reaching second for the first time in 2023. Rents rose 11% to US$2,047 per square foot (psf) in the past 12 months, whereas rents on Upper 5th Avenue (US$2,000) remained flat for a second consecutive year."</ref><ref name="FifthAvenueMostExpensiveStreetOnEarth">Template:Cite web</ref> Midtown Manhattan is the country's largest commercial, entertainment, and media center, and is also a growing financial and fintech center.<ref name="ManhattanFinancialCapitalWorld">Template:Cite web</ref>

Many of New York City's skyscrapers, including its tallest hotels and apartment towers, are located in Midtown Manhattan. The neighborhood hosts commuters and residents working in its offices, hotels, and retail establishments, tourists and students. Times Square, the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District,<ref name="TransformingTimesSquare">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Joshua Pramis">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is a major center of the world's entertainment industry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sixth Avenue also has the headquarters of three of the four major U.S. television networks.

Midtown is part of Manhattan Community District 5.<ref name="NYCPlanning" /> It is patrolled by the 14th and 18th precincts of the New York City Police Department.

Location

Geographically, the northern boundary of Midtown Manhattan is commonly defined to be 59th Street; its southern boundary is less clear, and variously taken to be 34th Street, 23rd Street, or even 14th Street.Template:According to whom Midtown spans the entire island of Manhattan along an east–west axis, bounded by the East River on its east and the Hudson River to its west.Template:According to whom The Encyclopedia of New York City defines Midtown as extending from 34th Street to 59th Street and from 3rd Avenue to 8th Avenue.<ref name=enc-nyc>Sclar, Elliot. "midtown" in Template:Cite encnyc, p. 839</ref>

Neighborhoods

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In addition to its central business district, Midtown Manhattan encompasses many neighborhoods, including Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea on the West Side, and Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Turtle Bay, and Gramercy Park on the East Side. It is sometimes broken into "Midtown East" and "Midtown West", or north and south as in the New York City Police Department's Midtown North and Midtown South precincts.

Neighborhoods in the Midtown area include the following:

Between 59th Street to the north and 42nd Street to the south, from west to east:
- Hell's Kitchen from the Hudson River to 8th Avenue, including
  - Theatre Row on West 42nd Street between 11th Avenue and 9th Avenue,
  - where Hell's Kitchen meets Central Park and the Upper West Side at West 59th Street and 8th Avenue, Columbus Circle
- Times Square and the Theater District from West 42nd Street to around West 53rd Street (according to some until Central Park at Central Park South/59th Street), and from Eighth Avenue to 6th Avenue
- The Diamond District on West 47th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- Midtown East from around 6th Avenue to the East River, including (going from west to east, and north to south):
  - Sutton Place near the East River between East 53rd Street and East 59th Street
  - Turtle Bay from 53rd Street to 42nd Street and from Lexington Avenue to the East River
  - Tudor City from 1st Avenue to 2nd Avenue and East 40th Street to East 43rd Street
Between 42nd Street north and around 34th Street, from west to east, and north to south:
- Hell's Kitchen from the Hudson River to 8th Avenue
- The Garment District from West 42nd Street to West 34th Street and from 9th Avenue to 5th Avenue
- Herald Square around the intersection of Broadway, Sixth Avenue, and West 34th Street
- Murray Hill from East 42nd Street to East 34th Street and Fifth Avenue to Second Avenue
Between 34th Street and 23rd Street, from west to east:
- Chelsea, between the Hudson River and Sixth Avenue
- Koreatown from 36th Street to 31st Street and 5th and 6th Avenues centered on "Korea Way" on 32nd Street between 5th Avenue and Broadway
- Rose Hill or Curry Hill between Madison Avenue and 3rd Avenue
- Kips Bay from 3rd Avenue to the East River
Between 23rd Street and 14th Street, going west to east and north to south:
- Chelsea, between the Hudson River and 6th Avenue
- The Meatpacking District in the southwesternmost corner of Midtown, to the south of West 15th Street
- Madison Square and the Flatiron District, the area surrounding the intersection of Broadway, 5th Avenue, and 23rd Street.
- Union Square, to the northeast of the intersection of Broadway, East 14th Street, and Park Avenue South
- Gramercy from East 23rd Street to East 14th Street and Lexington Avenue to 1st Avenue
- Peter Cooper Village from East 23rd Street to East 20th Street and 1st Avenue to Avenue C (parallel the East River)
- Stuyvesant Town from East 20th Street to East 14th Street and 1st Avenue to Avenue C

Midtown is the original district in the United States to bear the name and included historical but now defunct neighborhoods such as the Ladies' Mile, along Fifth Avenue from 14th to 23rd Street; and the Tenderloin, from 23rd to 42nd Street and from Fifth Avenue to Seventh Avenue.

Landmarks

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Avenues

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Important streets and thoroughfares

Differing demarcations

The border of Midtown Manhattan is nebulous and further confused by the fact that the term "Midtown Manhattan" can be used to refer either to a district or a group of neighborhoods and districts in Manhattan:

The area between 14th and 86th Streets includes roughly the center of Manhattan; however, the term Midtown Manhattan can also apply to the area between 31st Street and 59th Streets, although there are still office buildings south of 31st Street.
Manhattan Community District 5 is located from 14th to 59th Streets, generally between Lexington Avenue and Eighth Avenue. Community District 5 is largely coterminous with Midtown but also includes the Flatiron District, NoMad, Union Square, and parts of Gramercy Park and Rose Hill.<ref name="NYCPlanning"/>
Midtown proper (within the boundaries of Manhattan Community District 5, and excluding overlapping neighborhoods) is located from 34th to 59th Streets between Third Avenue and Eighth Avenue.<ref name=enc-nyc/>
The "Plaza District", a term used by Manhattan real estate professionals to denote the most expensive area of midtown from a commercial real estate perspective, lies between 42nd Street and 59th Street, from 3rd Avenue to 7th Avenue, about a square kilometer or half a square mile.
"Midtown South" can refer to the part of Midtown between 23rd Street and around 42nd Street (although its northern boundary is defined differently depending on the source).
"Midtown West" can refer to the area between 34th and 59th Streets, and between 5th and 12th Avenues.
"Midtown East" can refer to the area between 42nd and 59th Streets, and between 5th Avenue and the East River.
In 1982, the City of New York identified the "Manhattan Core" as the area that includes some of the city's most populous neighborhoods, major institutions, parks and transit hubs, and the city's primary Central Business District (CBD), defined as Manhattan below 60th Street.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The "Manhattan Core" includes some areas slightly further north of 86th Street in Manhattan, as well as the area below 14th Street. However, this definition is problematic because it ignores the fact that Manhattan has not one but two zones that are job centers, which are separated by a wide swath of low-rise (by New York City standards) residential development: Midtown (which is in Midtown Manhattan) and the Financial District (also known simply as "Downtown" because of its location in southern Manhattan). In other sources, these districts are referred to as separate central business districts.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref>

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Economy

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

Corporate headquarters

Foreign subsidiary operations

Haier operates its United States offices in the Haier Building at 1356 Broadway, formerly the headquarters of the Greenwich Savings Bank. Haier held the opening ceremony on March 4, 2002.<ref>"Haier Building Template:Webarchive." Haier. Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> Sumitomo Corporation operates its New York office, the headquarters of the corporation's United States operations, at 600 Third Avenue, 10016 in the Murray Hill neighborhood.<ref>"Office Network Template:Webarchive." Sumitomo Corporation. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> El Al's North American headquarters are in Midtown.<ref>"Worldwide Offices USA Template:Webarchive." El Al. Retrieved on September 29, 2009.</ref> The Air France USA regional headquarters are in 125 West 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan.<ref>"Air France in the United States Template:Webarchive." Air France. June 11, 2007. 15 (15/16). Retrieved on February 13, 2010. "The Air France "United States" regional management is located in New York: 125 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019 Tel: (212) 830–4000."</ref><ref>"Welcome to Air France career opportunities Template:Webarchive." Air France USA. Retrieved on February 13, 2010.</ref> Hachette Book Group USA has its headquarters in 237 Park Avenue.<ref>"FAQs Template:Webarchive." Machette Book Group. Retrieved on April 17, 2011. "Hachette Book Group Marketing Department 237 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017"</ref> In 1994 Alitalia considered moving its USA headquarters from Midtown to Lower Manhattan, but decided to keep the offices where they were at the last minute.<ref>"Alitalia stays in Midtown through creative deal Template:Webarchive." Real Estate Weekly. December 14, 1994. Retrieved on June 15, 2010.</ref> Global Infrastructure Partners has an office in Midtown Manhattan.<ref>"Contact Us Template:Webarchive." Global Infrastructure Partners. Retrieved on February 27, 2010.</ref>

Sports leagues

Midtown Manhattan is home to the headquarters of Major League Baseball,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Major League Soccer,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the National Basketball Association,<ref name="NBA">Template:Cite web</ref> the National Football League,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the National Hockey League,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the National Women's Soccer League,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the Women's National Basketball Association.<ref name="NBA"/>

Tech and biotech

Silicon Alley, the common metonym for New York City's high tech sector, is based in Midtown South, specifically the Flatiron District. Prominent Silicon Alley companies in Midtown include AppNexus, Blue Apron, Gilt, Betterment, Oscar, SoFi, Rent the Runway, Warby Parker, and WeWork. The technology sector has been expanding across Midtown Manhattan since 2010.<ref name=TechManhattan1>Template:Cite news</ref> The biotechnology sector is also growing in Midtown Manhattan based upon the city's strength in academic scientific research and public and commercial financial support. By mid-2014, Accelerator, a biotech investment firm, had raised more than US$30 million from investors, including Eli Lilly and Company, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, for initial funding to create biotechnology startups at the Alexandria Center for Life Science, which encompasses more than Template:Convert on East 29th Street and promotes collaboration among scientists and entrepreneurs at the center and with nearby academic, medical, and research institutions. The New York City Economic Development Corporation's Early Stage Life Sciences Funding Initiative and venture capital partners, including Celgene, General Electric Ventures, and Eli Lilly, committed a minimum of US$100 million to help launch 15 to 20 ventures in life sciences and biotechnology.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Real estate

Real estate is a major force in Midtown Manhattan's economy, and indeed the city's, as the total value of all New York City property was estimated at US$914.8 billion for the 2015 fiscal year.<ref name="NYC real estate">Template:Cite web</ref> Manhattan has perennially been home to some of the nation's, as well as one of the world's, most marketable real estate, including the Time Warner Center, which had the highest-listed market value in the city in 2006 at US$1.1 billion,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> to be subsequently surpassed in October 2014 by the Waldorf Astoria New York, which became the most expensive hotel ever sold after being purchased by the Anbang Insurance Group, based in China, for Template:US$.<ref name="Robert Frank">Template:Cite news</ref> In the same year, six of the top ten most expensive zip codes in the United States by median housing price were located in Manhattan, underscoring the borough's dominant position in the real estate market.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> When 450 Park Avenue was sold on July 2, 2007, for US$510 million, about US$1,589 per square foot (US$17,104/m²), it broke the barely month-old record for an American office building of US$1,476 per square foot (US$15,887/m²) based on the sale of 660 Madison Avenue.<ref>Quirk, James. Template:Cite web, The Record (Bergen County), July 5, 2007. Accessed July 5, 2007.</ref> In 2014, Manhattan was home to six of the top ten zip codes in the United States by median housing price.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2019, the most expensive home sale ever in the United States achieved completion in Midtown Manhattan, at a selling price of US$238 million, for a Template:Convert penthouse apartment overlooking Central Park at 220 Central Park South.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The COVID-19 pandemic and hybrid work models have prompted consideration of commercial-to-residential conversion within the neighborhood's real estate sector.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In August 2023, Mayor Eric Adams announced a program aimed at creating "a 24/7, live-work, mixed-use neighborhood" in Midtown South though the conversion of commercial and office space to residential, as part of an effort to create 20,000 new residences citywide in a decade.<ref>"Mayor Adams, DCP Director Garodnick Unveil Proposal to Convert Vacant Offices to Housing Through City Action, Outline Next Step in 'City of Yes' Plan" Template:Webarchive, City of New York, August 17, 2023. Accessed December 28, 2023. "Finally, the Adams administration today kicked off the “Midtown South Neighborhood Plan,” a community planning process that will update zoning rules that currently allow only manufacturing and office space to foster a vibrant, 24/7 live-work community with new homes and good job opportunities.... With the proposed changes — which Mayor Adams first outlined in partnership with the City Council in January 2023 and highlighted again in March and May — office-to-residential conversions could produce 20,000 new homes for 40,000 New Yorkers in the next decade.... Launching today, the Midtown South Mixed-Use Neighborhood Plan will update outdated zoning to foster a 24/7, live-work, mixed-use neighborhood in the area between 23rd Street and 40th Street from Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue."</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Broadway theatre

According to The Broadway League, shows on Broadway sold approximately US$1.54 billion worth of tickets in both the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons. Both seasons featured theater attendance of approximately 12.3 million each.<ref name=BroadwayLeagueStatistics>Template:Cite web</ref>

Former economic operations

Companies that used to have their headquarters in Midtown Manhattan include American Airlines,<ref>World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 20, 1975. "472 Template:Webarchive.</ref><ref>Sterba, James P. "American Will Shift Headquarters From Manhattan to Dallas Airport; Big Economies Predicted Template:Webarchive." The New York Times. Thursday November 16, 1978. Page A1. Retrieved on August 27, 2009.</ref> American Comics Group,<ref>Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Juvenile Delinquency: Comic Books. Motion Pictures. Obscene and Pornographic Materials. Television Programs. Greenwood Press, 1969. 47. Retrieved on January 25, 2011. "American Comics Group, 45 West 45th Street, New York, NY"</ref> American Overseas Airlines,<ref>Rice, Diana. "News notes from the field of travel; Cape Cod air service tours to Spain for honeymooners Vermont music camp currency guide trail riders ride again Griswold's country club here and there Template:Webarchive." The New York Times. April 30, 1950. Drama-Music, Fashion-Screen, Page X17. Retrieved on August 25, 2009. "American and American Overseas Airlines executive offices have moved from 100 East Forty-second Street to 100 Park Avenue"</ref> Central Park Media,<ref>Template:Cite web. Central Park Media. March 12, 2007. Retrieved on September 14, 2009.</ref><ref>"250 West 57th Street Template:Webarchive." W&H Properties. Retrieved on September 14, 2009.</ref> Eastern Air Lines,<ref>Bernstein, Aaron. Grounded: Frank Lorenzo and the Destruction of Eastern Airlines. Beard Books, 1999. 22. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> GoodTimes Entertainment,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> LJN,<ref>Johnson, Doris McNeely. "Children's Toys and Books: Choosing the Best for All Ages from Infancy to Adolescence." Scribner, 1982. Unknown page. Retrieved from Google Books on July 8, 2010. Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN. "LJN Toys, Inc. 200 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10010."</ref> NewKidCo,<ref>Template:Cite web. NewKidCo. January 4, 2002. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.</ref> Pan American World Airways,<ref name="Final Pan Am Departure">Dunlap, David W. "Final Pan Am Departure Template:Webarchive." The New York Times. Friday September 4, 1992. Retrieved on August 25, 2009.</ref> Philip Morris Companies (now Altria Group),<ref>Template:Cite web. Philip Morris Companies. April 9, 2001. Retrieved on October 19, 2009.</ref><ref>"Philip Morris to Move Headquarters from New York City to Richmond, Va. Template:Webarchive." New York Daily News. March 5, 2003. Retrieved on October 19, 2009.</ref> Trans Caribbean Airways,<ref>"World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 26, 1970. "Trans Caribbean" 504 Template:Webarchive.</ref> and Trans World Airlines.<ref>World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 20, 1975. "508.</ref><ref name="TBMap">"Map Template:Webarchive." Turtle Bay Association. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1997, Aer Lingus announced that it was moving its North American headquarters from Midtown to Melville, New York, in Suffolk County on Long Island.<ref>Wax, Alan J. "Aer Lingus moving offices to LI Template:Webarchive." Newsday. April 10, 1997. A61.</ref>

Demographics

Based on data from the 2010 United States census, the population of Midtown Manhattan was 28,630, a change of 2,823 (9.9%) from the 25,807 counted in 2000. Covering an area of Template:Convert, the neighborhood had a population density of Template:Convert.<ref name=PLP5>Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010 Template:Webarchive, Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.</ref> The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 64.1% (18,351) White, 4.6% (1,310) African American, 0.1% (34) Native American, 20.8% (5,942) Asian, 0% (8) Pacific Islander, 0.3% (92) from other races, and 2% (569) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 8.1% (2,324) of the population.<ref name=PLP3A>Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010 Template:Webarchive, Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.</ref>

The entirety of Community District 5, which comprises Midtown Manhattan, had 53,120 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 84.8 years.<ref name="CHP2018">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.<ref name=":21">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Most inhabitants are adults: a plurality (45%) are between the ages of 25 and 44, while 22% are between 45 and 64, and 13% are 65 or older. The ratio of youth and college-aged residents was lower, at 7% and 12% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp

As of 2017, the median household income in Community Districts 4 and 5 (including Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen) was $101,981,<ref name="CB4_5PUMA">Template:Cite web</ref> though the median income in Midtown individually was $120,854. In 2018, an estimated 11% of Midtown Manhattan residents lived in poverty, compared to 14% in all of Manhattan and 20% in all of New York City. One in twenty residents (5%) were unemployed, compared to 7% in Manhattan and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 41% in Midtown Manhattan, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 45% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, Template:As of, Midtown Manhattan is considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying.<ref name="CHP2018" />

Police and crime

Midtown Manhattan is patrolled by two precincts of the NYPD.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Midtown North is patrolled by the 18th Precinct,Template:Efn located at 306 West 54th Street,<ref name="NYPD 18th Precinct">Template:Cite web</ref> while Midtown South is patrolled by the 14th Precinct,Template:Efn located at 357 West 35th Street.<ref name="NYPD 14th Precinct">Template:Cite web</ref> The precincts ranked 69th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. The high per-capita crime rate can be attributed to the low population of the area, as well as the high number of crimes committed against tourists.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:As of, with a non-fatal assault rate of 25 per 100,000 people, Midtown Manhattan's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 297 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp

The 18th Precinct has a lower crime rate than it did in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 82.1% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported 1 murder, 22 rapes, 154 robberies, 185 felony assaults, 205 burglaries, 2,065 grand larcenies, and 116 grand larcenies auto in 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 14th Precinct also has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 81.2% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported 8 murders, 23 rapes, 653 robberies, 502 felony assaults, 660 burglaries, 2,375 grand larcenies, and 68 grand larcenies auto in 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Fire safety

The main part of midtown Manhattan, between 34th and 59th Streets from Lexington Avenue to Eighth Avenue, is served by five fire stations of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY):<ref name="FDNY locations">Template:Cite FDNY locations</ref>

Engine Company 1/Ladder Company 24 – 215 West 38th Street<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Engine Company 23 – 215 West 58th Street<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Engine Company 26 – 222 West 37th Street<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Engine Company 54/Ladder Company 4/Battalion 9 – 782 8th Avenue<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Engine Company 65 – 33 West 43rd Street<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The greater Midtown area between 14th Street and 59th Street contains seven additional fire stations.<ref name="FDNY locations"/>

Health

Template:As of, preterm births and births to teenage mothers in Midtown Manhattan are lower than the city average. In Midtown Manhattan, there were 67 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 4 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp Midtown Manhattan has a low population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 11%, slightly less than the citywide rate of 12%.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp

The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Midtown Manhattan is Template:Convert, more than the city average.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp Eleven percent of Midtown Manhattan residents are smokers, which is less than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp In Midtown Manhattan, 10% of residents are obese, 5% are diabetic, and 18% have high blood pressure—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp In addition, 9% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp

Ninety-one percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is higher than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 86% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", more than the city's average of 78%.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp For every supermarket in Midtown Manhattan, there are 11 bodegas.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp

The nearest major hospitals are Mount Sinai West in Hell's Kitchen; the Bellevue Hospital Center and NYU Langone Medical Center in Kips Bay; and NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital on the Upper East Side.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In addition, Beth Israel Medical Center in Stuyvesant Town operated until 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Post offices and ZIP Codes

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Midtown Manhattan is located within six primary ZIP Codes. West of Fifth Avenue, Midtown is located in 10018 between 34th and 41st Streets, 10036 between 41st and 48th Streets, and 10019 between 48th and 59th Streets. East of Fifth Avenue, Midtown is located in 10016 between 34th and 40th Streets, 10017 between 40th and 49th Streets, and 10022 between 49th and 59th Streets. The area southwest of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, sometimes considered to be in Midtown, is part of 10001. Other areas between 14th and 34th Streets are covered by ZIP Codes 10003, 10009, 10010, and 10011, though these are generally not considered to be part of Midtown proper.<ref name="zipmaps">Template:Cite web</ref> There are also thirty-three ZIP Codes assigned to individual buildings or building complexes.Template:Refn

The United States Postal Service operates six post offices in Midtown:

Appraisers Stores Station – 580 Fifth Avenue<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bryant Station – 23 West 43rd Street<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Grand Central Station – 450 Lexington Avenue<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Midtown Station – 223 West 38th Street<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Murray Hill Station – 115 East 34th Street<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rockefeller Center Station – 610 Fifth Avenue<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The James A. Farley Station, the city's main post office, is located at 421 8th Avenue.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The post office stopped 24-hour service in 2009 due to decreasing mail traffic.<ref>"New York City's main post office stops 24-hour service Template:Webarchive." Associated Press. Friday April 17, 2009. Retrieved on May 5, 2009.</ref>

Education

Midtown Manhattan generally has a higher rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city Template:As of. A majority of residents age 25 and older (78%) have a college education or higher, while 6% have less than a high school education and 17% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 64% of Manhattan residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp The percentage of Midtown Manhattan students excelling in math rose from 61% in 2000 to 80% in 2011 and reading achievement increased from 66% to 68% during the same time period.<ref name=":17">Template:Cite web</ref>

Midtown Manhattan's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is lower than the rest of New York City. In Midtown Manhattan, 19% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, less than the citywide average of 20%.<ref name=":21" />Template:Rp<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp Additionally, 92% of high school students in Midtown Manhattan graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%.<ref name="CHP2018" />Template:Rp

Schools

There are no public elementary or middle schools in Midtown.<ref name="Zillow"/>

The New York City Department of Education operates the following public high schools in Midtown, serving grades 9–12:<ref name="Zillow">Template:Cite web</ref>

Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis High School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Landmark High School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Murray Hill Academy<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Satellite Academy High School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Private schools include The Beekman School, Rebecca School, and a number of private languages and music centers (e.g. Berlitz, American Language Communication Center, New York Language Center,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Swan Music School, and the New York Youth Symphony). The La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi Italian international school moved to West Midtown in 2016.<ref name=ClarkeNewbldg>Clarke, Catherine. "Italian private school drops $55M on new NYC cultural and education center " (Archive). New York Daily News. September 11, 2015. Retrieved on February 25, 2016.</ref>

Libraries

The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (also the Main Branch), a reference branch at 476 Fifth Avenue. The four-story building, constructed in 1911, is known worldwide for its architecture and has several million items in its collections.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> There are also five circulating branches in Midtown:<ref name="NYPL locations">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Refn

The 53rd Street branch is located at 18 West 53rd Street. The three-level branch opened in 2016,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> replacing the former Donnell Library Center that had been open from 1955 to 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The 58th Street branch is located at 127 East 58th Street. The branch opened in a Carnegie library building in 1907 and moved to its current two-story space in 1969.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Grand Central branch is located at 135 East 46th Street. The two-story library opened in 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (or Mid-Manhattan library) at 455 Fifth Avenue re-opened in its current form in 2021 after renovations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Diagonally opposite the Main Branch, it has occupied this site in various forms since 1970.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral branch is located in the basement of 560 Lexington Avenue, adjacent to the 51st Street subway station. It opened in 1887 and is the second-smallest branch of the NYPL system.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Higher education

Two campuses of the City University of New York (CUNY)—the doctorate-granting CUNY Graduate Center and the Stella and Charles Guttman Community College—are located in Midtown, while Baruch College, also of the City University of New York, is located in Midtown South. Mercy College is situated at Herald Square.

Transportation

Pennsylvania Station and Grand Central Terminal are the two major railroad stations located in Midtown Manhattan. Penn Station serves Amtrak, NJ Transit, and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), while Grand Central serves the Metro-North Railroad and also serves the LIRR at Grand Central Madison.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Penn Station is considered to be the busiest transportation hub in the Western Hemisphere, servicing around 650,000 people per day.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Port Authority Bus Terminal, located at Eighth Avenue and 41st Street at the western edge of Midtown, is the city's main intercity bus terminal and the world's busiest bus station, serving 250,000 passengers on 7,000 buses each workday. The building opened in 1950 and had been designed to accommodate 60,000 daily passengers. A 2021 plan announced by the Port Authority would spend $10 billion to expand capacity and modernize the facility.<ref name=PABT2008>Architect Chosen for Planned Office Tower Above Port Authority Bus Terminal's North Wing, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, dated November 17, 2008. Accessed January 4, 2024. "The Port Authority Bus Terminal opened in 1950 and has become the busiest bus passenger facility in the world, handling 7,000 buses and 200,000 commuters each day. It includes 223 bus gates, retail and commercial space, and public parking for 1,250 vehicles."</ref><ref name=NYT2021>McGeehan, Patrick; and Hu, Winnie. "‘Notorious’ Port Authority Bus Terminal May Get a $10 Billion Overhaul" Template:Webarchive, The New York Times, January 20, 2021, updated September 23, 2021. Accessed January 4, 2024. "The bus terminal plan, which has been in the works for more than seven contentious years, would cost as much as $10 billion and could take a decade to complete.... More than 250,000 people passed through it on a typical weekday before the pandemic, according to the Port Authority.... The bus terminal, a brick hulk perched at the mouth of the Lincoln Tunnel, has long exceeded its capacity — when it opened in late 1950, it was expected to handle 60,000 passengers a day."</ref><ref name=Record2021>Wilson, Colleen. "Port Authority Bus Terminal was once a marvel. Will the next one meet commuters' needs?" Template:Webarchive, The Record, June 30, 2021. Accessed January 4, 2024. "Becoming the busiest bus terminal in the world doesn't happen without also bearing the brunt of blame every time a commute goes horribly wrong — deserved or otherwise.... The popularity of bus commuting over the Hudson River has steadily risen over the last seven decades, with some 260,000 people a day coming through the terminal pre-pandemic.... A more efficient terminal should improve some of the delays through the Lincoln Tunnel and exclusive bus lane (XBL), the dedicated lane in the morning that converges all buses into a single lane from I-495 into the Lincoln Tunnel from New Jersey."</ref>

The New York City Subway and MTA Regional Bus Operations each operate several routes that go through Midtown. Additionally, the PATH train to New Jersey terminates at 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue in Midtown.<ref>Template:NYCS const</ref><ref>Template:Cite NYC bus map</ref>

Traffic congestion is common, especially for crosstown traffic. In 2011, a new system of traffic light control, known as "Midtown in Motion" was announced, with the aim of reducing traffic congestion.<ref>Midtown in Motion traffic system Template:Webarchive NY 1 News, July 19, 2011</ref> Approximately 750,000 vehicles enter Midtown Manhattan on a fall business day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to the 2011 Traffic Data Report for New York State, 777,527 vehicles a day went through select toll facilities into Manhattan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Government infrastructure

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, is located at the Appellate Division Courthouse at 25th Street and Madison Avenue was completed in 1900 by architect James Brown Lord, who used a third of the construction budget to decorate the building with statues and murals.<ref>Manhattan Appellate Courthouse Template:Webarchive, New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Accessed December 31, 2023. "The architect James Brown Lord was given the then unheard of sum of $700,000 to construct the courthouse. Responding to the 'City Beautiful' movement, Lord was instructed to use a large percentage of the construction budget for decoration. Despite spending a third of the total cost on decorative features, like statues and murals, he managed to complete the building under budget by over $60,000."</ref> The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration operates its New York office on the 22nd floor at 135 West 50th Street.<ref>"About PRFAA – New York Office" Template:Webarchive, Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration. Retrieved on July 18, 20139.</ref>

Diplomatic missions

Several countries, including Algeria,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Argentina, The Bahamas,<ref>Consular/Travel information. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> China,<ref>Home page. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> Costa Rica,<ref>Consulates in the United States. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 31, 2009.</ref> Germany,<ref>Address, Contact, Hours. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> Ireland,<ref>Ireland in New York. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> Israel,<ref>Consular Department. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> Jamaica,<ref>Contact Us. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 30, 2009.</ref> Japan,<ref>Location/Hours/Contact. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> Luxembourg,<ref>Home. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 28, 2009.</ref> Mexico,<ref>Home Page. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> Morocco,<ref>Home. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> Saudi Arabia,<ref>Ministry addresses in the U.S. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> Singapore,<ref>Singapore Consulate in New York Mission Homepage. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 28, 2009.</ref> South Africa,<ref>Home Page. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> South Korea,<ref>Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York Template:Webarchive. Retrieved on January 28, 2019.</ref> United Kingdom,<ref>New York. Template:Webarchive UK in the USA. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> and Ukraine,<ref>Ukrainian Consul, home page Template:Webarchive. Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> have Permanent Missions accredited to the United Nations, and consulates-general accredited to the United States, in Midtown Manhattan. In addition, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is in Midtown Manhattan.<ref>Taiwan Embassy. Template:Webarchive Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>

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