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| subdivision_name4  = [[Manhattan Community Board 5|Manhattan 5]]<ref name="NYCPlanning">{{cite web |title=NYC Planning |url=https://communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov/manhattan/5 |website=communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov |publisher=Department of City Planning |location=New York |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110230951/https://communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov/manhattan/5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Midtown Manhattan''' is the central portion of the [[New York City]] [[Boroughs of 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, Manhattan|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 theatre|Broadway]], [[Times Square]], and [[Koreatown, Manhattan|Koreatown]]. [[New York Penn Station|Penn Station]] in Midtown Manhattan is the busiest transportation hub in the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Michael Kimmelman |date=September 30, 2016 |title=Penn Station Reborn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/30/opinion/penn-station-reborn.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930132715/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/30/opinion/penn-station-reborn.html |archive-date=September 30, 2016 |access-date=August 3, 2022 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</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. [https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/australia/news/2024/11/milans-via-montenapoleone-tops-ranking-of-worlds-most-expensive-retail-destinations "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">{{cite web |date=November 20, 2023 |title=New York's Fifth Avenue Retains its Top Ranking as the World's Most Expensive Retail Destination |url=https://ir.cushmanwakefield.com/news/press-release-details/2023/New-Yorks-Fifth-Avenue-Retains-its-Top-Ranking-as-the-Worlds-Most-Expensive-Retail-Destination/default.aspx#:~:text=around%20the%20world.-,New%20York's%20Fifth%20Avenue%20retains%20its%20top%20ranking%20as%20the,which%20placed%20third%20in%202023. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801030017/https://ir.cushmanwakefield.com/news/press-release-details/2023/New-Yorks-Fifth-Avenue-Retains-its-Top-Ranking-as-the-Worlds-Most-Expensive-Retail-Destination/default.aspx#:~:text=around%20the%20world.-,New%20York's%20Fifth%20Avenue%20retains%20its%20top%20ranking%20as%20the,which%20placed%20third%20in%202023. |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |access-date=August 1, 2024 |publisher=Cushman & Wakefield}}</ref> Midtown Manhattan is the country's largest commercial, [[entertainment industry|entertainment]], and media center, and is also a growing [[financial center|financial]] and [[fintech]] center.<ref name="ManhattanFinancialCapitalWorld">{{cite web |date=March 23, 2023 |title=The Global Financial Centres Index 33 |url=https://www.longfinance.net/media/documents/GFCI_33_Report_2023.03.23_v1.1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609213414/https://www.longfinance.net/media/documents/GFCI_33_Report_2023.03.23_v1.1.pdf |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |access-date=March 24, 2023 |publisher=Long Finance}}</ref>

Many of New York City's [[skyscraper]]s, including its tallest hotels and [[tower block|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 [[Theater District, Manhattan|Broadway Theater District]],<ref name="TransformingTimesSquare">{{cite news |last1=Remnick |first1=Noah |last2=Schlossberg |first2=Tatiana |date=August 24, 2015 |title=New York Today: Transforming Times Square |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/new-york-today-change-with-the-times/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824145141/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/new-york-today-change-with-the-times/ |archive-date=August 24, 2015 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Times Square – The Official Site of Times Square |url=http://www.timessquarenyc.org/index.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118141807/http://www.timessquarenyc.org/index.aspx |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |publisher=Times Square District Management Association, Inc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Times Square |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/596253/Times-Square |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517172511/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/596253/Times-Square |archive-date=May 17, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref><ref name="Joshua Pramis">{{cite web |last=Pramis |first=Joshua |date=October 2011 |title=World's Most-Visited Tourist Attractions No. 1: Times Square, New York City |url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-most-visited-tourist-attractions/2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201080931/http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-most-visited-tourist-attractions/2 |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |publisher=American Express Publishing Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2010 |title=The Most Jivin' Streetscapes in the World |url=http://www.diserio.com/streetscapes.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921173328/http://www.diserio.com/streetscapes.html |archive-date=September 21, 2014 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |publisher=Luigi Di Serio}}</ref> is a major center of the world's entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=New York Architecture Images- Midtown Times Square |url=http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID-TimesSquare3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125164419/http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID-TimesSquare3.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2017 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |publisher=2011 nyc-architecture}}</ref> [[Sixth Avenue]] also has the headquarters of three of the four major U.S. [[television network]]s.

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

==Location==
[[File:Midtown Manhattan of New York City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Midtown's skyline seen in January 2020, constituting one of the world's largest [[central business district]]s]]
Geographically, the northern boundary of Midtown Manhattan is commonly defined to be [[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th Street]]; its southern boundary is less clear, and variously taken to be [[34th Street (Manhattan)|34th Street]], [[23rd Street (Manhattan)|23rd Street]], or even [[14th Street (Manhattan)|14th Street]].{{According to whom|date=November 2024}} 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.{{According to whom|date=November 2024}} ''[[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 {{cite encnyc}}, p. 839</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
{{Further|List of Manhattan neighborhoods}}
[[File:Madison_Square_Garden_(MSG)_-_Full_(48124330357).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Madison Square Garden]]]]
[[File:1 times square night 2013.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Times Square]] (2013), one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections]]
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|image1=GE Building by David Shankbone.JPG|caption1=[[30 Rockefeller Plaza]] (former GE Building) at [[Rockefeller Center]]
|image2=6th Avenue from 49th.jpg|caption2=Skyscrapers line [[Sixth Avenue]] in the heart of Midtown}}
[[File:koreatown manhattan 2009.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.1|"Korea Way" on [[32nd Street (Manhattan)|32nd Street]] in [[Koreatown, Manhattan|Manhattan's Koreatown]]]]
[[File:67º Período de Sesiones de la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas (8020913157).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The [[United Nations General Assembly Building]] and [[United Nations Secretariat Building]] at the [[United Nations Headquarters]]]]
[[File:HeraldSquare-Oct14-1_(30618130907).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Herald Square]] with [[Macy's Herald Square|Macy's]]]]
In addition to its [[central business district]], Midtown Manhattan encompasses many neighborhoods, including [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]] and [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]] on the West Side, and [[Murray Hill, Manhattan|Murray Hill]], [[Kips Bay]], [[Turtle Bay, Manhattan|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 (Manhattan)|59th Street]] to the north and [[42nd Street (Manhattan)|42nd Street]] to the south, from west to east:
** [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]] from the [[Hudson River]] to [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|8th Avenue]], including
*** [[Theatre Row (New York City)|Theatre Row]] on West 42nd Street between [[Eleventh Avenue (Manhattan)|11th Avenue]] and [[Ninth Avenue (Manhattan)|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, Manhattan|Theater District]] from West 42nd Street to around [[53rd Street (Manhattan)|West 53rd Street]] (according to some until [[Central Park]] at Central Park South/[[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th Street]]), and from Eighth Avenue to [[6th Avenue]]
** The [[Diamond District, Manhattan|Diamond District]] on [[47th Street (Manhattan)|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, Manhattan|Sutton Place]] near the East River between [[53rd Street (Manhattan)|East 53rd Street]] and [[59th Street (Manhattan)|East 59th Street]]
*** [[Turtle Bay, Manhattan|Turtle Bay]] from 53rd Street to 42nd Street and from [[Lexington Avenue]] to the East River
*** [[Tudor City]] from [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|1st Avenue]] to [[Second Avenue (Manhattan)|2nd Avenue]] and [[40th Street (Manhattan)|East 40th Street]] to East 43rd Street
* Between 42nd Street north and around [[34th Street (Manhattan)|34th Street]], from west to east, and north to south:
** [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]] from the [[Hudson River]] to 8th Avenue
** The [[Garment District, Manhattan|Garment District]] from West 42nd Street to West 34th Street and from 9th Avenue to 5th Avenue
** [[Herald Square]] around the intersection of [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]], Sixth Avenue, and West 34th Street
** [[Murray Hill, Manhattan|Murray Hill]] from East 42nd Street to East 34th Street and Fifth Avenue to Second Avenue
* Between 34th Street and [[23rd Street (Manhattan)|23rd Street]], from west to east:
** [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]], between the Hudson River and Sixth Avenue
** [[Koreatown, Manhattan|Koreatown]] from [[36th Street (Manhattan)|36th Street]] to [[31st Street (Manhattan)|31st Street]] and 5th and 6th Avenues centered on "Korea Way" on [[32nd Street (Manhattan)|32nd Street]] between 5th Avenue and Broadway
** [[Rose Hill, Manhattan|Rose Hill]] or Curry Hill between [[Madison Avenue]] and [[Third Avenue (Manhattan)|3rd Avenue]]
** [[Kips Bay]] from 3rd Avenue to the [[East River]]
* Between 23rd Street and [[14th Street (Manhattan)|14th Street]], going west to east and north to south:
** [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]], between the Hudson River and 6th Avenue
** The [[Meatpacking District, Manhattan|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, Manhattan|Union Square]], to the northeast of the intersection of Broadway, East 14th Street, and [[Park Avenue South]]
** [[Gramercy, Manhattan|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 (Manhattan)|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 Historic District|Ladies' Mile]], along [[Fifth Avenue]] from 14th to 23rd Street; and the [[Tenderloin, Manhattan|Tenderloin]], from 23rd to 42nd Street and from Fifth Avenue to [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Seventh Avenue]].

===Landmarks===
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* [[Empire State Building]]
* [[Museum of Modern Art]]
* [[St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan)|St. Patrick's Cathedral]]
* [[Rockefeller Center]]
* [[Grand Central Terminal]]
* [[New York Public Library]]
* [[Chrysler Building]]
* [[Deutsche Bank Center]]
* [[Bank of America Tower (Manhattan)|Bank of America Tower]]
* [[United Nations Headquarters]]
* [[Carnegie Hall]]
* [[Madison Square Garden]]
* [[Manhattan Center]]
* [[James Farley Post Office]]
* [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]]
* [[Trump Tower]]
* [[Plaza Hotel]]
* [[Waldorf Astoria New York|Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]]
* [[Bryant Park]]
* [[Times Square]]
* Flagship stores:
** [[Bergdorf Goodman]] ([[Bergdorf Goodman Building|flagship]])
** [[Lord & Taylor]] ([[Lord & Taylor Building|flagship]])
** [[Gucci]]
** [[Louis Vuitton]]
** [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] ([[Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store|flagship]])
** [[Bloomingdale's]]
** [[Brooks Brothers]]
** [[J. Press]]
** [[Macy's]] ([[Macy's Herald Square|flagship]])
** [[Nat Sherman]]
** [[Paul Stuart]]
** [[Tiffany & Co.]] ([[Tiffany & Co. flagship store|flagship]])
* Prominent [[gentlemen's club]]s:
** [[The Brook (New York City)|The Brook]]
** [[Century Association]]
** [[Columbia University Club of New York|Columbia University Club]]
** [[Cornell Club of New York|Cornell Club]]
** [[Harvard Club of New York City|Harvard Club]]
** [[New York Yacht Club]]
** [[Penn Club of New York City|The Penn Club]]
** [[Princeton Club of New York|The Princeton Club]]
** [[Racquet and Tennis Club]]
** [[The Union League Club]]
** [[University Club of New York|University Club]]
** [[Yale Club of New York City|Yale Club]]
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===Avenues===
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* [[West Side Highway|12th Avenue]]
* [[Eleventh Avenue (Manhattan)|11th Avenue]]
* [[Tenth Avenue (Manhattan)|10th Avenue]]
* [[Ninth Avenue (Manhattan)|9th Avenue]]
* [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|8th Avenue]]
* [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|7th Avenue]]
* [[Sixth Avenue|6th Avenue]] (Avenue of the Americas)
* [[Fifth Avenue|5th Avenue]]
* [[Madison Avenue]]
* [[Vanderbilt Avenue (Manhattan)|Vanderbilt Avenue]]
* [[Park Avenue]]
* [[Lexington Avenue]]
* [[Third Avenue|3rd Avenue]]
* [[Second Avenue (Manhattan)|2nd Avenue]]
* [[First Avenue (Manhattan)|1st Avenue]]
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'''Important streets and thoroughfares'''
* [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]]
* [[34th Street (Manhattan)|34th Street]]
* [[42nd Street (Manhattan)|42nd Street]]

===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 Street (Manhattan)|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 Board 5|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, Manhattan|NoMad]], [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]], and parts of [[Gramercy Park]] and [[Rose Hill, Manhattan|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 (Manhattan)|42nd Street]] and 59th Street, from [[Third Avenue|3rd Avenue]] to [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|7th Avenue]], about a square kilometer or half a square mile.
* "[[Midtown South]]" can refer to the part of Midtown between [[23rd Street (Manhattan)|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>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/mn_core/mncore_es.pdf |title=Manhattan core public parking study |access-date=September 13, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110540/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/mn_core/mncore_es.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</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, Manhattan|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>[http://www.cushwake.com/cwmbs2q11/PDF/off_us_cbd_2q11.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508231043/http://www.cushwake.com/cwmbs2q11/PDF/off_us_cbd_2q11.pdf|date=May 8, 2013}}</ref>
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===Cityscape===
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==Economy==
Midtown Manhattan, along with [[Lower Manhattan]], is one of the world's leading financial centers.

===Corporate headquarters===
Midtown Manhattan is the world's largest [[central business district]], with 400&nbsp;million square feet (37.2&nbsp;million m<sup>2</sup>) of office space in 2018.<ref name=ManhattanOfficeSpace>{{cite web |url=https://www2.colliers.com/en/Research/2018-Q3-US-Office-Market-Outlook-Report |title=Q3 2018 U.S. Office Market Outlook - Download research report |publisher=Colliers International |date=December 6, 2018 |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414022654/https://www2.colliers.com/en/Research/2018-Q3-US-Office-Market-Outlook-Report |url-status=dead }}</ref> Midtown contains the headquarters of major companies, including [[4Kids Entertainment]] (formerly),<ref>"[http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/#contact Contact] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20120720091949/http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/#contact |date=July 20, 2012 }}." [[4Kids Entertainment]]. Retrieved on October 13, 2009.</ref> [[Barnes & Noble]],<ref>"[http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/sponsorship/sponsorships_national/donations_national.html National Sponsorships and Donations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121101559/http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/sponsorship/sponsorships_national/donations_national.html |date=January 21, 2016 }}." Barnes & Noble. Retrieved on January 29, 2010.</ref> [[Bloomberg L.P.]],<ref>"[https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.SJPunhKXSM Dreier’s Luxe Life Revealed in $10 Million Auction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101114328/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.SJPunhKXSM |date=November 1, 2015 }}." Retrieved on May 22, 2011</ref> [[Ernst & Young]],<ref>[http://wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/5-times-square/ "5 Times Square – Ernst & Young National Headquarters"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028064123/http://wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/5-times-square/ |date=October 28, 2011 }}, Wired New York. Retrieved July 13, 2013</ref> [[Calvin Klein]],<ref>"[http://www.ck.com/corporate.aspx Corporate] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723133324/http://www.ck.com/corporate.aspx |date=July 23, 2008 }}." [[Calvin Klein]]. Retrieved on January 26, 2010.</ref> [[Cantor Fitzgerald]],<ref>"[http://www.cantor.com/contact/location Locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509102851/http://www.cantor.com/contact/location |date=May 9, 2017 }}." [[Cantor Fitzgerald]]. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.</ref> [[CBS Corporation]],<ref name="CBSCorporation">"[http://www.cbscorporation.com/contact_info/index.php Contact Info] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129233955/http://www.cbscorporation.com/contact_info/index.php |date=November 29, 2009 }}." [[CBS Corporation]]. Retrieved on November 3, 2009.</ref> [[Citigroup]],<ref>"[http://www.citigroup.com/citi/global/usa.htm Citi – United States] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322233707/http://www.citigroup.com/citi/global/usa.htm |date=March 22, 2012 }}." Retrieved on May 22, 2011</ref> [[Colgate-Palmolive]],<ref>"[http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/Corp/LegalPrivacy.cvsp Legal/Privacy] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206182502/http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/Corp/LegalPrivacy.cvsp |date=February 6, 2016 }}." [[Colgate-Palmolive]]. Retrieved on June 26, 2010.</ref> [[Cushman & Wakefield]],<ref>"[http://www.cushwake.com/cwglobal/jsp/locations.jsp?Country=GLOBAL&Language=EN# Global locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512090854/http://www.cushwake.com/cwglobal/jsp/locations.jsp?Country=GLOBAL&Language=EN |date=May 12, 2013 }}." Cushman & Wakefield. Retrieved on November 12, 2009.</ref> [[DC Comics]],<ref>"[http://www.dccomics.com/dccomics/legal/?action=more More Privacy Information] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820092323/http://www.dccomics.com/dccomics/legal/?action=more |date=August 20, 2010 }}." [[DC Comics]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> [[Deloitte]],<ref>"[http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GX/global/contactus/index.htm Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017110118/http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GX/global/contactus/index.htm |date=October 17, 2013 }}." [[Deloitte]]. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.</ref> [[Duane Reade]],<ref>"[http://www.duanereade.com/images/company/address.gif address.gif] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208224428/http://duanereade.com/images/company/address.gif |date=December 8, 2010 }}." [[Duane Reade]]. Retrieved on December 22, 2010. "Duane Reade Inc. 440 Ninth Ave New York, NY 10001."</ref> [[Estée Lauder Companies]],<ref>"[http://www.esteelauder.com/about/corp_info.tmpl Corporate Information] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223072246/http://www.esteelauder.com/about/corp_info.tmpl |date=February 23, 2010 }}." [[Estée Lauder Companies]]. Retrieved on February 29, 2010.</ref> [[Foot Locker]],<ref>"[http://www.footlocker-inc.com/ Foot Locker, Inc.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721084727/https://www.footlocker-inc.com/ |date=July 21, 2023 }}" [[Foot Locker]]. Retrieved on January 22, 2010.</ref> [[Frederator Studios]],<ref>"[http://www.frederator.com/about.php About] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207081644/http://frederator.com/about.php |date=February 7, 2009 }}." [[Frederator Studios]]. Retrieved on April 9, 2010.</ref> [[JPMorgan Chase]],<ref>"[http://investor.shareholder.com/jpmorganchase/index.cfm Contact Us] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615055542/http://investor.shareholder.com/jpmorganchase/index.cfm |date=June 15, 2011 }}." Retrieved on May 22, 2011</ref> [[Hess Corporation]],<ref>"[http://www.hess.com/aboutus/contact_hess.htm Contact Hess] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227163624/http://www.hess.com/aboutus/contact_hess.htm |date=February 27, 2009 }}." ''[[Hess Corporation]]''. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.</ref> [[Kroll Inc.]],<ref>"[http://www.kroll.com/contact/office-locations/ Office Locations] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810015803/http://www.kroll.com/contact/office-locations/ |date=August 10, 2011 }}." [[Kroll Inc.]] Retrieved on August 14, 2011. "Kroll Corporate Headquarters 600 Third Avenue New York, New York 10016 United States"</ref> [[L-3 Communications]],<ref>"[http://www.l-3com.com/about-l3/general_info.aspx Company Profile] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624110727/http://www.l-3com.com/about-l3/general_info.aspx |date=June 24, 2011 }}." [[L-3 Communications]]. Retrieved on March 10, 2010.</ref> [[Marsh & McLennan Companies]],<ref>"[http://www.mmc.com/contact/ Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702114315/https://www.mmc.com/contact/ |date=July 2, 2014 }}." [[Marsh & McLennan Companies]]. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.</ref> [[Marvel Entertainment]],<ref>"[http://marvel.com/company/index.htm Company and Contact Info] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905180718/http://marvel.com/company/index.htm |date=September 5, 2009 }}." [[Marvel Entertainment]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> [[MetLife]],<ref>Ramirez, Anthony. "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E5DA113FF931A35757C0A9639C8B63 MetLife Sells 2nd Building, A Landmark On Park Ave.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203031158/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E5DA113FF931A35757C0A9639C8B63 |date=February 3, 2015 }}" ''[[The New York Times]]''. April 2, 2005. Retrieved on August 25, 2009.</ref> [[MidOcean Partners]],<ref>"[http://www.midoceanpartners.com/#/contact/ Contact] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830061025/https://www.midoceanpartners.com/#/contact/ |date=August 30, 2023 }}." [[MidOcean Partners]]. Retrieved on March 5, 2010.</ref> [[Morgan Stanley]],<ref>"[http://www.morganstanley.com/contact_us.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208054235/http://www.morganstanley.com/contact_us.html |date=February 8, 2010 }}." Morgan Stanley. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> [[Nasdaq, Inc.]],<ref>"[https://ir.nasdaq.com/resources/contact-us Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111012554/https://ir.nasdaq.com/resources/contact-us |date=January 11, 2022 }}." [[Nasdaq, Inc.]] Retrieved on January 10, 2021.</ref> [[NBCUniversal]],<ref>"[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nbc-universal-to-sell-burbank-calif-studio-site-report NBC Universal to sell Burbank, Calif, studio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608001241/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nbc-universal-to-sell-burbank-calif-studio-site-report |date=June 8, 2011 }}." [[MarketWatch]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> [[The New York Times Company]],<ref>"[http://www.nytco.com/contact_us/index.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506014452/http://www.nytco.com/contact_us/index.html |date=May 6, 2009 }}." [[The New York Times Company]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> [[NexCen Brands]],<ref name=home>"[http://www.nexcenbrands.com NexCen Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720192728/http://www.nexcenbrands.com/ |date=July 20, 2023 }}." [[NexCen Brands]]. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.</ref> [[Paramount Global]],<ref>[http://www.viacom.com/contact/Pages/default.aspx Contact], [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2009. {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830180519/http://www.viacom.com/contact/Pages/default.aspx|date=August 30, 2009 }}</ref> [[Pfizer]],<ref>"[http://www.pfizer.com/contact/ Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921200546/https://www.pfizer.com/contact |date=September 21, 2023 }}." [[Pfizer]]. Retrieved on April 3, 2010.</ref> [[Polo Ralph Lauren]],<ref>"[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=65933&p=irol-inforeq Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018023624/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=65933&p=irol-inforeq |date=October 18, 2015 }}." ''[[Polo Ralph Lauren|Ralph Lauren]] Investor Relations''. Retrieved on January 27, 2010.</ref> [[Saks Incorporated]] ([[Saks Fifth Avenue]]),<ref>"[http://www.saksincorporated.com/contacts/corporateaddresses.asp Corporate Addresses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051018045827/http://www.saksincorporated.com/contacts/corporateaddresses.asp |date=October 18, 2005 }}." [[Saks Incorporated]]. Retrieved on March 1, 2010.</ref> [[The Sharper Image]],<ref>"[http://www.sharperimage.com/Pages/About+Us/ About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013082708/http://www.sharperimage.com/Pages/About+Us/ |date=October 13, 2010 }}." [[The Sharper Image]]. Retrieved on February 18, 2010.</ref> [[Simon & Schuster]],<ref name="CBSCorporation"/> [[Six Flags]],<ref>"[http://www.sixflags.com/national/footerNav/contact.aspx Contact Us] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920182924/http://www.sixflags.com/national/footerNav/contact.aspx |date=September 20, 2010 }}." ''[[Six Flags]]''. Retrieved on May 6, 2009.</ref> [[TBWA Worldwide]],<ref>"[http://www.tbwa.com/index.php/contactus Contact Us] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722100210/http://www.tbwa.com/index.php/contactus |date=July 22, 2010 }}." [[TBWA Worldwide]]. Retrieved on July 8, 2010. "488 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022 United States"</ref> [[Thomson Reuters]],<ref>"[http://thomsonreuters.com/about/ About Us] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101204815/http://thomsonreuters.com/about/ |date=January 1, 2011 }}." [[Thomson Reuters]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> [[Warner Bros. Discovery]],<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20120113052258/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/322883781.html?dids=322883781:322883781&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+09%2C+2003&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=AOL+Time+Warner%27s+Future+Home+Is+Damaged+by+Fire%3B+The+morning+blaze+at+the+building+under+construction+in+New+York+spread+to+parts+of+four+floors.+The+cause+is+under+investigation.&pqatl=google AOL Time Warner's Future Home Is Damaged by Fire; The morning blaze at the building under construction in New York spread to parts of four floors. The cause is under investigation.]" ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. April 9, 2003. Business C3. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> [[Time Warner Cable]],<ref>"[http://ir.timewarnercable.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=207717&p=irol-contact&t=&id=& Investor Relations Contact Us] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401131256/http://ir.timewarnercable.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=207717&p=irol-contact&t=&id=& |date=April 1, 2010 }}." Time Warner Cable. Retrieved on March 6, 2010.</ref> [[The Travelers Companies]], and [[Univision Communications]].<ref>"[http://corporate.univision.com/contact/ Contact] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816123913/http://corporate.univision.com/contact/ |date=August 16, 2011 }}." [[Univision]]. Retrieved on August 28, 2011. "605 Third Avenue, 12th Floor New York, NY 10158"</ref> The [[New York Institute of Finance]] is located in Midtown Manhattan.<ref>"[http://www.nyif.com/contact/index.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104164902/http://nyif.com/contact/index.html |date=January 4, 2010 }}." [[New York Institute of Finance]]. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.</ref>

====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>"[http://www.haier.com/AboutHaier/view.asp?newsid=3436 Haier Building] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213053451/http://www.haier.com/AboutHaier/view.asp?newsid=3436 |date=February 13, 2009 }}." ''[[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, Manhattan|Murray Hill]] neighborhood.<ref>"[http://www.sumitomocorp.com/about/locations.html Office Network] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201085408/http://www.sumitomocorp.com/about/locations.html |date=February 1, 2009 }}." ''[[Sumitomo Corporation]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> [[El Al]]'s North American headquarters are in Midtown.<ref>"[http://www.elal.co.il/ELAL/English/AllAboutYourFlight/PostFlight/OverseasOfficeEn3.htm Worldwide Offices USA] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120730051442/http://www.elal.co.il/ELAL/English/AllAboutYourFlight/PostFlight/OverseasOfficeEn3.htm |date=July 30, 2012 }}." [[El Al]]. Retrieved on September 29, 2009.</ref> The [[Air France]] USA regional headquarters are in [[125 West 55th Street]] in Midtown Manhattan.<ref>"[http://corporate.airfrance.com/uploads/media/airfrance_in_the_united_states-02_01.pdf Air France in the United States] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106212003/http://corporate.airfrance.com/uploads/media/airfrance_in_the_united_states-02_01.pdf |date=January 6, 2011 }}." [[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>"[http://www.airfrance.us/US/en/local/toutsurairfrance/emploi/career_available_positions.htm Welcome to Air France career opportunities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315190626/http://www.airfrance.us/US/en/local/toutsurairfrance/emploi/career_available_positions.htm |date=March 15, 2014 }}." [[Air France USA]]. Retrieved on February 13, 2010.</ref> [[Hachette Book Group USA]] has its headquarters in 237 [[Park Avenue]].<ref>"[http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/customer_faqs.aspx FAQs] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411182307/http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/customer_faqs.aspx |date=April 11, 2011 }}." 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>"[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3601/is_n19_v41/ai_16218805/ Alitalia stays in Midtown through creative deal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119095819/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3601/is_n19_v41/ai_16218805/ |date=January 19, 2012 }}." ''[[Real Estate Weekly]]''. December 14, 1994. Retrieved on June 15, 2010.</ref> [[Global Infrastructure Partners]] has an office in Midtown Manhattan.<ref>"[http://www.global-infra.com/contactus.html Contact Us] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218114239/http://www.global-infra.com/contactus.html |date=February 18, 2010 }}." [[Global Infrastructure Partners]]. Retrieved on February 27, 2010.</ref>

====Sports leagues====
Midtown Manhattan is home to the [[headquarters]] of [[Major League Baseball]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2025 |title=D&B Business Directory |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.major_league_baseball_properties_inc.046c38bdad6be23328c6ed12892670cd.html |access-date=October 5, 2025 |website=Dun & Bradstreet}}</ref> [[Major League Soccer]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2025 |title=D&B Business Directory |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.major_league_soccer_llc.c63c6d09278c5ed1d68beff8dafd1ac0.html |access-date=October 5, 2025 |website=Dun & Bradstreet}}</ref> the [[National Basketball Association]],<ref name="NBA">{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2025 |title=D&B Business Directory |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.national_basketball_association_inc.9c6fddb8d4ed7acfdf17fdd44f9e52e4.html |access-date=October 5, 2025 |website=Dun & Bradstreet}}</ref> the [[National Football League]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2025 |title=D&B Business Directory |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.nfl_properties_llc.da85ba3b2befbb9d9981288bcb8a2997.html |access-date=October 5, 2025 |website=Dun & Bradstreet}}</ref> the [[National Hockey League]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2025 |title=D&B Business Directory |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.nhl_enterprises_lp.55a8e63b2efe8fad34048a3056345bfd.html |access-date=October 5, 2025 |website=Dun & Bradstreet}}</ref> the [[National Women's Soccer League]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2025 |title=D&B Business Directory |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.national_womens_soccer_league_llc.e9d9b480af63f29188b97c4696946f8a.html |access-date=October 5, 2025 |website=Dun & Bradstreet}}</ref> and the [[Women's National Basketball Association]].<ref name="NBA"/>

===Tech and biotech===
[[Silicon Alley]], the common [[Metonymy|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 Groupe|Gilt]], [[Betterment (company)|Betterment]], [[Oscar Health|Oscar]], [[SoFi]], [[Rent the Runway]], [[Warby Parker]], and [[WeWork]]. The technology sector has been expanding across Midtown Manhattan since 2010.<ref name=TechManhattan1>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/15/business/economy/nyc-tech-startups-amazon.html |title=Even Without Amazon, Tech Could Keep Gaining Ground in New York |first1=Ben |last1=Casselman |first2=Keith |last2=Collins |first3=Karl |last3=Russell |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 16, 2019 |archive-date=February 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215160406/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/15/business/economy/nyc-tech-startups-amazon.html |url-status=live }}</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&nbsp;million from [[investor]]s, 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 {{convert|700000|sqft|m2}} on [[29th Street (Manhattan)|East 29th Street]] and promotes collaboration among scientists and [[entrepreneur]]s 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&nbsp;million to help launch 15 to 20 ventures in [[life sciences]] and biotechnology.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Keiko |url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/wanted-biotech-startups-in-new-york-city-1406603189 |title=Wanted: Biotech Startups in New York City: The Alexandria Center for Life Science Looks to Expand |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2014 |archive-date=August 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801082713/http://online.wsj.com/articles/wanted-biotech-startups-in-new-york-city-1406603189 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Real estate===
[[File:5th Avenue 9304.JPG|thumb|[[Fifth Avenue]] in Midtown Manhattan is the most expensive shopping street in the world.<ref name=FifthAvenueMostExpensiveStreetOnEarth/>]]
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&nbsp;billion for the 2015 [[fiscal year]].<ref name="NYC real estate">{{cite web |title=Department of Finance Publishes Fiscal Year 2015 Tentative Assessment Roll |publisher=[[New York City Department of Finance]] |date=January 15, 2014 |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/downloads/pdf/press_release/fy2015_ta_roll_press_release.pdf |access-date=January 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202200729/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/downloads/pdf/press_release/fy2015_ta_roll_press_release.pdf |archive-date=February 2, 2014 }}</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$1.1&nbsp;billion,<ref>{{cite news |last=McTiernan |first=Andy |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+quantum+leap+for+capital+assets.-a0223752080 |title=A quantum leap for capital assets |publisher=The Free Library By Farlex |date=2008 |access-date=October 16, 2014 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904044103/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+quantum+leap+for+capital+assets.-a0223752080 |url-status=live }}</ref> to be subsequently surpassed in October 2014 by the [[Waldorf Astoria New York]], which became the most expensive hotel ever sold after being purchased by the Anbang Insurance Group, based in China, for {{US$|1.95 billion}}.<ref name="Robert Frank">{{cite news |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/06/waldorf-becomes-most-expensive-hotel-ever-sold-195-billion.html |title=Waldorf becomes most expensive hotel ever sold: $1.95 billion |last=Frank |first=Robert |publisher=[[CNBC]] |date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626115740/http://www.cnbc.com/id/102062617 |url-status=live }}</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>{{Cite book |last=Reed |first=Bruce Cameron |title=Manhattan Project : The Story of the Century |date=2020 |publisher=Springer International Publishing AG |isbn=9783030457341 |edition=1 }}</ref> When 450 Park Avenue was sold on July 2, 2007, for US$510&nbsp;million, about US$1,589 per square foot (US$17,104/m<sup>2</sup>), it broke the barely month-old record for an American office building of US$1,476 per square foot (US$15,887/m<sup>2</sup>) based on the sale of 660 [[Madison Avenue]].<ref>Quirk, James. {{cite web |url=http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk4NDImZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxNjI5NzEmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyMg== |title=Bergen offices have plenty of space |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222235142/http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk4NDImZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxNjI5NzEmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyMg%3D%3D |archive-date=December 22, 2007 |url-status=dead}}, ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', July 5, 2007. Accessed July 5, 2007.</ref> In 2014, Manhattan was home to six of the top ten [[zip code]]s in the United States by median housing price.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/10/08/new-york-dominates-2014-list-of-americas-most-expensive-zip-codes/ |title=New York Dominates 2014 List of America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes |author=Erin Carlyle |work=Forbes |date=October 8, 2014 |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-date=April 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426143541/https://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/10/08/new-york-dominates-2014-list-of-americas-most-expensive-zip-codes/ |url-status=live }}</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&nbsp;million, for a {{convert|24,000|ft2|m2}} [[penthouse apartment]] overlooking [[Central Park]] at [[220 Central Park South]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-01-29/hedge-fund-billionaire-ken-griffin-buys-america-s-most-expensive-home-video |title=Hedge Fund Billionaire Ken Griffin Buys America's Most Expensive Home |website=www.bloomberg.com |date=January 29, 2019 |access-date=February 16, 2019 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219202107/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-01-29/hedge-fund-billionaire-ken-griffin-buys-america-s-most-expensive-home-video |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and [[remote work|hybrid work]] models have prompted consideration of commercial-to-residential conversion within the neighborhood's real estate sector.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://equicapmag.com/real-estate/midtown-zoning-proposal-office-to-residential-conversion/ |title=Office-to-Residential Conversion Zoning Proposal for Midtown |author=Emily Nonko |publisher=EQ Media, LLC |date=April 1, 2022 |access-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924200424/https://equicapmag.com/real-estate/midtown-zoning-proposal-office-to-residential-conversion/ |url-status=live }}</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>[https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/602-23/mayor-adams-dcp-director-garodnick-proposal-convert-vacant-offices-housing-through#/0 "Mayor Adams, DCP Director Garodnick Unveil Proposal to Convert Vacant Offices to Housing Through City Action, Outline Next Step in 'City of Yes' Plan"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228201748/https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/602-23/mayor-adams-dcp-director-garodnick-proposal-convert-vacant-offices-housing-through#/0 |date=December 28, 2023 }}, 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>{{Cite news |last=Zaveri |first=Mihir |date=August 17, 2023 |title=New York Plans to Convert Parts of Midtown Manhattan to Housing |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/nyregion/eric-adams-midtown-rezoning-housing.html |access-date=December 28, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228212702/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/nyregion/eric-adams-midtown-rezoning-housing.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Broadway theatre===
According to [[The Broadway League]], shows on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] sold approximately US$1.54&nbsp;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>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/statistics-broadway-nyc/ |title=Broadway Season Statistics |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727144619/https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/statistics-broadway-nyc/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Former economic operations===
[[File:Walter Gropius photo MetLife Building fassade New York USA 2005-10-03.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|The [[MetLife Building]]]]
Companies that used to have their headquarters in Midtown Manhattan include [[American Airlines]],<ref>''World Airline Directory''. Flight International. March 20, 1975. "[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200536.html 472] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203194144/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200536.html |date=December 3, 2010 }}.</ref><ref>Sterba, James P. "[https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/16/archives/american-will-shift-headquarters-from-manhattan-to-dallas-airport.html American Will Shift Headquarters From Manhattan to Dallas Airport; Big Economies Predicted] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430062740/https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/16/archives/american-will-shift-headquarters-from-manhattan-to-dallas-airport.html |date=April 30, 2018 }}." ''[[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. [https://books.google.com/books?id=UlsVAQAAIAAJ&q=%22American+Comics+Group%22 47]. Retrieved on January 25, 2011. "American Comics Group, 45 West 45th Street, New York, NY"</ref> [[American Overseas Airlines]],<ref>Rice, Diana. "[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E1EFD385C10728DDDA90B94DC405B8089F1D3 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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303212653/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E1EFD385C10728DDDA90B94DC405B8089F1D3 |date=March 3, 2014 }}." ''[[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>{{cite web |url=http://www.centralparkmedia.com/contactus.html |title=Contact Us |access-date=May 24, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312030906/http://www.centralparkmedia.com/contactus.html |archive-date=March 12, 2007}}. [[Central Park Media]]. March 12, 2007. Retrieved on September 14, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.250west57th.com/ 250 West 57th Street] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828045820/http://www.250west57th.com/ |date=August 28, 2008 }}." 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. [https://books.google.com/books?id=k4Y94lYVuqkC&dq=Eastern+Airlines+headquarters+%22Rockefeller+Center%22&pg=PA22 22]. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> [[GoodTimes Entertainment]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodtimes.com/info.asp |title=Company Information |publisher=[[GoodTimes Entertainment]] |date=June 17, 2000<!-- |access-date=June 17, 2000 --> |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000617222956/http://www.goodtimes.com/info.asp |archive-date=June 17, 2000 }}</ref> [[LJN]],<ref>Johnson, Doris McNeely. "Children's Toys and Books: Choosing the Best for All Ages from Infancy to Adolescence." ''[[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner]]'', 1982. [https://books.google.com/books?id=kTqGAAAAMAAJ&q=LJN+Toys+New+York Unknown page]. Retrieved from [[Google Books]] on July 8, 2010. {{ISBN|0-684-17767-6}}, {{ISBN|978-0-684-17767-0}}. "LJN Toys, Inc. 200 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10010."</ref> [[NewKidCo]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newkidco.com/investor/corporate_directory.html |title=Corporate Directory |access-date=July 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020104081938/http://www.newkidco.com/investor/corporate_directory.html |archive-date=January 4, 2002}}. NewKidCo. January 4, 2002. Retrieved on July 27, 2010.</ref> [[Pan American World Airways]],<ref name="Final Pan Am Departure">Dunlap, David W. "[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/04/nyregion/final-pan-am-departure.html Final Pan Am Departure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211045910/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/04/nyregion/final-pan-am-departure.html |date=December 11, 2020 }}." ''[[The New York Times]]''. Friday September 4, 1992. Retrieved on August 25, 2009.</ref> Philip Morris Companies (now [[Altria Group]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philipmorris.com/contact_us.asp |title=Contact Us |access-date=April 9, 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010409191510/http://www.philipmorris.com/contact_us.asp |archive-date=April 9, 2001}}. [[Altria Group|Philip Morris Companies]]. April 9, 2001. Retrieved on October 19, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8620036_ITM Philip Morris to Move Headquarters from New York City to Richmond, Va.] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120525095609/www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8620036_ITM |date=May 25, 2012 }}." ''[[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. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200554.html?search="Trans Caribbean" 504] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203194354/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1970/1970%20-%200554.html?search= |date=December 3, 2010 }}.</ref> and [[Trans World Airlines]].<ref>''World Airline Directory''. Flight International. March 20, 1975. "[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1975/1975%20-%200200570.html 508].</ref><ref name="TBMap">"[http://www.turtlebay-nyc.org/map.html Map] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524171414/http://www.turtlebay-nyc.org/map.html |date=May 24, 2015 }}." ''Turtle Bay Association''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=The New York Times |date=July 19, 1987 |access-date=January 5, 2009 |title=Mount Kisco Awaits Arrival of T.W.A. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DF173AF93AA25754C0A961948260 |first=Betsy |last=Brown }}</ref> In 1997, [[Aer Lingus]] announced that it was moving its North American headquarters from Midtown to [[Melville, New York]], in [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] on [[Long Island]].<ref>Wax, Alan J. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/44713595.html?dids=44713595:44713595&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+10%2C+1997&author=Wax%2C+Alan+J&pub=Newsday+%28Combined+editions%29&desc=Aer+Lingus+moving+offices+to+LI&pqatl=google Aer Lingus moving offices to LI] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326162949/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/44713595.html?dids=44713595:44713595&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+10%2C+1997&author=Wax%2C+Alan+J&pub=Newsday+%28Combined+editions%29&desc=Aer+Lingus+moving+offices+to+LI&pqatl=google |date=March 26, 2013 }}." ''[[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 United States census|2000]]. Covering an area of {{convert|692.81|acres}}, the neighborhood had a population density of {{convert|41.3|PD/acre|PD/sqmi PD/sqkm}}.<ref name=PLP5>[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610175331/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf |date=June 10, 2016 }}, 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 (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.6% (1,310) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% (34) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 20.8% (5,942) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0% (8) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.3% (92) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2% (569) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 8.1% (2,324) of the population.<ref name=PLP3A>[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610170733/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf |date=June 10, 2016 }}, 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 [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene|NYC Health]]'s 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 84.8 years.<ref name="CHP2018">{{Cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-mn5.pdf |title=Midtown (Including Flatiron, Herald Square, Midtown, Midtown South, Times Square and Union Square) |date=2018 |website=nyc.gov |publisher=NYC Health |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323181835/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-mn5.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Rp|2, 20}} This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf |title=2016-2018 Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan: Take Care New York 2020 |date=2016 |website=[[government of New York City|nyc.gov]] |publisher=[[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]] |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909004755/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Rp|53}}<ref>{{cite web |title=New Yorkers are living longer, happier and healthier lives |work=New York Post |last=Short |first=Aaron |date=June 4, 2017 |url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/04/new-yorkers-are-living-longer-happier-and-healthier-lives/ |access-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024959/https://nypost.com/2017/06/04/new-yorkers-are-living-longer-happier-and-healthier-lives/ |url-status=live }}</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" />{{Rp|2}}

As of 2017, the median [[household income]] in Community Districts 4 and 5 (including [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]] and [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]]) was $101,981,<ref name="CB4_5PUMA">{{cite web |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603807-nyc-manhattan-community-district-4-5-chelsea-clinton-midtown-business-district-puma-ny/ |title=NYC-Manhattan Community District 4 & 5--Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY |access-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323024312/https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603807-nyc-manhattan-community-district-4-5-chelsea-clinton-midtown-business-district-puma-ny/ |url-status=dead }}</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, {{as of|2018|lc=y}}, Midtown Manhattan is considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not [[gentrification|gentrifying]].<ref name="CHP2018" />

==Police and crime==
[[File:NYPD Midtown South Precinct.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[NYPD]]'s 14th ([[Midtown South]]) Precinct]]
Midtown Manhattan is patrolled by two precincts of the [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Find Your Precinct and Sector - NYPD |website=www.nyc.gov |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/find-your-precinct.page |access-date=March 3, 2019 |archive-date=March 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304213813/https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/find-your-precinct.page |url-status=live }}</ref> Midtown North is patrolled by the 18th Precinct,{{Efn|name=precincts}} located at 306 West 54th Street,<ref name="NYPD 18th Precinct">{{Cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/midtown-north-precinct.page |title=NYPD – 18th Precinct |website=www.nyc.gov |publisher=[[New York City Police Department]] |access-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-date=May 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520193229/http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/midtown-north-precinct.page |url-status=live }}</ref> while Midtown South is patrolled by the 14th Precinct,{{Efn|name=precincts|Officially, the precincts are known as the 14th and 18th Precincts. However, they are respectively publicly referred to as the Midtown South and Midtown North Precincts, making them one of the few unnumbered NYPD precincts in New York City.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/nyregion/nypd-precincts.html |title=New York Has 77 Police Precincts. Why Do Their Numbers Go Higher? |last=Gorce |first=Tammy La |date=March 17, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 4, 2019 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904020423/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/nyregion/nypd-precincts.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}} located at 357 West 35th Street.<ref name="NYPD 14th Precinct">{{Cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/midtown-south-precinct.page |title=NYPD – 14th Precinct |website=www.nyc.gov |publisher=[[New York City Police Department]] |access-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-date=May 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523033000/http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/midtown-south-precinct.page |url-status=live }}</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>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/manhattan/midtown/ |title=Midtown Manhattan – DNAinfo.com Crime and Safety Report |website=www.dnainfo.com |access-date=October 6, 2016 |archive-date=April 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415055338/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/manhattan/midtown |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{As of|2018}}, with a non-fatal assault rate of 25 per 100,000 people, Midtown Manhattan's rate of [[violent crime]]s 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" />{{Rp|8}}

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>{{cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-018pct.pdf |title=18th Precinct CompStat Report |website=www.nyc.gov |publisher=[[New York City Police Department]] |access-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328191549/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-018pct.pdf |url-status=live }}</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>{{cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-014pct.pdf |title=14th Precinct CompStat Report |website=www.nyc.gov |publisher=[[New York City Police Department]] |access-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-date=April 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413201338/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-014pct.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Fire safety==
[[File:Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9 - firehouse - 16C243.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Engine Co. 54/Ladder Co. 4/Battalion 9]]
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">{{Cite FDNY locations }}</ref>
* Engine Company 1/Ladder Company 24 – 215 West 38th Street<ref>{{cite web |title=Engine Company 1/Ladder Company 24 |website=FDNYtrucks.com |url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e1.htm |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023222549/http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Engine Company 23 – 215 West 58th Street<ref>{{cite web |title=Engine Company 23 |website=FDNYtrucks.com |url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e23.htm |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020100529/http://fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e23.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Engine Company 26 – 222 West 37th Street<ref>{{cite web |title=Engine Company 26 |website=FDNYtrucks.com |url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e26.htm |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020100539/http://fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e26.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Engine Company 54/Ladder Company 4/Battalion 9 – 782 8th Avenue<ref>{{cite web |title=Engine Company 54/Ladder Company 4/Battalion 9 |website=FDNYtrucks.com |url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e54.htm |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020100629/http://fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e54.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Engine Company 65 – 33 West 43rd Street<ref>{{cite web |title=Engine Company 65 |website=FDNYtrucks.com |url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e65.htm |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222084011/http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e65.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

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

==Health==
{{As of|2018}}, [[preterm birth]]s 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" />{{Rp|11}} Midtown Manhattan has a low population of residents who are [[Health insurance coverage in the United States|uninsured]]. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 11%, slightly less than the citywide rate of 12%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|14}}

The concentration of [[particulates|fine particulate matter]], the deadliest type of [[air pollution|air pollutant]], in Midtown Manhattan is {{convert|0.0113|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, more than the city average.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|9}} Eleven percent of Midtown Manhattan residents are [[Smoking|smokers]], which is less than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} In Midtown Manhattan, 10% of residents are [[Obesity|obese]], 5% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]], and 18% have [[hypertension|high blood pressure]]—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|16}} In addition, 9% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|12}}

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" />{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket in Midtown Manhattan, there are 11 [[convenience store|bodegas]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|10}}

The nearest major hospitals are [[Mount Sinai West]] in [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]]; the [[Bellevue Hospital Center]] and [[NYU Langone Medical Center]] in [[Kips Bay, Manhattan|Kips Bay]]; and [[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital]] on the [[Upper East Side]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Manhattan Hospital Listings |website=New York Hospitals |url=http://www.allny.com/health/hosp-manhattan.html |access-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-date=November 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115151717/http://www.allny.com/health/hosp-manhattan.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Best Hospitals in New York, N.Y. |website=U.S. News & World Report |date=July 26, 2011 |url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/new-york-ny |access-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-date=May 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529091928/https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/new-york-ny |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, [[Beth Israel Medical Center]] in [[Stuyvesant Town]] operated until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |title=Mount Sinai Beth Israel in East Village officially closes after judge dismisses bid to stay open |url=https://abc7ny.com/post/mount-sinai-beth-israel-east-village-officially-closes-judge-dismisses-community-group-bid-stay-open/16148740/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en}}</ref>

==Post offices and ZIP Codes==
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[[File:Grand Central USPO; March 11, 2017-07.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[United States Postal Service|USPS]] Grand Central Station]]
[[File:Old_Post_Office_(6222197041).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The [[James A. Farley Building]]]]
Midtown Manhattan is located within six primary [[ZIP Code]]s. 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">{{cite web |title=Midtown, New York City-Manhattan, New York Zip Code Boundary Map (NY) |website=United States Zip Code Boundary Map (USA) |url=https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/New_York_County/Z_Midtown.htm |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803234402/https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/New_York_County/Z_Midtown.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are also thirty-three ZIP Codes assigned to individual buildings or building complexes.{{refn|These ZIP Codes are:<ref name="zipmaps"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Why do some buildings have their own ZIP Codes? |website=am New York |date=March 18, 2019 |url=https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-zip-codes-1.28558957 |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323210736/https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-zip-codes-1.28558957 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 10020 ([[Rockefeller Center]])
* 10055 ([[Park Avenue Plaza]])
* 10103–10107 (respectively [[666 Fifth Avenue]], [[1290 Avenue of the Americas]], [[1345 Avenue of the Americas]], [[888 Seventh Avenue]], [[250 West 57th Street]])
* 10110–10112 (respectively [[500 Fifth Avenue]], [[45 Rockefeller Plaza]], [[30 Rockefeller Plaza]])
* 10118–10119 (respectively [[Empire State Building]], [[One Penn Plaza]])
* 10120–10122 (respectively [[112 West 34th Street]], [[2 Penn Plaza]], [[225 West 34th Street]])
* 10151–10155 (respectively [[745 Fifth Avenue]], [[Seagram Building]], [[General Motors Building (Manhattan)|General Motors Building]], [[345 Park Avenue]], [[964 Third Avenue]])
* 10165–10169 (respectively [[One Grand Central Place]], [[MetLife Building]], [[245 Park Avenue]], [[Chanin Building]], [[Helmsley Building]])
* 10170–10177 (respectively [[420 Lexington Avenue]], [[299 Park Avenue]], [[277 Park Avenue]], [[355 Madison Avenue]], [[Chrysler Building]], [[521 Fifth Avenue]], [[551 Fifth Avenue]], [[250 Park Avenue]])
}}

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates six post offices in Midtown:
* Appraisers Stores Station – 580 Fifth Avenue<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: Appraisers Stores |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1353209&locationName=APPRAISERS+STORES&address2=&address1=580+5TH+AVE+STE+407 |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231151139/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Bryant Station – 23 West 43rd Street<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: Bryant |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1356177&locationName=BRYANT&address2=&address1=23+W+43RD+ST |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231151100/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Grand Central Station – [[450 Lexington Avenue]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: Grand Central |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1365295&locationName=GRAND+CENTRAL&address2=&address1=450+LEXINGTON+AVE+FL+2 |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231151111/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Midtown Station – 223 West 38th Street<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: Midtown |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1373016&locationName=MIDTOWN&address2=&address1=223+W+38TH+ST |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408195145/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Murray Hill Station – 115 East 34th Street<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: Murray Hill |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1374275&locationName=MURRAY+HILL&address2=&address1=115+E+34TH+ST+FRNT+1 |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915080132/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Rockefeller Center Station – [[La Maison Francaise (Rockefeller Center)|610 Fifth Avenue]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: Rockefeller Center |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1379650&locationName=ROCKEFELLER+CENTER&address2=&address1=610+5TH+AVE+STE+CONC1 |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231151146/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
The [[James A. Farley Building|James A. Farley Station]], the city's main post office, is located at 421 8th Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Location Details: James A Farley |publisher=[[United States Postal Service]] |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1433785&locationName=JAMES+A+FARLEY&address2=&address1=421+8TH+AVE |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307035840/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The post office stopped 24-hour service in 2009 due to decreasing mail traffic.<ref>"[http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/new_york_citys_main_post_offic.html New York City's main post office stops 24-hour service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518120905/http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/new_york_citys_main_post_offic.html |date=May 18, 2010 }}." ''[[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 {{as of|2018|lc=y}}. 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" />{{Rp|6}} 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">{{Cite web |url=http://furmancenter.org/files/sotc/MN_05_11.pdf |title=Midtown – MN 05 |date=2011 |publisher=[[Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy]] |access-date=October 5, 2016 |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412082100/http://furmancenter.org/files/sotc/MN_05_11.pdf |url-status=live }}</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" />{{Rp|24 (PDF p. 55)}}<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}} Additionally, 92% of high school students in Midtown Manhattan graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}}

===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">{{cite web |title=Midtown New York School Ratings and Reviews |website=Zillow |url=https://www.zillow.com/midtown-new-york-ny/schools/ |access-date=March 17, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323175806/https://www.zillow.com/midtown-new-york-ny/schools/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School for International Careers|Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis High School]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School |publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]] |date=December 19, 2018 |url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M529 |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804024655/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M529 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Landmark High School<ref>{{cite web |title=Landmark High School |publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]] |date=December 19, 2018 |url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M419 |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323175808/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M419 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Murray Hill Academy<ref>{{cite web |title=Murray Hill Academy |publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]] |date=December 19, 2018 |url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M432 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323175807/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M432 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |access-date=March 23, 2019 }}</ref>
* Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts<ref>{{cite web |title=Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts |publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]] |date=December 19, 2018 |url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M531 |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323175808/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M531 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Satellite Academy High School<ref>{{cite web |title=Satellite Academy High School |publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]] |date=December 19, 2018 |url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M570 |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323175807/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M570 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Private schools include [[The Beekman School]], [[Rebecca School]], and a number of private languages and music centers (e.g. [[Berlitz Corporation|Berlitz]], American Language Communication Center, New York Language Center,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nylanguagecenter.com/index.php/manhattan-midtown |title=Manhattan – Midtown |publisher=New York Language Center |access-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104043026/http://www.nylanguagecenter.com/index.php/manhattan-midtown |url-status=dead }}</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. "[http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/italian-private-school-drops-55m-new-nyc-hq-article-1.2356761 Italian private school drops $55M on new NYC cultural and education center ]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160103070557/http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/italian-private-school-drops-55m-new-nyc-hq-article-1.2356761 Archive]). ''[[New York Daily News]]''. September 11, 2015. Retrieved on February 25, 2016.</ref>

===Libraries===
[[File:Facade_of_the_New_York_Public_Library_Main_Branch_2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[New York Public Library Main Branch]]]]
The [[New York Public Library]] (NYPL) operates the [[New York Public Library Main Branch|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>{{cite web |title=About the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] |url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/sasb |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=December 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231151136/https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/schwarzman |url-status=live }}</ref>
There are also five circulating branches in Midtown:<ref name="NYPL locations">{{cite web |title=NYPL Locations |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] |url=https://nypl.org/locations |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321145125/https://www.nypl.org/locations |url-status=live }}</ref>{{refn|This does not include five additional branches located between 14th and 59th Streets but are not part of Midtown proper. These are the Columbus, Epiphany, Kips Bay, and Muhlenberg branches and the Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library.<ref name="NYPL locations"/>}}
* The [[53rd Street Library|53rd Street branch]] is located at 18 West 53rd Street. The three-level branch opened in 2016,<ref>{{cite web |title=About the 53rd Street Library |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] |url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/53rd-street |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323175806/https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/53rd-street |url-status=live }}</ref> replacing the former Donnell Library Center that had been open from 1955 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Donnell Library Center |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] |url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/donnell |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323175806/https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/donnell |url-status=live }}</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>{{cite web |title=About the 58th Street Library |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] |date=May 10, 1907 |url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/58th-street |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323175901/https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/58th-street |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The Grand Central branch is located at 135 East 46th Street. The two-story library opened in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Grand Central Library |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] |url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/grand-central |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323181402/https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/grand-central |url-status=live }}</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>{{Cite web |last=Hickman |first=Matt |date=June 1, 2021 |title=The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library reopens in Midtown Manhattan |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2021/06/the-stavros-niarchos-foundation-library-reopens-in-midtown-manhattan/ |access-date=August 29, 2023 |website=The Architect’s Newspaper |language=en-US |archive-date=September 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904145648/https://www.archpaper.com/2021/06/the-stavros-niarchos-foundation-library-reopens-in-midtown-manhattan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Diagonally opposite the Main Branch, it has occupied this site in various forms since 1970.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Campbell |first=Barbara |date=October 21, 1970 |title=Dream of Library Realized |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/10/21/archives/dream-of-library-realized-dream-of-a-new-library-is-realized.html |access-date=August 29, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819174511/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/10/21/archives/dream-of-library-realized-dream-of-a-new-library-is-realized.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral branch is located in the basement of 560 Lexington Avenue, adjacent to the [[51st Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)|51st Street]] subway station. It opened in 1887 and is the second-smallest branch of the NYPL system.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library |publisher=[[New York Public Library]] |url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/cathedral |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323175829/https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/cathedral |url-status=live }}</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 (New York)|Mercy College]] is situated at [[Herald Square]].

==Transportation==
[[File:Image-Grand central Station Outside Night 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Grand Central Terminal]] seen from 42nd Street]]
[[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] and [[Grand Central Terminal]] are the two major railroad stations located in Midtown Manhattan. Penn Station serves [[Amtrak]], [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|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>{{cite web |last=Castillo |first=Alfonso A. |title=LIRR Grand Central Madison service to begin on Wednesday |website=Newsday |date=January 24, 2023 |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/grand-central-madison-opening-lirr-h5jtaglk |access-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124015543/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/grand-central-madison-opening-lirr-h5jtaglk |url-status=live }}</ref> Penn Station is considered to be the busiest [[transportation hub]] in the [[Western Hemisphere]], servicing around 650,000 people per day.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-10/the-most-awful-transit-center-in-america-could-get-unimaginably-worse |title=The Most Awful Transit Center in America Could Get Unimaginably Worse |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=January 10, 2018 |access-date=October 19, 2018 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430044329/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-10/the-most-awful-transit-center-in-america-could-get-unimaginably-worse |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/11/penn-station-busier-than-all-of-nycs-airports.html |title=More People Pass Through Penn Station Each Day Than Through LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark Airports Combined |work=[[Intelligencer (website)|Daily Intelligencer]] |date=November 24, 2013 |last=Bankoff |first=Caroline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521233406/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2013/11/penn-station-busier-than-all-of-nycs-airports.html |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |url-status=live }}</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>[https://www.panynj.gov/port-authority/en/press-room/press-release-archives/2008_press_releases/architect_chosenforplannedofficetoweraboveportauthoritybustermin.html 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. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/nyregion/port-authority-bus-terminal.html "‘Notorious’ Port Authority Bus Terminal May Get a $10 Billion Overhaul"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124094144/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/nyregion/port-authority-bus-terminal.html |date=January 24, 2021 }}, ''[[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. [https://www.northjersey.com/in-depth/news/transportation/2021/06/30/port-authority-bus-terminal-replacement-meet-commuter-needs/7685645002/ "Port Authority Bus Terminal was once a marvel. Will the next one meet commuters' needs?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104221058/https://www.northjersey.com/in-depth/news/transportation/2021/06/30/port-authority-bus-terminal-replacement-meet-commuter-needs/7685645002/ |date=January 4, 2024 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|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 (rail system)|PATH]] train to New Jersey terminates at [[33rd Street station (PATH)|33rd Street and Sixth Avenue]] in Midtown.<ref>{{NYCS const|map }}</ref><ref>{{Cite NYC bus map|M }}</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>[http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/143146/city-unveils--midtown-in-motion--traffic-system Midtown in Motion traffic system] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722085904/http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/143146/city-unveils--midtown-in-motion--traffic-system |date=July 22, 2011 }} NY 1 News, July 19, 2011</ref> Approximately 750,000 vehicles enter Midtown Manhattan on a fall business day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/mn_core/mncore_study.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 3, 2012 |archive-date=October 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029113345/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/mn_core/mncore_study.pdf |url-status=dead }}</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>{{cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/Traffic%20Data%20Report%202011.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=September 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927015202/https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/Traffic%20Data%20Report%202011.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2013 }}</ref>

==Government infrastructure==
The [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division]], First Department, is located at the [[Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State|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>[https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/business/dcasmanagedbuildings/appellate-courthouse.page Manhattan Appellate Courthouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505012432/https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/business/dcasmanagedbuildings/appellate-courthouse.page |date=May 5, 2023 }}, [[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 (Manhattan)|50th Street]].<ref>[http://www.prfaa.pr.gov/prfaa_regionalnd2.asp "About PRFAA – New York Office"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523002920/http://prfaa.pr.gov/prfaa_regionalnd2.asp |date=May 23, 2013 }}, Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration. Retrieved on July 18, 20139.</ref>

==Diplomatic missions==
Several countries, including [[List of diplomatic missions of Algeria|Algeria]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.algeria-cgny.org/contactus/ |title=Contact Us |website=Consulate General of Algeria in New York |access-date=August 5, 2023 |archive-date=August 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805110441/https://www.algeria-cgny.org/contactus/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Argentina|Argentina]], [[Diplomatic missions of the Bahamas|The Bahamas]],<ref>[http://www.un.int/bahamas/Consular_Travel_Information.htm Consular/Travel information.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405002847/http://www.un.int/bahamas/Consular_Travel_Information.htm |date=April 5, 2013 }} Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of China|China]],<ref>[http://www.nyconsulate.prchina.org/eng/ Home page.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125233219/http://www.nyconsulate.prchina.org/eng/ |date=January 25, 2009 }} Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Costa Rica|Costa Rica]],<ref>[http://www.costarica-embassy.org/consular/consulates/ Consulates in the United States.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123065708/http://www.costarica-embassy.org/consular/consulates/ |date=January 23, 2009 }} Retrieved on January 31, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Germany|Germany]],<ref>[http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/03__Consulates/New__York/01/__Data.html Address, Contact, Hours.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117101510/http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/03__Consulates/New__York/01/__Data.html |date=November 17, 2008 }} Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Ireland|Ireland]],<ref>[http://www.consulateofirelandnewyork.org/home/index.aspx?id=40066 Ireland in New York.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719035540/http://www.consulateofirelandnewyork.org/home/index.aspx?id=40066 |date=July 19, 2011 }} Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Israel|Israel]],<ref>[http://www.israelfm.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=129 Consular Department.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121190208/http://israelfm.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=129 |date=January 21, 2009 }} Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Jamaica|Jamaica]],<ref>[http://www.congenjamaica-ny.org/contactus.htm Contact Us.] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131152953/http://congenjamaica-ny.org/contactus.htm |date=January 31, 2009 }} Retrieved on January 30, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Japan|Japan]],<ref>[http://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/a/01.html Location/Hours/Contact.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716194656/https://www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/a/01.html |date=July 16, 2019 }} Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Luxembourg|Luxembourg]],<ref>[http://www.luxembourgnyc.org/ Home.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217040826/http://www.luxembourgnyc.org/ |date=December 17, 2008 }} Retrieved on January 28, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Mexico|Mexico]],<ref>[http://portal.sre.gob.mx/nuevayork/ Home Page.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227130630/http://portal.sre.gob.mx/nuevayork/ |date=February 27, 2009 }} Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Morocco|Morocco]],<ref>[http://www.moroccanconsulate.com/ Home.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714114724/http://www.moroccanconsulate.com/ |date=July 14, 2011 }} Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]],<ref>[http://www.saudiembassy.net/Embassy/Ministry.asp Ministry addresses in the U.S.] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103191749/http://www.saudiembassy.net/Embassy/Ministry.asp |date=January 3, 2009 }} Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of Singapore|Singapore]],<ref>[http://app.mfa.gov.sg/newyork-consul/nyemb_home.asp Singapore Consulate in New York Mission Homepage.] {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20120329023607/http://app.mfa.gov.sg/newyork-consul/nyemb_home.asp |date=March 29, 2012 }} Retrieved on January 28, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of South Africa|South Africa]],<ref>[http://www.southafrica-newyork.net/consulate/ Home Page.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123034209/http://southafrica-newyork.net/consulate/ |date=January 23, 2009 }} Retrieved on January 26, 2009.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of South Korea|South Korea]],<ref>[http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-newyork-en/wpge/m_4236/contents.do Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128135516/http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-newyork-en/wpge/m_4236/contents.do |date=January 28, 2019 }}. Retrieved on January 28, 2019.</ref> [[Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]],<ref>[http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/our-offices-in-the-us/other-locationsin-us/ny/ New York.] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123104244/http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/our-offices-in-the-us/other-locationsin-us/ny |date=January 23, 2009 }} ''UK in the USA''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> and [[Diplomatic missions of Ukraine|Ukraine]],<ref>[http://www.ukrconsul.org/ Ukrainian Consul, home page] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122055332/http://ukrconsul.org/ |date=January 22, 2009 }}. 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>[http://www.taiwanembassy.org/US/NYC/ct.asp?xItem=12625&CtNode=2941&mp=62&xp1= Taiwan Embassy.] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213052111/http://www.taiwanembassy.org/US/NYC/ct.asp?xItem=12625&CtNode=2941&mp=62&xp1= |date=February 13, 2009 }} Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|New York City}}
* [[East Side (Manhattan)]]
* [[History of Manhattan]]
* [[History of New York City]]
* [[Lower Manhattan]]
* [[Manhattanhenge]]
* [[Upper Manhattan]]
* [[West Side (Manhattan)]]
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==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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