Midtown
Neighborhood Overview:
Midtown, extending from Eight Avenue to Lexington Avenue between
42nd and 59th Streets, is not for the faint of heart. Between
the Broadway theater district and the nine to five bustle of
financial companies and ad agencies, it’s a frenzy of
activity. And while it used to be the case that much of the
area simply shut down after work hours, all that has changed
in the last ten years. No longer a place people visited but
didn’t live, a whole new crop of professionals now call
Midtown home. Housing; High-rises and luxury doorman buildings
rule here, so expect to pay a premium for that two-minute walk
to work. Restaurants; With so many overstuffed wallets here,
it stands to reason that Midtown offers some of the best eating
in the city. From venerable institutions like the Four Seasons
and 21 to elegant upstarts like Ola. Arts/Entertainment; Broadway.
Rockefeller Center. MOMA. There are plenty of upscale hotel
bars to get soused in, but if you’re looking for a real
weekend club scene, look elsewhere. Subways; 4, 5, 6, E, F,
A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, N, Q, R, S Great Outdoors; Okay, so
walking around in Midtown on a weekday can be stressful to say
the least, but look at it this way: it’s so peaceful on
the weekends, and you’ve got Central Park on your northern
frontier. For a midweek lunch, go to Bryant Park. The Future;
As long as Midtown is the business powerhouse of Manhattan,
this is going to be a popular place to live. |
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