Murray
Hill Neighborhood Overview:
Extending from 5th Avenue to the East River between 26th and
40th Streets, Murray Hill is a quiet neighborhood full of residential
buildings and restaurants. Its charming, tree-lined streets
have long attracted those who want to live in Manhattan, without
all the noise and bustle. If you work in Midtown, Murray Hill,
just minutes away, is an ideal place to live. It doesn’t
have the glamorous reputation of Soho or Tribeca, but people
who move to Murray Hill tend to like it enough to stay there.
Housing; The neighborhood is a mix of prewar buildings, townhouses
and high-rises. The rents are about average for Manhattan. Restaurants;
Murray Hill’s reputation as a restaurant desert has outlived
the reality of the situation. In recent years, the opening of
several hotspots, like Asia de Cuba and Blue Smoke, has created
a situation once thought impossible: people traveling to Murray
Hill for an evening’s entertainment. Arts/Entertainment;
Shopping in Murray Hill is not the best on the island, but you
aren’t more than a ten minute walk to better prospects.
For necessities, 3rd Avenue and Kips Bay plaza, with its supermarket,
Movie Theater and gym, can’t be beat. And while the area
isn’t known for its artistic contribution to Manhattan,
it does have one of the better small museums around: the Pierpont
Morgan Library. At night, the Rodeo Bar, with live music and
an always boisterous crowd, is Murray Hill’s biggest attraction.
Subways; 6 Great Outdoors; Aside from being a nice neighborhood
for a Sunday stroll, Murray Hill is not an outdoorsy kind of
neighborhood. The East River walkway is a pleasant stretch for
a jog, and the architectural and historical attractions of the
area can make for an interesting walking tour. The Future; As
a younger and younger crowd moves in, expect Murray Hill to
develop its commercial and entertainment muscle. |
<<
Back To Resources Upper
East Side Upper
West Side Midtown
Murray Hill
Clinton Chelsea
Gramercy
East Village
Greenwich Village
SoHo Lower
East Side Tribeca
Financial
District >> Renters
Guide |