Below you'll find insider tips on getting the best from New York, from hints on finding a home to reviews of the hottest restaurants in town.
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Residential Areas
Although Manhattan is covered in the most detail in the following section, remember that other boroughs have some great affordable neighbourhoods. Certain things are inevitable when you... read more
Battery Park City & Financial District
Located at the southern tip of Manhattan is arguably the centre of the financial world: Wall Street (p.218). Battery Park City (p.106), on the western tip of lower Manhattan, was... read more
Chelsea & the Meatpacking District
The neighbourhood of Chelsea has a unique flavour. Sitting on the west side of Manhattan, it’s boundaries are 15th Street to the south and 39th Street to the north, and it is within... read more
Flatiron District & Gramercy Park
One of New York’s historically exclusive neighbourhoods, Gramercy Park is a slice of heaven to those who can afford it. Bordered at the south by 14th Street and at the north end by 30th,... read more
Greenwich Village, the East Village & the Lower Ea
Located between 14th and Houston Streets, Greenwich Village and the West Village are some of the most desirable spots in New York City. The quiet tree-lined blocks frame the cosy... read more
Little Italy & Chinatown
Once one of the largest Italian neighbourhoods on the east coast, Manhattan’s Little Italy, located on Mulberry Street between Broome and Canal Streets, has now shrunk to a mere few... read more
Tribeca & SoHo
Slightly north and west of Battery Park City are two of the hottest neighbourhoods in Manhattan. ‘Tribeca’, which stands for the ‘Triangle Below Canal Street’, and ‘Soho’, which stands... read more
Union Square
It’s a small area in size, but it’s a huge part of daily life and the colourful history of the city. Centrally located between 14th and 17th Streets near Broadway, it’s where you’ll find... read more
Upper East Side
Nestled between Central Park and the East River, the Upper East Side comprises two square miles of some of the most expensive real estate in the US, as well as the nation’s highest... read more
