Category Archives: ny_districts

Long Island

• Borders: Queens (west), Brooklyn (north), Suffolk (east) and Nassau (south). • Airports: LaGuardia Airport & JFK Int. • Inhabitants: 7.5 million people. • Price level: Medium-High. • Top Attraction: Its stunning natural beauty. • Shopping tips: Chocolates and wine. …

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Brooklyn

• Borders: Staten Island (west), Bronx and Manhattan (north), Queens (east). • Inhabitants: Around 2.5 million. • Price level: Medium-high. • Top Attraction: Brooklyn Bridge, Prospect Park, and Coney island. • Shopping tips: Art and gourmet food. • Famous for: …

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Chinatown

• Borders: Grand street (north), Allen Street (east), Worth Street (south) and Lafayette Street (West). • Inhabitants: Around 85,000. • Price level: Low to be NYC. • Top Attractions: Shopping; Food • Shopping tips: Cheap watches, sunglasses, handbags and Chinese …

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Financial District

• Borders: South of City Hall Park, excluding Battery Park. • Inhabitants: About 56,000 people. • Price level: High. • Top Attractions: Wall Street, Ground Zero. • Shopping tips: Technology, Music and Software. • Popular subway: Wall Street Subway. The …

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Midtown Manhattan

• Borders: 59th Street (north), Lower Manhattan (south), Hudson River (west) and East River (east). • Inhabitants: 20,000 people, not very residential. • Price level: High. • Top Attractions: The Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Times Square and Broadway. • …

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Greenwich Village

• Borders: Broadway (east), Hudson River (west), Houston Street (south) and 14th Street (north). • Inhabitants: Around 72,025. • Price level: High. • Top Attractions: House of Edgar Allen Poe and Washington Square Park. • Shopping tips: Specialty bookstores, antique …

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NoLIta

Borders: Houston Street (north); Bowery (east); Broome Street (south); Lafayette Street (west). Inhabitants: About 8,504 people Price Level: High Top Attractions: The Puck Building, Dixon Place, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, The Pickle Guys …

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SoHo

• Borders: Houston Street (north), Centre Street (east), Canal Street (south) and West Broadway (west). • Inhabitants: Around 11,000. • Price level: One of the highest in NYC. • Top Attraction: Great bars and restaurants, SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District, art …

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TriBeCa

• Borders: Houston Street, the Manhattan Bridge, the Bowery and the East River (east) • Inhabitants: Around 86,000. • Price level: High • Top Attraction: ? • Shopping tips: Italian shoes, bags and belts. • Famous for: Trendy shops & …

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Little Italy

• Borders: 5th Avenue and Central Park (west), 96th Street (north), East River (east), 59th Street (south). • Inhabitants: Around 12,000. • Price level: Medium • Top Attraction: Shopping & restaurants. • Shopping tips: Italian shoes, bags and belts. • …

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Upper East Side

• Borders: 5th Avenue and Central Park (west), 96th Street (north), East River (east), 59th Street (south). • Inhabitants: Around 210,000. • Price level: High • Top Attraction: Shopping & restaurants. • Shopping tips: Italian shoes, bags and belts. • …

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