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The Upper East Side is a wealthy neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, bounded by 96th Street, the East River, 59th Street, and Central Park. It has several historic districts, museums, parks, and landmarks, and was once known as the Silk Stocking District.
Learn about the history, architecture, and impact of the Flatiron Building, a triangular skyscraper in New York City. Find out how it got its name, who designed it, and how it became a landmark and a cultural icon.
Peter Minuit was a German-born merchant and the 3rd Director of New Netherland from 1626 to 1631. He is known for purchasing Manhattan Island from the Lenape for 60 guilders and founding New Sweden on the Delaware Peninsula.
A comprehensive list of neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Manhattan, arranged geographically from north to south. Lower Manhattan is the area below 14th Street, and includes Chinatown, Little Italy, SoHo, Tribeca, and more.
Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest borough of New York City, and the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world. Learn about its history from Lenape settlement to Dutch colony to American capital, its geography from islands and rivers to skyscrapers and bridges, and its culture from arts and entertainment to sports and education.
92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is a historic venue for arts, education, and Jewish life on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Founded in 1874 as a secular social club, it evolved into a large arts and cultural center in the 20th century.
Learn about the diverse and influential culture of New York City, from its music, arts, fashion, and literature to its history, politics, and social movements. Explore how New York has been a global center for many cultural movements and genres, from jazz and hip hop to Broadway and the Harlem Renaissance.
Learn about the history and styles of New York City's buildings, from skyscrapers to brownstones, from Art Deco to Modern. Explore the concentrations of buildings in Midtown, Lower Manhattan, and Brooklyn, and the zoning laws that shaped them.