Manhattan

Manhattan is divided into three informal parts: Lower, Middle, and Upper Manhattan.

An excerpt from the article 18 facts about Manhattan
  • Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York, is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central district of business, culture, and government in New York. The famous Wall Street located there places New York as the world's financial capital
  • Midtown Manhattan is the central part of New York’s Manhattan, bringing together many famous buildings, such as the Empire State Building, and places such as the Broadway theater district, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the UN headquarters
  • Upper Manhattan (Uptown) is the northernmost region, with Fifth Avenue, Manhattan’s main street, one of the most popular and recognizable shopping streets in the world. Fifth Avenue divides Manhattan lengthwise into the East Side and the West Side.