New York County

Wall Street. Madison Avenue. 34th Street. Broadway. Times Square. Manhattan is so well known that even the names of its streets have become iconic and understood the world over.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Central Park and Empire State Building.

Central Park

Photo: Ed Yourdon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

A vast green swath of open space in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park is a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, stretching from Midtown at the southern end to Harlem at the north.

Empire State Building

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The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931.

Museum of Modern Art

Museum

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The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, and includes over 200,000 works of architecture and design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated and artist's books, film, as well as electronic media.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New York City and Upper East Side.

New York City

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New York is a global center for media, entertainment, art, fashion, research, finance, and trade. The bustling, cosmopolitan heart of the 4th largest metropolis in the world and by far the most populous city in the United States, New York has long been a key entry point and a defining city for the nation.

Upper East Side

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The Upper East Side of Manhattan is one of the city's wealthiest districts. Spanning the stretch of island between 59th Street to 96th Street east of Central Park, the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Carnegie Hill are full of luxurious townhouses and apartment buildings on some of the most affluent addresses in New York.

New York County

Also known as: “Manhattan”, “Manhattan County”, and “New York”
Location: New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.7743° or 40° 46′ 27″ north

Longitude

-73.9698° or 73° 58′ 11″ west

Population

1,590,000

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Open location code

87G8Q2FJ+P3

GeoNames ID

5128594

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Satellite Map

Discover New York County from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“New York County” goes by many names.

Chinese: “紐約”
French: “Comté de New York”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Strawberry Fields and San Juan Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bethesda Fountain and The Lake.

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