New York Neighborhood Guide

New York is easier when you stop treating it like one place. Use boroughs and neighborhood clusters to keep the day realistic.

Editorial area map

• Lower Manhattan: FiDi, Battery Park City, Tribeca, Chinatown, Little Italy, Seaport.
• Downtown Manhattan: SoHo, Nolita, LES, East Village, West Village, Chelsea, Meatpacking.
• Midtown: Bryant Park, Times Square, Grand Central, Koreatown, Herald Square, Hudson Yards.
• Upper Manhattan: Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood.
• North Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bushwick, DUMBO, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill.
• Central/South Brooklyn: Prospect Park, Park Slope, Gowanus, Red Hook, Sunset Park, Coney Island.
• Western Queens: LIC, Astoria, Sunnyside, Jackson Heights.
• Eastern Queens: Flushing, Corona, Forest Hills, Jamaica, Rockaways.
• The Bronx: Yankee Stadium, Arthur Avenue, Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Garden, City Island.
• Staten Island: ferry, St. George, Snug Harbor, Greenbelt, beaches.

How to use neighborhoods

For guides and events, use area labels as decision tools. “Brooklyn” is too broad for a dinner plan; “Prospect Park” or “Williamsburg” is useful. “Queens” is too broad for a food guide; “Jackson Heights” or “Flushing” tells the reader how to plan.