New York City: The Boroughs

Manhattan

The largest borough in NY, Manhattan sits along the Hudson River facing the New Jersey skyline. You can split Manhattan into 4 general areas – starting at the very bottom, Lower Manhattan. Lower Manhattan houses some big name neighborhoods such as Soho, Greenwich Village, Financial District, Chinatown, and Lower Eastside. This area is always bustling with fashionistas and plenty of food, shopping, nightlife, bars, comedy clubs and more. Moving up to Midtown, this is where you will find the brightest LEDs of your life, Times Square. Want to be a tourist in NYC this is where you start. Midtown is very chaotic, but will give you all the photo-ops you can think of to let your friends, family, and Instagram followers know you were definitely in NYC. We could spend another 125 sentences on Times Square, but we won’t, SO…Upper Manhattan. Upper Manhattan has two sides – Upper East and Upper West. The best way to imagine each side is new money vs old money. Looking for classic New York architecture, chic attire, and ever so slightly slower energy with a walk along Central Park? You are headed to Upper West. Walking across Central Park to Upper East you will find a faster pace with a tighter feel. This is your new money vibe with famous streets like Park Ave, Lexington Ave, Madison Ave, and 5th Ave…the infamous “Ave’s”. We still have 4 more boroughs, so moving on! Lastly, but definitely not least and definitely not less than, you have Harlem. Filled with culture, history, and beautiful brownstones, Harlem gives that urban city energy you loth for sitting directly above Central park. Take a walk around Lenox Ave and 125th street to get a glimpse of Central Harlem, but do not skip on trying local restaurants and bars for great food and contagious high vibrational vibes.