Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan is the northern section of the New York City borough of Manhattan.
Upper Manhattan is the northern section of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Its southern boundary has been variously defined, but some of the most common usages are 96th Street, 110th Street, 125th Street, or 155th Street. The term Uptown can refer to Upper Manhattan, but is often used more generally for neighborhoods above 59th Street; in the broader definition, Uptown encompasses Upper Manhattan.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01The Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park (Subway: A to 190 St, take elevator up to Fort Washington Av, 10 minute walk or take M4 bus),.
- 02Dyckman Farmhouse
4881 Broadway (at 204th St; Subway: A to Inwood–207th St),.
- 03El Museo del Barrio
1230 5th Ave (at 104th St; Subway: 6 to 103 St or 2 3 to Central Park North–110 St; Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, or M106),.
- 04Hamilton Grange National Memorial
414 W 141st St (between Convent Avenue and St.
- 05Hispanic Society of America
613 W 155th St (on Audubon Terrace, west of Broadway between 155th and 156th Sts; Subway: 1 to 157 St; Bus: M4, M5, or Bx6 SBS), fax: +1 212 690-0743, info@hispanicsociety.org.
- 06Morris-Jumel Mansion
65 Jumel Terrace (between 160th & 162nd Sts; Subway: C to 163rd St; Bus: M2, M3, M100, or M101), info@morrisjumel.org.
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Things to do
- 01Apollo Theater
253 W 125th St (between Adam Clayton Powell Blvd and Frederick Douglass Blvd; Subway: A B C D or 2 3 train to 125th St),.
- 02Marjorie's Parlor Jazz
555 Edgecombe Ave, apt 3F (Subway: B D to 155th St, C to 163rd St, or 1 to 157th St),.
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Where to eat
- 01Amy Ruth's
113 W 116th St (between 7th Ave and Lenox),.
- 02El Malecon
A Dominican restaurant famous for its pollo a la brasa (rotisserie chicken) has its flagship in this neighborhood.
- 03Lechonera La Isla Restaurant
This is a great Puerto Rican luncheonette, serving excellent pollo a la brasa (roast chicken), glazed with a tasty sauce and cooked till tender, with garlic sauce available to add to taste.
- 04Mike's Bagels
4003 Broadway (at 168th St),.
- 05Patsy's Pizzeria
2287 1st Ave (between 117th and 118th Sts),.
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Getting to Upper Manhattan
- Airports
- LaGuardia (LGA), 7 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 22 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 23 km
- Philadelphia → Upper Manhattan136 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · $13–17
- Hartford → Upper Manhattan153 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · $14–19
- Albany → Upper Manhattan209 km · quickest by road, 3h 50m · $19–26
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Upper Manhattan
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Upper Manhattan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWhile there is no airport in Manhattan (see the NYC page for details on airports serving the area), there are helicopter and seaplane services into the city.
- Get inAt least two companies provide helicopter services between Manhattan and area airports, from helipads on W34th Street, E34th Street, and Wall Street.
- Get inSeaplane services are available to East Hampton from E23rd Street during the summer months.
- Get inNeither are for the faint of pocket – the helicopter service costs $125 or more while the seaplane service costs $425 per person.
- Get inScheduled helicopter services are also available to the airport in Bridgeport, CT from Manhattan.
From Wikivoyage: Manhattan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan is 2 km from Manhattan, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.