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Northern part of Manhattan, New York City

Upper Manhattan

Upper Manhattan is the northern section of the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Upper Manhattan

Many subway lines pass through the neighborhood. The A, C, and 1 go up the West Side to Manhattanville, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood and Fort Tryon Park. The 2 and 3 go up Lenox Avenue more or less in the center, and the 4, 5, 6 on the East Side. The B and D go up 8th Av. and St. Nicholas Av.

  1. 01
    George Washington Bridge Bus Station
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    The 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),.

  2. 02
    Dyckman Farmhouse

    4881 Broadway (at 204th St; Subway: A to Inwood–207th St),.

  3. 03
    El 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),.

  4. 04
    Hamilton Grange National Memorial

    414 W 141st St (between Convent Avenue and St.

  5. 05
    Hispanic 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.

  6. 06
    Morris-Jumel Mansion

    65 Jumel Terrace (between 160th & 162nd Sts; Subway: C to 163rd St; Bus: M2, M3, M100, or M101), info@morrisjumel.org.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Apollo 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),.

  2. 02
    Marjorie's Parlor Jazz

    555 Edgecombe Ave, apt 3F (Subway: B D to 155th St, C to 163rd St, or 1 to 157th St),.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Amy Ruth's

    113 W 116th St (between 7th Ave and Lenox),.

  2. 02
    El Malecon

    A Dominican restaurant famous for its pollo a la brasa (rotisserie chicken) has its flagship in this neighborhood.

  3. 03
    Lechonera 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.

  4. 04
    Mike's Bagels

    4003 Broadway (at 168th St),.

  5. 05
    Patsy's Pizzeria

    2287 1st Ave (between 117th and 118th Sts),.

How locals move

Getting around Upper Manhattan the local way

  • 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.
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  • Get in}} Passengers from Staten Island usually take the free Staten Island Ferry to get to the Battery at the lower tip of Manhattan.
  • Get inThe Battery also houses ferries to Liberty and Ellis Islands and Governors Island.

From Wikivoyage: Manhattan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Christian David (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.