Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan and serves as the city's primary central business district. Midtown is home to some of the city's most prominent buildings, including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, the headquarters of the United Nations, Grand Central Terminal, and Rockefeller Center, as well as several prominent tourist destinations including Broadway, Times Square, and Koreatown. Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan is the busiest transportation hub in the Western Hemisphere.[5]

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Midtown Manhattan
Neighborhood and central business district
Midtown Manhattan, one of the world's largest central business districts, October 2019
Location of Midtown Manhattan in New York City
42nd Street in the Broadway Theatre District of Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates: 40°45′18″N 73°59′02″W[1]
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Manhattan
Community District	Manhattan 5[2]
Area [3]
• Total	2.254 sq mi (5.84 km2)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	104,753
• Density	46,000/sq mi (18,000/km2)
Ethnicity [4]
• White	64.1
• Asian	20.8
• Hispanic	8.1
• Black	4.6
• Others	2.4
Economics [3]
• Median income	$120,854
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	10001, 10016–10019, 10022, 10036, several smaller ZIP Codes
Area code	212, 332, 646, and 917

Midtown Manhattan is one of the largest central business districts in the world and ranks among the world's most expensive locations for real estate; Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan has commanded the world's highest retail rents, with average annual rents at US$3,000 per square foot ($32,000/m²) in 2017.[6] However, due to the high price of retail spaces in Midtown, there are also many vacant storefronts in the neighborhood.[7] Midtown is the country's largest commercial, entertainment, and media center, and also a growing financial and fintech center.[8]

The majority of New York City's skyscrapers, including its tallest hotels and apartment towers, are in Midtown. The area hosts commuters and residents working in its offices, hotels, and retail establishments, tourists and students. Times Square, the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District,[9][10][11][12][13] is a major center of the world's entertainment industry.[14] Sixth Avenue also has the headquarters of three of the four major U.S. television networks.

Midtown is part of Manhattan Community District 5.[2] It is patrolled by the 14th and 18th precincts of the New York City Police Department.