Gramercy Park, Union Square and Murray Hill
Union Square is located at 14th Street, between Broadway and Park Ave South. Gramercy Park is northeast, at the southern end of Lexington Avenue, between 20th Street and 21st Street. The surrounding neighborhood is called Gramercy, after the park. Gramercy Park is the only private park in New York. Only those who own houses around the perimeter have access keys (for many years, the keys were made of solid gold). Murray Hill is on the East Side in the 30s (streets).

Gramercy Park, Union Square and Murray Hill - Places to See and Things to Do
Pierpont Morgan Museum
29 East 36th Street

American Academy of Dramatic Arts
(one of America's premier acting schools; alumni include: Kirk Douglas, Grace Kelly, and Robert Redford)
120 Madison Ave between 30th Street and 31st Street

Flatiron District
Named after the city's first skyscraper (the Flatiron Building), which stands 20 stories high, the Flatiron District is the area around the building.
The Building is located at the

Flatiron District - Places to See and Things to Do

The Flatiron Building
(intersection of Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street; easily recognizable because of its peculiar wedge shape)

Ladies' Mile (shopping)
Flatiron District between Broadway and Sixth Avenue

Chelsea
Chelsea, which runs west from Sixth Ave to the Hudson River, between 14th Street and 28th Street, is home to some of the cities best galleries and clubs. A thriving gay community lives in Chelsea.

Herald Square and the Garment District
Herald Square and the Garment District is a primary center for shopping in New York City. The area is located around 34th Street and 35th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue.

Herald Square and the Garment District - Places to See and Things to Do
Madison Square Garden (home to the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers, boxing and the Westminster Dog Show)
Between 31st and 34th Streets, Seventh and Eighth Avenues

Garment District
(the latest fashions in wholesale and retail fabric, jewelry, clothing, perfume, accessories, and leather)
West 30s between Broadway and Eighth Ave (walk along Broadway from the upper 20s to the lower 30s)

Macy's
151 W 34th Street between Broadway and 7th Avenue

Times Square/Theater District
There are few streets as world famous as Broadway in New York City. The Theater District, from 41st Street to 57th Street, Broadway to Eighth Ave, has about 20 landmark theaters.

Times Square and the Theater District - Places to See and Things to Do
One Times Square (home of the "all the news that's fit to print" New York Times)
42nd St, 7th Ave and Broadway

Shubert Alley
(originally built as a fire exit between the Booth and Shubert Theaters, fans now often hover at stage doors to get their playbills signed)
One half-block west of Broadway between 44th Street and 45th Street

Ed Sullivan Theater
(1950s and '60s home to television's "The Ed Sullivan Show," with its famed introductions of The Beatles and Elvis Presley. Today, home to "The Late Show with David Letterman")
1697 Broadway (between 53rd Street and 54th Street)

Times Square Theatre Center/TKTS booth
(bargain tickets for same-day performances at Broadway theaters; accepts cash only)
Broadway at 47th Street

Times Square Visitors Center (visitor information)
1560 Broadway, between 46th Street and 47th Street

Midtown - Places to See and Things to Do
Empire State Building
340 Fifth Ave at 34th Street

The Chrysler Building
405 Lexington Avenue at E 42nd Street

New York Public Library (featured in the hit 80s film, Ghostbusters)
42nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Rockefeller Center (NBC Studios, famous ice skating rink, Radio City Music Hall)
Between 48th and 51st Streets, Fifth and Sixth Avenues

Carnegie Hall
881 Seventh Avenue at West 57th Street

The United Nations Building
First Avenue between 42nd Street and 48th Street

St Patrick's Cathedral
(New York's most famous church and America's largest Catholic Cathedral)
Southeast corner of Fifth Ave and 51st Street

Site of Marilyn Monroe's famous shot (white dress blowing up from grate)
Northwest corner of Lexington Avenue at 52nd street

Trump Tower (stores that include Cartier, Salvatore Ferragamo)
725 Fifth Avenue at 56th Street

Sony Plaza (two superstores with state of the art products)
550 Madison Avenue between 55th and 56th Streets