Midtown Manhattan, Commercial district in Manhattan, United States
Midtown Manhattan is a commercial district in Manhattan, United States, running from 34th Street to 59th Street and holding more skyscrapers than any other section of the city. Corporate headquarters, department stores and hotel complexes line the main avenues, while lower buildings fill the side streets.
Construction of Grand Central Terminal in 1913 moved the business center of New York from Lower Manhattan to this area. In the following decades, most of the city's corporate offices and high-rise buildings appeared here.
Theaters between West 40th and West 54th Street present musicals and plays each evening to audiences from around the world. Office workers and theatergoers fill the sidewalks at different hours, so the neighborhood stays busy from early morning until after midnight.
Pedestrians move most easily along the main avenues between blocks, as side streets often feel more crowded. Several large subway stations connect the neighborhood to all parts of the city and offer transfers in every direction.
Rockefeller Center includes a rooftop observation platform where visitors can view high-rise buildings at close range. The streets below the towers often stay shaded even at midday, since many buildings block direct sunlight.
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