Is this correct about NYC?

CuffEm · Feb 14, 2010

Downtown is where Wall Street is?
Midtown is where the Empire State Building is?
Uptown is where Central Park is and the Upper East Side?

If I am wrong, please correct me.

rajesh06 · Feb 14, 2010

Basically Yes

CuffEm · Feb 14, 2010

Does Time Square fall into the Midtown category?

eztantz · Feb 14, 2010

JSC437 · Feb 14, 2010

Uptown is a relative term. I consider Uptown to be above 96th street on the East Side and above 110th on the West. Therefore, Uptown is above Upper East/West side (Or morningside heights) in my opinion.

gdl203 · Feb 14, 2010

yep - these terms mean different things to different people. Downtown can mean below 14, below Houston or Wall St depending on who you ask. Midtown is pretty straightforward - usually between high 20s and high 50s. Uptown can mean upper west/east or harlem, depending on who you ask.

imatlas · Feb 14, 2010

Originally Posted by gdl203

yep - these terms mean different things to different people. Downtown can mean below 14, below Houston or Wall St depending on who you ask. Midtown is pretty straightforward - usually between high 20s and high 50s. Uptown can mean upper west/east or harlem, depending on who you ask.

My wife and I just squabbled about exactly where downtown starts - I think of it as everything south of 14th, she thinks of it as Wall Street.

I grew up there, so I'm right

unjung · Feb 14, 2010

Originally Posted by imatlas

My wife and I just squabbled about exactly where downtown starts - I think of it as everything south of 14th, she thinks of it as Wall Street.

I grew up there, so I'm right

You're biased and therefore her opinion is more worthy.

archetypal_yuppie · Feb 14, 2010

I've never heard uptown referring to above UES and UWS. Depends on your circles I suppose.

sw20 · Feb 15, 2010

Not much in Downtown except Goldman HQ
Wall St is a sham for TV cameras and clueless viewers: nearly all the trading occurs over computer networks
Midtown is where major hedge funds and private equity shops are based (the richest guys in town)
Not sure who the hell has offices in POS bldgs like EmpireState
UES (60-85 along 5th and Park) and 15 CPW are where people live by choice
Edible grub is at Daniel, Per Se and LeBernardin

Not sure what else of relevance is in the little town; nearly everything that matters is within about 25 blks of 9 W57

gdl203 · Feb 15, 2010

Originally Posted by archetypal_yuppie

I've never heard uptown referring to above UES and UWS. Depends on your circles I suppose.

People who live there (above the 90s) often call it uptown - it's a relative term. By the same token, people who have always lived below 23rd or below 14th tend to use "downtown" for the areas below Tribeca - makes sense as a relative term. Now, I know people who've lived and work all their live above 42nd street - they call "downtown" anything Chelsea and below...

bigbris1 · Feb 16, 2010

Some people call uptown The Bronx.

romafan · Feb 16, 2010

Originally Posted by bigbris1

Some people call uptown The Bronx.

"The Bronx is up, but the Battery's down"

Connemara · Feb 16, 2010

I live on Randall's Island.

Manton · Feb 16, 2010

Originally Posted by bigbris1

Some people call uptown The Bronx.

Uptown in the Boogie Down.

Is this correct about NYC?

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