Uptown in Manhattan, New York City, refers to the northern part of Manhattan; generally speaking, north of 59th Street. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The City of New York 59th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan runs east-west from York Avenue to the West Side Highway, with a discontinuity In Manhattan it can also be a direction, meaning, roughly, "north" or "northbound," as in "I'm going uptown. " The name "Upper Manhattan" is less commonly used, and "Northern Manhattan" is extremely rare. Upper Manhattan denotes the more northerly region of the New York City Borough of Manhattan.
Uptown includes such neighborhoods as the Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Harlem, Spanish Harlem, Washington Heights, Hudson Heights, Manhattan Valley, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Marble Hill, Inwood, The Bronx is also consider Uptown in New York City
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The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio and East Harlem, is a low income neighborhood in Harlem area of New York City, Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. Hudson Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, located within the larger area known as Washington Heights. Manhattan Valley is a neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, bounded by West 110th Street to the north Manhattanville is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan bordered on the south by Morningside Heights on the west by Morningside Heights is a neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City and is chiefly known as the home of institutions such as Barnard marble_hill_manhattan_mappng|right|thumb]] Marble Hill is the northernmost section of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood on Manhattan Island in the New York City Borough of Manhattan. The City of New York Upper Manhattan denotes the more northerly region of the New York City Borough of Manhattan.
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