Midtown – Lifestyle

Midtown has long been the neighborhood where New Yorkers come to work and shop. The daytime population of midtown includes more than 1.6 million commuters arriving from the tri-state region. This dynamic population shift supports an amazing and diverse set of activities and experiences, and is sustained by the city’s tallest high-rise towers. Midtown has been best known as a destination for jobs with more than 240 million square feet of office space. But people live in midtown, too, and in recent years, the area has been attracting even more interest in residential units.

 

 

See The World From Above.

Midtown high-rises offer stunning views of the whole city, but even if you don’t live or work in these supertall towers, you can still take in the view from the city’s observation decks. Summit at One Vanderbilt provides access to the city’s tallest observation deck towering over Grand Central Terminal. The tower also stands on top of Grand Central Madison, the city’s deepest train station at 180 feet below ground. On the east side, The Edge at Hudson Yards offers views of the Hudson River, or for a classic view of Manhattan, check out the observation deck at the Empire State Building. To see three of these towers and the World Trade Center, head to the Top of the Rock, the most northern observation deck in the city.

 

 

 

 

 

Have A Drink With A View.

Midtown’s skyscrapers are also home to plenty of rooftop bars, like Bar 54 overlooking Times Square 50 stories up. Grab a cocktail at the luxurious Skylark (30 stories up) with outdoor views of the Empire State Building or the Elsie (25 stories up), an homage to the interior designer Elsie de Wolfe. The Monarch (18 stories up) has a huge outdoor terrace, Bookmarks (14 stories up) has literary-inspired cocktails, or enjoy a full dinner menu at Refinery (13 stories up). If heights aren’t your thing, the Ainsworth Midtown has a second-floor terrace.

 

 

 

 

 

 Touch Grass, 9 Stories Up.

Perhaps the only thing better than a rooftop bar is a rooftop park. Radio Park is a 24,000-square foot park located on the roof of Rockefeller Center. Originally intended exclusively for tenants of the complex to enjoy, the park is now also available as a private event space. The park was first built in the 1930s, but recently renovated with a new skybridge added connecting it to 50 Rockefeller Plaza. The bridge was actually part of the original plans but never built. This premiere destination can host up to 350 guests.

 

 

 

 

Down To Earth With A Good Book.

Bryant Park is an emerald set in midtown’s concrete, offering a bit of green space and a constantly rotating selection of events. All summer long, the Reading Room provides literary programming like poetry readings and author talks about film and Broadway. The reading room also offers magazines, newspapers, and books to enjoy in the park. When the weather turns cold, the park transforms into a Winter Village with artisan shops and an ice skating rink. But all year long The Porch serves up outdoor drinks on a small terrace in the southwest corner of the park.

 

 

 

 

 From Manhattan To The World.

Manhattan brings people from all over the world together, and there’s no better celebration of that than in the midtown food halls. One of the city’s newest is inspired by Singapore’s hawker markets. Urban Hawker brings together 17 vendors featuring Malay, Peranakan, Chinese, Indian, Southeast Asian, and Asian-style Western cuisine. Other food halls celebrate the city’s diverse cuisines as well. Urbanspace has three midtown food halls offering curated (although less thematically connected) vendor selections. Or, for upscale staples, check out the Grand Central Market where vendors like Murray’s Cheese and Bien Cuit provide the city’s best foods to eat on the go or at home.

 

 

 

 

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