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Manhattan is about two miles wide and over 12 miles long. It contains
most of the business, economic, entertainment and cultural sights
of the city. A four-miles long by half-mile wide Central Park, located at
the very center of the island, neatly divides the city into sectors.
The southern part of the island is called "Downtown" and
the section directly south of Central Park is called "mid-town".
Everything from the middle of the park to the northern tip of
the island is usually called "Uptown". The part of
the island closest to Long Island is called the "East Side" and
the part closer to the Hudson River is the "West Side".
The two neighborhoods lying on either side of Central Park are
called "Upper East Side" and "Upper
West Side".
The numbered streets of Manhattan all run east-west beginning
with First Street just above Greenwich Village, and extending
all the way
up to 218th Street at the far northern tip of Up-town. Avenues run
north-south beginning with First Avenue on the East Side and
extending to Twelfth
Avenue along the Hudson River on the West Side. These numbered
Avenues are interspersed with named Avenues such as Park Avenue,
Lexington,
Madison and Broadway. Broadway is a bit unusual as it starts
out as a typical
north-south avenue in the middle of the island downtown, but
angles sharply to the west just below Central Park and continues on up
the West Side
to the top of the island.
Maneuvering within New York is relatively easy. You won't need
a car -- in fact, a car will be more hindrance than help, as
parking
is expensive and in short supply. This is a mass-transit city. The
subway system and
public buses lines are an easy and inexpensive way of getting
around the city. Taxis are easy to hail and reasonably affordable,
especially
if there's more than one person in your party. And when the
weather permits, biking and walking are always an enjoyable way to
see the
city.
Pacific College - New York is located in the Flatiron district at 915
Broadway, at the intersection of Broadway and 21st Street.
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