Midtown East

Some of the city’s richest Art Deco facades, chicest boutiques, and most sophisticated Modernist skyscrapers are in this district, primarily scattered along Fifth, Park and Madison avenues. This part of the city is famous for neck-straining vistas and traffic jams of yellow cabs during the day, but in the evening this neighborhood is much quieter.

For the last 2 centuries, Fifth Avenue has signified prosperity, respectability and high social standing. This boulevard has traditionally been the home to Manhattan’s finest mansions, hotels, churches and stores. Fifth Avenue is also home to grand institutions like Rockefeller Center and the New York Public Library.

The city’s tallest skyscraper, the Empire State Building, has easily been the most potent and evocative symbol of New York since it’s completion in 1931. From toe to TV mast, the building is 102 stories and 443 meters (1454 feet) tall. Elevators can take you to the 86^th floor, where the views are stunning.

For the admirers of architecture Midtown East has a lot to offer. Since the rediscovery of Art Deco, the Chrysler Building has become one of Manhattan’s best loved.

The Rockefeller Center and the Grand Central Terminal are finest examples of urban planning in New York.