Manhattan
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Summary
Manhattan is a borough of New York City[1]. Manhattan draws 39,424 Wikipedia views per month (borough of new york city category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York City[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: East River[5], Hudson River[6], Upper New York Bay[7], Harlem River[8], Spuyten Duyvil Creek[9]
- Instance of: consolidated city-county[10]
- Shares border with: The Bronx[11], Queens[12], Brooklyn[13], Weehawken[14], Staten Island[15], Hoboken[16], Jersey City[17], Guttenberg[18], Edgewater[19], Fort Lee[20], North Bergen[21], West New York[22]
- Named after: Manhattan[23]
- Flag: flag of Manhattan[24]
- Postal code: 10001[25], 10002[26], 10003[27], 10004[28], 10005[29], 10006[30], 10007[31], 10008[32], 10009[33], 10010[34], 10011[35], 10012[36], 10013[37], 10014[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Manhattan include Manhattan[39], an IBA official cocktail[40]; taxicab geometry[41], a metric function[42]; Manhattanhenge[43], a biannual event[44], in United States[45]; Manhattanization[46], a neologism[47]; Mainhattan[48], a nickname[49], in Germany[50]; and 12464 Manhattan[51], an asteroid[52].
Why It Matters
Manhattan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Manhattan is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Manhattan include Manhattan[39], an IBA official cocktail[40]; taxicab geometry[41], a metric function[42]; Manhattanhenge[43], a biannual event[44], in United States[45]; Manhattanization[46], a neologism[47]; Mainhattan[48], a nickname[49], in Germany[50]; and 12464 Manhattan[51], an asteroid[52].