Manhattan

Summary

Manhattan is a borough of New York City^[1]. Manhattan draws 5,817 Wikipedia views per month (borough_of_new_york_city category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Manhattan is located in New York City^[3].
• Manhattan is in the country of United States^[4].
• Manhattan is on the body of water East River^[5].
• Manhattan is on the body of water Hudson River^[6].
• Manhattan is on the body of water Upper New York Bay^[7].
• Manhattan is on the body of water Harlem River^[8].
• Manhattan is on the body of water Spuyten Duyvil Creek^[9].
• Manhattan's image is recorded as Above Gotham.jpg^[10].
• Manhattan's instance of is recorded as borough of New York City^[11].
• Manhattan's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county^[12].
• Manhattan's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Borough of Manhattan.svg^[13].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as The Bronx^[14].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as Queens^[15].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as Brooklyn^[16].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as Weehawken^[17].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as Staten Island^[18].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as Hoboken^[19].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as Jersey City^[20].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as Guttenberg^[21].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as Edgewater^[22].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as Fort Lee^[23].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as North Bergen^[24].
• Manhattan's shares border with is recorded as West New York^[25].
• Manhattan's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Borough of Manhattan.svg^[26].
• Manhattan is named after Manhattan^[27].

Body

Geography

Manhattan is in the country of United States^[4]. Manhattan is located in New York City^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include East River^[5], a strait^[28], in United States^[29]; Hudson River^[6], a river^[30], in United States^[31]; Upper New York Bay^[7], a cove^[32], in United States^[33]; Harlem River^[8], a strait^[34], in United States^[35]; and Spuyten Duyvil Creek^[9], a river^[36], in United States^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include borough of New York City^[11] and consolidated city-county^[12].

History and Context

Manhattan is named after Manhattan^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Manhattan include Manhattan^[38], an IBA official cocktail^[39]; taxicab geometry^[40], a metric function^[41]; Manhattanhenge^[42], a biannual event^[43], in United States^[44]; Manhattanization^[45], a neologism^[46]; Mainhattan^[47], a nickname^[48], in Germany^[49]; and 12464 Manhattan^[50], an asteroid^[51].

Why It Matters

Manhattan draws 5,817 Wikipedia views per month (borough_of_new_york_city category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2] Manhattan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] Manhattan is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for Manhattan include Manhattan^[38], an IBA official cocktail^[39]; taxicab geometry^[40], a metric function^[41]; Manhattanhenge^[42], a biannual event^[43], in United States^[44]; Manhattanization^[45], a neologism^[46]; Mainhattan^[47], a nickname^[48], in Germany^[49]; and 12464 Manhattan^[50], an asteroid^[51].