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Danielle Lazarowitz
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The neighborhood of Gramercy, in the borough of Manhattan, is located in the mid-eastern section of the island.
Borders:
North – 30th StreetSouth – 14th StreetEast – East RiverWest – Sixth Avenue
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Fast Facts: Population around 100,000
69% of the population is between the ages of 18 and 65
17% of the population is under the age of 18
14% of the population is over the age of 65 71% of residents are college graduates Most residents are young professionals
56% not married
24% married 76% of residents are white as opposed to 48% of all
Manhattan residents 11% Asian
7% Hispanic
4% Black 25% of residents are foreign born Median income is $81,975 7.8% of residents are on social services Part of NYC Community Districts 5 and 6 Covered by Police Precinct #13 Covered by Engine 16 Ladder 7 Covered by Public School Region #9
Poverty Levels
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Governor: David Paterson
Senators: Charles Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand
Congressional Representative: Carolyn Maloney (D-14)
State Senators: Thomas Duane (D-29) and Liz Krueger (D-26)
State Assembly: Brian Kavanagh (D-74)
City Council: Rosie Mendez (D-2)
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Board Chair: Vikke Barbero
District Manager: Wally Rubin
Public meetings on the 2nd Thursday of every month
Held at First Alliance Church
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Board Chair: Lyle Frank
District Manager: Toni Carlina
Elected official liaisons
Public Advocate: Tommy Lin
Comptroller: Sandra Duque
Borough President: Dan Benjoya
District Attorney: Linda Janneh
House of Reps: Dara Adams
State Senate: Sara Hale Stern and Romeo Ymalay
State Assembly: Cameron Peterson
City Council: Barbara Sherman
Meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of every month
Held at NYU Medical Center
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Majority of residents rent apartments
60% rent
23% own
16% of units are vacant
The median years in residence is 2.7
Housing is a mix of older townhomes, mid-century high-rises, and newer luxury condos
1 New School and 6 NYU dorms in neighborhood
The average rental cost of a 1-bedroom in Gramercy is $3,000 a month
Cost increases west of Third Ave., especially directly surrounding parks
Cost decreases east of Third Ave.
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Originally created as a housing project after World War II Known as one of the largest middle-class rent controlled developments in NYC
Bought in 2006 by developer Tishman Speyer for a record $5.4 billion
Now being converted into luxury apartments
Combined 56 residential buildings, 11,250 apartments, and 25,000 residents
12 parks in the development
Has its own newspaper “Town and Village”
Development now includes concierges, movie theater, gym, daycare, and summer concerts
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69th Regiment Armory
Women’s homeless shelter
Calvary-St. George’s Church
Open since 1982
Homeless shelter open daily
Sleeps 14 men and women
30th Street Shelter
Men’s intake homeless shelter
Emergency housing
HSI Kenmore
Developed in 1999
326-unit apartment building
Permanent housing for mentally-ill, low-income, and frail, elderly single adults
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3 Colleges CUNY Baruch
NYU Medical and Dental
School of Visual Arts 8 Public High Schools 5 additional public schools 5 private schools including parochial 90% student attendance rate Public school progress reports range from F (Washington Irving High School) to
A (Baruch College Campus High) with the average in the B-level vicinity
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91% of residents healthy 9% of residents view themselves in fair to poor health
12% of residents are smokers
8% of residents are obese
2% of residents have diabetes Death rate 20% lower than overall Manhattan
Premature death rates are the 3rd lowest in New York City
Cancer most common cause of death (28%) 77% of residents have medical insurance 7 major hospitals
Bellevue Hospital
Cabrini Medical Center
NYU Medical Center
Hospital for Joint Disease
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
VA (Veterans) Hospital
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Since 1998 crime is down 32% and since 1990 crime is down 75% In 2008 there were 2,513 major crimes reported
1 murder
11 rapes
233 robberies/358 burglaries
The precinct is located on 21st street between 3rd and 2nd Avenues Precinct community council meetings take place on the third Tuesday of
every month
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Union Square Greenmarket Largest in Manhattan
Many small community grocery stores, natural food marts, and bodegas
3 major grocery stores Whole Foods
Food Emporium
Trader Joes
▪ First in Manhattan
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Every cuisine and price range represented Oldest taverns in the city
Pete’s Tavern (1864)
Old Town Bar (1892)
71 Irving and Sunburst Café the neighborhood coffee houses Neighborhood hangouts
Artichoke Pizza
Gramercy Café
Spice Thai Food
Park Ave. South home to a variety of gourmet restaurants Celebrity Chef restaurants
Bobby Flay: Mesa Grill
Tom Colicchio: Craft franchise
Mario Batali: Casa Mono
B.R. Guest Restaurants Blue Water Grill
Wildwood Barbeque
Danny Meyer Franchise: Union Square Hospitality Group Union Square Café
Gramercy Tavern
Eleven Madison Park
Shake Shack (in Madison Square Park)
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Calvary St. George Episcopal Church Food Pantry▪ Serves 100 people a week
▪ Open on Wednesdays
Soup Kitchen▪ 90 meals served a week
▪ Open on Thursdays
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Community Lounge Senior Center Open Monday thru Friday Offers standard services
▪ Case assistance/Medicaid
▪ Congregate lunch
▪ Education/recreation
▪ Nutrition education Stein Senior Center
Opened in 1975 Open Monday thru Friday Offers variety of services
▪ Serves lunch everyday
▪ Cyber Café and computer classes
▪ Social Day Care for Dementia
▪ Education/recreation
▪ Health and wellness programs
▪ Crime victims services
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4 Movie theaters 5 Off-Broadway theaters 68 bars – all types and
price ranges Super exclusive Rose Bar
at Gramercy Park Hotel College bars on Third Ave. Wine bars on Irving Place
Blue Smoke jazz club 2 major live music venues
Irving Plaza (The Fillmore) Blender Theatre at
Gramercy
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Museum of SexTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace
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Flatiron Building Metropolitan Life
Insurance Building
International Toy
Center Building
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Madison Square Park
23rd-26th St.
Madison to Fifth Ave
Stuyvesant Square
15th-17th St.
Second to Third Ave
Union Square
14th-17th St.
Park Ave to Broadway
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Gramercy Park
20th-21st St.
Third to Park Ave
The only private park in Manhattan.
Keyed entry only to those residing directly surrounding the park
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Two major shopping districts Surrounding Union Square
Best Buy Forever 21 Filenes Basement Barnes and Noble Sephora The Strand Bookstore
Lower Fifth Ave. Gap Banana Republic J. Crew Anthropologie Victoria’s Secret
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Flatiron/ 23rd St Partnership Founded in 2006 Offers sanitation and security services Marketing to strengthen Madison Square Park
identity Homeless outreach program East Side Alliance
Union Square Partnership First BID in NYC Founded in 1984, renamed in 2003 Offers sanitation and security services Marketing to strengthen Union Square
identity Education Program Business Improvement Free Wi-Fi in Union Square Park
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East Side Rezoning Alliance (ESRA)
Gramercy Neighborhood Associates
Gramercy Park Block Association
Bellevue South Community Association
East 22nd Street Block Association
23rd Street Association
Stuyvesant Cove Park Association
Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association
Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Tenants Association
Union Square Community Coalition
East 26th Street Block Association
Flatiron Alliance
The 18th Street Neighborhood Alliance
29th Street Neighborhood Association
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Tilden Midtown Democratic ClubYouth Committee for PeaceNational Women’s Political Caucus
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Many religions represented Episcopal Jewish Methodist First Alliance Catholic Quaker
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Uses the Lexington, Broadway, and Canarsie subway lines The trains stop at Union Square The train stops at 23rd,28th, and 33rd St. The trains stop at Union Square and 34th
St. The train stops at 23rd 28th, and 34th St. The train stops at 1st, 3rd, and 6th Ave. and
Union SQ Buses include: 23, 21, 101, 102, 103, 15, 1, 2, 3, 6,
5, 9, 14A, 14D, 16 Taxis are also widely available
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The neighborhood of Clinton, in the borough of Manhattan, is located in the mid-western section of the island.
Borders:
North – 59th StreetSouth – 34th StreetEast – Eighth AvenueWest – Hudson River
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Fast Facts: Population around 50,000
79% of the population is between the ages of 18 and 65
11% of the population is over the age of 65
10% of the population is under the age of 18
63% of residents are white as opposed to 48% of all Manhattan residents
5% Asian
23% Hispanic
8% Black
25% of residents are foreign born
Median Income is $68,998
65% of residents have a college degree
22% of population below the poverty level
19.5% of residents are on social services
Part of NYC Community District 4
Covered by Police Precinct #18
Covered by Rescue Company 1
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Governor: David Paterson
Senators: Charles Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand
Congressional Representative: Jerrold Nadler (D-8)
State Senators: Thomas Duane (D-29)
State Assembly: Linda Rosenthal (D-67) and Richard Gottfried (D-75)
City Council: Gale Brewer (D-6)
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Board Chair: J.D. Nolan
District Manager: Robert J. Benfatto
Meetings on the 1st Wednesday of every month
Held at 6:30pm at Roosevelt Hospital
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Majority of residents rent apartments
81% rent
20% own
60% in one person households
Housing is a mix of prewar buildings, brownstones, old tenements and recently new luxury buildings
1 Public Housing development
Harborview Terrace
2 buildings
Average rental price of a 1-bedroom apartment: $2,700
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662 West 53rd Street
Holland House
West 35th Street SRO
West 46th Street SRO
Alexander Abraham
Icahn West
Aladdin Hotel
Clinton Family Inn
Gracey Inn
Lex Hotel
Parkview Hotel
Washington Hotel
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1 College John Jay College for
Criminal Justice (CUNY)
8 Public High Schools
5 additional public schools
4 private schools including parochial
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85% of residents healthy 15% of residents view themselves in
fair to poor health
12% of residents are smokers
12% of residents are obese
6% of residents have diabetes Number of HIV-related deaths
50% higher in Clinton than overall NYC
84% of residents have medical insurance
1 major hospital St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital
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Since 1998 crime is down 58% and since 1990 crime is down 82%
In 2008 there were 1,565 major crimes reported 3 murders
6 rapes
95 robberies/161 burglaries
The precinct is located on 54th street between 8th and 9th Avenues
Precinct community council meetings take place on the third Tuesday of every month
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Mostly small community grocery stores, natural food marts, and bodegas
A lot of international grocery stores
Many butchers and Italian delis
2 major grocery stores Whole Foods
Food Emporium
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Every cuisine and price range represented
Large amount of inexpensive ethnic food Middle-Eastern Brazilian Latino Italian
Theater Row 46th Street between 9th and
10th Ave 11 cuisines represented
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Soup Kitchen
Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church
Joint Soup Kitchen/Food Pantry
Maria’s Kitchen
St. Paul’s House
Open Door Center
Food Pantry
Holy Cross Church Crossroads
Metropolitan Community Church
Midtown Family Place
Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries
Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ
St. Clements Food Pantry
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Project Find Clinton Senior Center Opened in 1969 Open Monday thru Friday 600 seniors visit a year Large Amenities
▪ Enclosed Garden
▪ Congregate lunch and dinner
▪ Education/recreation Project Find Coffeehouse
Senior Center Opened in 1969 Open Sunday thru Friday 1,100 seniors visit a year Offers variety of services
▪ Serves breakfast and lunch everyday
▪ Education/recreation
▪ Homeless In-Reach Program
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24 Off-Broadway theaters
82 bars – all types and price ranges Lots of gay bars in
keeping with the growing gay population in the neighborhood
Large amount of “dive” type bars
1 major live music venue Terminal 5
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Jacob K. Javits Convention CenterIntrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
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De Witt Clinton Park
52nd – 54th St. / 11th – 12th Ave
Clinton Community Garden
47th – 48th St. / 9th – 10th Ave
Ramon Aponte Park
47th St. / 8th – 9th Ave
Hudson River Park
14th – 59th St. / West St – Hudson River
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May Matthews Playground
45th St. / 9th – 10th Ave
McCaffrey Playground
43rd St. / 8th – 9th Ave
47th St Playground
47th – 48th St. / 10th Ave
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Not a big shopping neighborhood
Local necessities like hardware store, Duane Reade, etc.
Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market
Runs every weekend
Mix of furniture, clothes, and food
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34th Street Partnership
Founded in 1992
Offers security, sanitation, public events, and tourist assistance
Times Square Alliance
Founded in 1992
Offers security, sanitation, event promotion, and community advocacy
Midtown West Business Association
Ninth Avenue Local Development Corporation
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34th Street Partnership
W. 39th Street Block Association
W. 44th Street Block Association
W. 45th Street Block Association
W. 46th Street Block Association
W. 47th / 48th St. Block Association
W. 49th / 50th St. Block Association
W. 51st Street Block Association
W. 55th Street Block Association
De Witt Clinton Park Association
Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Association
Clinton Special District Coalition
9th Avenue Renaissance Project
Police Precinct Community Council
9th Avenue Association
Community Development Venture Capital Alliance
Hudson Crossing Tenants Association
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Many religions represented Scientology Episcopal Catholic Jewish Seventh Day Adventist French Evangelical Metropolitan Community Greek Orthodox Baptist Interfaith Presbyterian
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One of the largest transportation hubs in Manhattan Subway
Eighth Avenue Subway line (ACE) Ships
Cruise ships dock at New York Passenger Ship Terminal Buses
Port Authority Bus Terminal
Cars Lincoln Tunnel Outdoor parking lots West Side Highway