About Manhattan
Manhattan, which is one of the five main boroughs of New York City, is a commercial, financial and cultural center in New York. The borough hosts the United Nations Headquarters, New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. There are also many famous landmarks, museums, tourist attractions and universities in Manhattan, the region with the most business centers in the United States. The Manhattan island is divided into three main parts: downtown, midtown and uptown. In this region built on grid plan, the streets go east-west direction and the streets go north-south direction.
In Manhattan, where public transportation is heavily used, the percentage of people who go to work by public transportation is 70%. The New York city subway is the world's second largest subway. Times Square, Central Park, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, Bryant Park and 42nd Street are the important places to be seen in Manhattan.
Manhattan is a great place for tourists, offering many options in many aspects. Central Park, the most famous city park in the world, is the most visited city park in the USA with an average of 25 million visitors annually. The 42nd Street is famous for its theater and musicals, especially between Broadway and Times Square. There are also many stores and restaurants on the street. Manhattan, which also hosts many museums, is one of the places to be definitely visited in the United States.
There are different options for air transportation in Manhattan. One of the best options is the John F. Kennedy International Airport. This airport is located about half an hour of Manhattan and there are public transportation options at the airport. Flights between Istanbul and Manhattan (New York) last approximately 10 hours and 40 minutes.
