This is easier than most people imagine. Visitors to the City are usually shown around by someone who points out landmarks but never explains the simple lay-out of the City. Many people who work in Manhattan commute from the other boroughs and from Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut and upstate New York.
Manhattan is an island oriented north-south with Central Park in the middle.
The grid concept, however, is fairly regular throughout Manhattan, north of Greenwich Village. Fifth Avenue, which runs along the east side of Central Park, is the dividing line between the East Side and the West Side. Midtown is the area between 34th and 65th Streets. Below Houston, streets are named. All Rights Reserved.