Midtown Manhattan is New York City’s Central Business District

Latin Culture in Midtown

Little Brazil is on 46th St between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. 🇧🇷

Latin Art in Midtown

• Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); one of the world’s leading modern art, contemporary art, and film collections; exhibits some Latin artists. The Cisneros Institute makes it one of the world’s great Latin art institutions.
• The Museum of Arts and Design; a craft, art, and design museum; exhibits some Latin artists.
• Christie’s New York is one of the world’s largest auction houses. Their May and November auctions are pillars of NYC’s art world.

Latin Books in Midtown

• McNally Jackson Books is an excellent independent book store. The original downtown has a good Spanish section.

Latin Dance in Midtown

• Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is one of the leading flamenco dance companies in the United States. It produces the Flamenco Certamen USA national amateur Flamenco competition. 🇪🇸
• New York City Center is one of New York’s leading dance theaters.
• Radio City Music Hall is the home of the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular, and top Latin musical artists.

Latin Fashion in Midtown

• Many fashion houses have flagship stores in Midtown.

Latin Festivals in Midtown

• Brazilian Day, an independence day festival, is celebrated in Little Brazil on 46th St between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. 🇧🇷

Latin Film in Midtown

• Paris Theater is Netflix’s home theater. It is the last single screen cinema in New York City.

Latin Food in Midtown

Restaurant Row, a block east on 46th Street, is popular with Broadway theatre-goers.

• Emporium Brasil is a popular Brazilian restaurant in Little Brazil. 🇧🇷
• Fogo de Cháo Brazilian Steakhouse is one of New York City’s best churrascaria (Brazilian BBQ) restaurants. Servers keep bringing you more meat until you say no. It’s across the street from the Museum of Modern Art, and has a nice bar too. 🇧🇷
• Havana Central Times Square is a Cuban restaurant with a party atmosphere. 🇨🇺
• La Esquina is great casual Mexican restaurant with a fun vibe. It started downtown. 🇲🇽
• Via Brasil is a popular Brazilian restaurant in Little Brazil. 🇧🇷
• Victor’s Cafe is a long-time Cuban restaurant. 🇨🇺

Latin Government in Midtown

• The Argentine Consulate is on 56th St. 🇦🇷
• The Dominican Consulate is in Times Square. 🇩🇴
• The Panamanian Consulate is on 54th St. 🇵🇦

Latin Music in Midtown

• Carnegie Hall presents Latin classical, jazz, and pop music in Midtown, and all kinds of Latin music Citywide.
• Palladium Times Square presents Latin music.
• Radio City Music Hall presents Latin music.
• The Town Hall presents eclectic Latin comedy, dance, music, and theatre.

Latin Parades in Midtown

Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) are popular parade routes.

Parks in Midtown

• There are no parks in Midtown, but the neighborhood is between Central Park and Bryant Park.

Performing Arts Centers in Midtown

• Carnegie Hall
• Radio City Music Hall
• The Town Hall

Latin Theater in Midtown

The Times Square Theater District is a Midtown sub-neighborhood, so there is lots of theater. Most Broadway theaters are here.

• 54 Below is Broadway’s cabaret. It’s in the notorious Studio 54 basement.
• Museum of Broadway is popular with Broadway fans.
• New York City Center, with Manhattan Theatre Club in residence, is one of New York’s premiere homes for Broadway revivals, and some new plays.
• Times Square Theater District has 40 Broadway theaters.

About Midtown

Midtown is between Bryant Park, the green space in the center of the photo, and Central Park in the distance beyond the skyscrapers.

The world’s largest central business district is also some of the planet’s most expensive real estate. Manhattan bedrock is near the surface, so developers can build very tall.

Midtown Sub-Neighborhoods

The Diamond District, Rockefeller Center, and Times Square Theater District are sub-neighborhoods.

Columbus Circle has a statue of the truly evil man who enslaved Indigenous Peoples, stole everything he could, and unleashed a genocide on the Americas. America’s Italian community embraced Colon because the Columbus Day holiday was started to try and stop American southerners from lynching Italian Americans for associating with African Americans. It worked. Italian Americans became just Americans, but the association with evil remains. Like Columbus statues across the America’s New York’s version is the City’s most expensive bird toilet.

Midtown Communities

Billionaire’s Row is the row of super tall skyscrapers along 57th St. There is only one in this old photo.

Club Row is a block of private clubs on 44th St between Sixth and Fifth Avenue.

Midtown Shopping Districts

Midtown is a place for flagship stores. Midtown’s main shopping districts include: 57th St, Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Center and Times Square.

Midtown Government

Midtown Manhattan is governed by:

• Manhattan Community District 5.
• NY City Council Districts 3 and 4.
• New York Congressional District 12.