The Flatiron District is named after the Flatiron Building. It’s the home of Madison Square Park, Baruch College, Eataly, the Gramercy Theatre (Live Nation), the Guatemalan Consulate, the top of the Ladies Mile shopping district, and the popular Latin Mondays at Taj salsa dance party.
Flatiron District News
The Latin Mondays at Taj salsa dance party reopens Monday, August 2, 2021. 🇵🇪
Maya Lin: Ghost Forest is a striking installation of 49 Atlantic white cedar trees in Madison Square Park through November 14, 2021. 🇺🇸
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Sixth Ave | Flatiron District | Lexington Ave
20th St
Subways
(N)(Q)(R)(W) to 23rd St (at Broadway)
(4)(6) to 23rd St (at Park Avenue)
PATH
To 23rd St (at Sixth Avenue)
Show your pride at the 2019 Disability Pride Parade and Festival
Sunday, July 14, 2019
UNION SQUARE, NYC ~ Parade down Broadway from Madison Square to the Disability Pride Festival at Union Square
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Dance Parade New York 2019
FLATIRON, UNION SQUARE, EAST VILLAGE, NYC | Sat, May 18, 2019 | Dance parade & festival | African, Bolivian, Brazilian, Cuban, Dominican, Ecuadorian, Mexican, Panamanian, Puerto Rican & Spanish dances
Pride Parade NYC 2018 Pride Week
Sunday, June 24, 2018
LGBT parade
Greenwich Village, Union Square, Flatiron & NoMad, Manhattan
Open Streets
Broadway is an open street from 28th St to 25th St, and from 23rd St to 21st St. It’s a really nice walk down to Union Square.
Parks
Madison Square Park is the main park. It’s the home of the original Shake Shack burger stand. It’s the home of the Jemmy’s Dog Run.
Theaters
The Gramercy Theatre hosts Live Nation rock and alternative concerts.
Education
CUNY Baruch College is in the neighborhood.
Restaurants & Bars
Eataly is a famous Italian market and restaurant. The original Shake Shack is in Madison Square Park.
Salsa Dancing
Taj II Lounge is the home of the popular Latin Mondays at Taj salsa dance party.
Flatiron Building
The iconic Flatiron Building was built in 1902. It’s named for its shape which resembles an iron. It was one of the tallest buildings in New York City when it was built. People thought it would fall down because its unusual shape created strong wind gusts in the neighborhood.
Ladies Mile
Between the U.S. Civil War (1860-65) and World War I (1914-18), the “Ladies Mile,” cluster of elite retailers and department stores was along Sixth Avenue. The concept of “window shopping” played a role in architecture, women’s liberation and consumerism. As manufacturing capacity exceeded demand, New York retailers created seasonal fashions and displayed them in the big windows enabled by the new skyscraper method of construction. In that era, women were not allowed to be alone on the street. Window shopping changed that.
Silicon Alley
The “Silicon Alley” cluster of technology firms was based here. DoubleClick was the one that made it big. It became Google’s advertising tools.
Flatiron District Government
The government works for you. Make them work!
The neighborhood is governed by Manhattan Community District 5 and the Manhattan Borough President. It is NY City Council District 3. In the U.S. Congress it is NY District 12.