Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03
Manhattan
Island borough at the core of New York City (1.69M residents in 2020); Wall Street, Times Square, Central Park and world-leading finance, media and culture.
- Formation
- Manhattan schist bedrock island, heavily built up and partly on landfill
- Population
- 1.7M
- Water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Access
- easy
Every required movement
The passage
to Manhattan.
Fly to LaGuardia (LGA), JFK or Newark (EWR); subway (1-7, A-G lines), PATH, Metro-North and LIRR serve Manhattan; NYC Ferry and Staten Island Ferry by water.
- 01New York LaGuardia (LGA)
Nearest recorded air access
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 02Water crossing
NYC Ferry (East River routes); Staten Island Ferry (Whitehall-Manhattan, free).
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 03Entry check
U.S. visa rules apply; no special permits needed.
Schedule or condition may change · verify
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Manhattan is the economic and cultural core of New York City and among the most densely populated places on Earth. Its skyline, museums, theatres and financial markets make it a global capital of commerce and culture.
Lenape homeland; Dutch New Amsterdam founded 1624-1626, seized by England 1664; U.S. first capital; consolidated into Greater New York in 1898.
Field ledger
The useful
details.
- Coordinates
- 40.71° N · 74.01° W
- Sovereignty
- United States · part of country
- Nearest mainland
- Adjacent to New Jersey (west) and the Bronx (north); linked by bridges and tunnels
- Best recorded window
- April-June and September-November; December for holidays.
- Permits / entry
- U.S. visa rules apply; no special permits needed.
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Chinese
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