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- Country: U.S.A
- Currency: U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Area code: 212
- Time zone: EST (GMT - 5 hrs)
- Original settlers: Lenape Indian Tribe
- Dutch colonization: 1624
- Borough population: 1,537,195 (2000) U.S. Census Bureau: Population Finder: Manhattan Borough/
- Climate: Humid continental
- First part of New York City to be settled
- No. of Congressional districts: 4
- "Manhattan" means "island of many hills" in Lenape
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Manhattan is a borough of New York City that includes Manhattan Island as well as several smaller islands. Although it comprises only seven percent of the city by area, Manhattan contains nearly 20 percent of its population. The United Nations, New York Stock Exchange and Bryant Park are all located in Manhattan.
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Manhattan in popular culture
Manhattan itself is nearly as iconic as New York City as a whole. There are numerous references to and about Manhattan in music, movies and popular culture.- The Manhattan Transfer: Jazz singing group
- Manhattan: 1979 Woody Allen movie
- Manhattan clam chowder: Tomato-based clam soup
- The Muppets Take Manhattan: 1984 Jim Henson movie
- "Manhattan": 1925 song by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
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Manhattan Questions
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What are my public transportation options to commute from northern NJ to Manhattan? 2 AnswersYour basic options are to take the bus or train. There are some private bus companies, but I don't have much experience with them and for the most part I think... read more -
Will the Mahattan Declaration ramp up the culture war? Are you willing to participate in civil disobedience? 4 AnswersThis right wing drivel appears to be a group of fundamentalist Christians attempting to unite to fight abortion rights, fight gay and lesbian marriage, and figh... read more -
Do I really need an apartment broker to find a place to rent in Manhattan? 2 AnswersThis is like saying "Do I really need a Realtor?" anywhere in the country. The answer is always going to be it depends on how much work YOU want to put into se... read more -
Manhattan Real Estate Stats - How many residential rental units are located in NYC? How many rental buildings in total are in NYC? $10 TIP!! 4 AnswersAs of 2006, there were 840,443 housing units with 23.5% home ownership rate (http://furmancenter.org/files/soc2007/Manhattan_000.pdf). This translates to roughl... read more
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Leaving Manhattan and heading to LaGuardia http://myloc.me/1HALe
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Everyday's a WFM WarZone in Manhattan! RT @caro: Good lord it's a war zone (@ Whole Foods Market in SF) http://bit.ly/jIyzt
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You are a Sunday afternoon, with nothing to do. You are Manhattan in June.
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@michaeljcoffey Hm? Thats strange. It's super cheap and very "chinese" here in Manhattan. Nobody speaks english, and I have to KNOW
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Damn gotta go to manhattan, anybody wanna go wit me?
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Leaving Manhattan and heading to LaGuardia http://myloc.me/1HALe
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Everyday's a WFM WarZone in Manhattan! RT @caro: Good lord it's a war zone (@ Whole Foods Market in SF) http://bit.ly/jIyzt
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You are a Sunday afternoon, with nothing to do. You are Manhattan in June.
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@michaeljcoffey Hm? Thats strange. It's super cheap and very "chinese" here in Manhattan. Nobody speaks english, and I have to KNOW
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Damn gotta go to manhattan, anybody wanna go wit me?
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Leaving Manhattan and heading to LaGuardia http://myloc.me/1HALe
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Everyday's a WFM WarZone in Manhattan! RT @caro: Good lord it's a war zone (@ Whole Foods Market in SF) http://bit.ly/jIyzt
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You are a Sunday afternoon, with nothing to do. You are Manhattan in June.
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@michaeljcoffey Hm? Thats strange. It's super cheap and very "chinese" here in Manhattan. Nobody speaks english, and I have to KNOW
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Damn gotta go to manhattan, anybody wanna go wit me?
view more tweets...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Leaving Manhattan and heading to LaGuardia http://myloc.me/1HALe
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Everyday's a WFM WarZone in Manhattan! RT @caro: Good lord it's a war zone (@ Whole Foods Market in SF) http://bit.ly/jIyzt
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You are a Sunday afternoon, with nothing to do. You are Manhattan in June.
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@michaeljcoffey Hm? Thats strange. It's super cheap and very "chinese" here in Manhattan. Nobody speaks english, and I have to KNOW
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Damn gotta go to manhattan, anybody wanna go wit me?
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