Upper Manhattan is an area in New York City consisting of the thin, northern neck of the island of Manhattan. While most of Manhattan Island is flanked on the east by the East River, the East River curves away from Manhattan at around the Triborough Bridge; Upper Manhattan could be best described as the part of Manhattan immediately west of the Harlem River as opposed to the more famous part of Manhattan which lies immediately west of the East River. This definition corresponds roughly to Manhattan north of 125th Street, encompassing the northern half of Harlem as well as the entirety of the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood. In essence, Upper Manhattan is the "panhandle" of the island that visually "fits into" the borough of the Bronx rather than the part sitting across the East River from the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... This entry is about the East River in New York City. ... Aerial view of the Triborough Bridge (left) and the Hell Gate Bridge (right) The Triborough Bridge is a complex of three bridges connecting the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens, using what were two islands, Wards Island and Randalls Island as intermediate right-of... The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City that flows 8 miles between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the borough of Manhattan from the Bronx. ... This article is about the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. ... Washington Heights, affectionately known as The Heights, is a New York City neighborhood. ... Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood on Manhattan Island in the New York City borough of Manhattan. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... The Brooklyn Bridge in 1890, seven years after its opening Kings County in New York State Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Queens County in New York State Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. ...

Upper Manhattan could be described as the "non-tourist" section of Manhattan. Not only do New York tourist maps not normally acknowledge the boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, but they also regularly neglect Upper Manhattan as well. This is likely due to the less glitzy, less tourist-friendly, and the relatively high-crime nature of the area. Even many native New Yorkers tend to treat Upper Manhattan like an outer borough; its greater distance from Midtown and unusually low rent leads many to exclude this northern neck from the area New Yorkers call "The City". The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... The Brooklyn Bridge in 1890, seven years after its opening Kings County in New York State Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Queens County in New York State Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. ... For other uses, see Staten Island (disambiguation) Staten Island, shown in an enhanced satellite image Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor. ...

All of Upper Manhattan is contained in the larger area New Yorkers know as Uptown (above 59th Street.) The Bronx, though not in Manhattan, is often colloquially referred to as "Uptown", especially in hip hop/inner-city culture. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ...