Best Neighborhoods for Things to Do in New York City
The top neighborhoods in New York City, ranked by things to do. SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square (Manhattan) leads with 100/100, followed by Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square (Manhattan) and Midtown-Times Square (Manhattan). 197 neighborhoods in New York City scored in total.
The ranking
Rank 1SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson SquareManhattan94Transit38Families30Neighborhood Character100/100Things to Do
Rank 2Midtown South-Flatiron-Union SquareManhattan100Transit88Schools67Families99/100Things to Do
Rank 3Midtown-Times SquareManhattan98Transit52Schools36Families99/100Things to Do
Rank 4West VillageManhattan96Transit62Families45Schools98/100Things to Do
Rank 5Upper East Side-YorkvilleManhattan100Families90Safety88Schools98/100Things to Do
Rank 6GramercyManhattan93Families91Transit73Schools97/100Things to Do
Rank 7Tribeca-Civic CenterManhattan94Transit68Families55Schools97/100Things to Do
Rank 8Greenwich VillageManhattan96Transit84Families59Schools96/100Things to Do
Rank 9Murray Hill-Kips BayManhattan95Families94Transit63Safety96/100Things to Do
Rank 10Financial District-Battery Park CityManhattan99Transit91Schools90Families95/100Things to Do
Rank 11Upper East Side-Carnegie HillManhattan97Families91Transit90Schools95/100Things to Do
Rank 12East VillageManhattan90Transit44Families43Safety94/100Things to Do
Rank 13Upper West Side-Lincoln SquareManhattan99Families90Transit80Schools94/100Things to Do
Rank 14Chinatown-Two BridgesManhattan96Transit71Families54Neighborhood Character93/100Things to Do
Rank 15Hell's KitchenManhattan92Transit59Families41Neighborhood Character93/100Things to Do
Rank 16Astoria (Central)Queens89Schools74Transit67Health92/100Things to Do
Rank 17Lower East SideManhattan93Transit61Schools40Families92/100Things to Do
Rank 18Upper West Side (Central)Manhattan98Families86Transit84Schools91/100Things to Do
Rank 19WilliamsburgBrooklyn95Schools83Transit79Families91/100Things to Do
Rank 20East Midtown-Turtle BayManhattan98Transit97Families66Schools90/100Things to Do
Rank 21Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt IslandManhattan98Families98Schools91Safety90/100Things to Do
Rank 22Upper West Side-Manhattan ValleyManhattan86Families79Transit76Neighborhood Character89/100Things to Do
Rank 23Chelsea-Hudson YardsManhattan96Transit81Schools57Families89/100Things to Do
Rank 24Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum HillBrooklyn99Transit77Families45Family Fit88/100Things to Do
Rank 25Fort GreeneBrooklyn92Transit71Families47Schools88/100Things to Do
Sources: A licensed places-data provider · NYC Department of City Planning.
How this is scored→Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the best neighborhood for things to do in New York City?
- SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square (Manhattan) ranks highest by things to do (100/100), ahead of Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square (Manhattan). The best fit depends on your family — our neighborhood search ranks neighborhoods by your own priorities.
- How many neighborhoods are in New York City?
- We score 197 neighborhoods in New York City across nine family signals.
- How are these neighborhoods ranked?
- By things to do — one of the nine signals we score for every residential NYC neighborhood (on a /100 scale). Our neighborhood search can also rank them by your own weights across seven scores: safety, schools, affordability, transit, how many families live there, neighborhood character, and air quality and child health.
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