Get to know Carnegie Hill

While it's only 10 blocks long from south to north (86th to 96th) and a few blocks wide (from Third Avenue to Central Park), Carnegie Hill is home to many of the city’s leading museums. It is in some ways a concentrated version of the essential character of the Upper East Side. The neighborhood takes its name from Andrew Carnegie’s mansion on Fifth Avenue — one of many found here, though over the years some (including Carnegie’s) have been converted to other uses. Still, the rowhouses on its side streets, and apartments in more vertical buildings, remain some of Manhattan’s most iconic real estate.

Carnegie Hill Neighborhood Guide