Map of Union Square, Flatiron District and Gramercy
Description:
This map shows streets, parks, restaurants, hotels, shopping, and points of interest in Union Square, Flatiron District and Gramercy (Manhattan, New York City).
About Union Square, Flatiron District and Gramercy
Union Square is a public square in Manhattan at the intersection of Broadway and Park Avenue South, extending from East 14th to East 17th Street. Its name refers to the union of the two principal roads of early Manhattan, the Bloomingdale Road (now Broadway) and the Bowery Road. The first Labor Day parade in the United States was held there on September 5, 1882. Since 1976 the square has hosted the Union Square Greenmarket, the city's best-known farmers' market. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997.
The Flatiron District, north of Union Square, is named after the Flatiron Building. Designed by Daniel Burnham and completed in 1902, the building stands on a triangular block formed by Fifth Avenue, Broadway and East 22nd Street. Madison Square Park lies just to its north. The area was once part of the Ladies' Mile shopping district, and in the 1990s it became a center of the city's technology industry, known as "Silicon Alley".
Gramercy Park is a neighborhood named after a fenced private park created by developer Samuel B. Ruggles in 1831. Only residents of the surrounding properties have keys to the park. The Gramercy Park Historic District, designated in 1966, includes the buildings of the National Arts Club and The Players club.
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