Carnegie Hill
Museum Mile,
Madison Avenue
One of Manhattan’s most refined and enduring residential enclaves, with a quieter, more intimate rhythm than most of the city.
The neighborhood
Elegant architecture, cultural depth, and a remarkable sense of calm
Carnegie Hill is set along the Upper East Side beside Central Park and defined by grand townhouses, distinguished prewar cooperatives and some of Fifth Avenue’s most iconic addresses. Its streetscape is shaped by architectural beauty and a quieter rhythm than many other parts of the city, while still placing residents in one of Manhattan’s richest cultural corridors.
At its heart is Museum Mile. The Cooper Hewitt, the Jewish Museum and the Guggenheim are within eight blocks; the Neue Galerie and the Met a few more. Madison Avenue is a block east, lined with boutiques, neighborhood cafés and established restaurants, with the Corner Bookstore at 93rd as its unofficial living room. The 6 train at 96th and Lexington and the Q at 96th and Second are both a short walk.
Map and points of interest
Click a category, then a place
- 1 Sfoglia
- 2 Paola's
- 3 Pascalou
- 4 Table d'Hôte
- 5 Island
- 6 Vico Ristorante
- 7 Jackson Hole
- 8 Yura on Madison
- 9 Earl's Beer & Cheese
- 10 ABV
- 11 Barking Dog
- 12 Café Sabarsky
- 13 Nocciola
- 14 Sant Ambroeus Madison
- 15 Ralph's Coffee
- 16 Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle
- 17 Whole Foods Market
- 18 Morton Williams
- 19 Butterfield Market
- 20 Fairway Market
- 21 Schaller & Weber
- 22 Lobel's Prime Meats
- 23 Eli's Market
- 24 Citarella
- 25 Kitchen Arts & Letters
- 26 Central Park
- 27 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
- 28 Engineers' Gate
- 29 Conservatory Garden
- 30 East Meadow
- 31 North Meadow Recreation Center
- 32 Central Park Tennis Center
- 33 Great Lawn
- 34 Equinox East 92nd Street
- 35 Asphalt Green
- 36 92NY May Center for Health, Fitness & Sport
- 37 Reservoir Running Track
- 38 Central Park Tennis Center
- 39 North Meadow Recreation Center
- 40 The Corner Bookstore
- 41 Blue Tree
- 42 Bonpoint
- 43 Jacadi
- 44 Williams Sonoma
- 45 Madison Avenue
- 46 Kitchen Arts & Letters
- 47 Apple Upper East Side
- 48 East 96th Street Playground
- 49 Robert Bendheim Playground
- 50 Ancient Playground
- 51 The Dalton School
- 52 The Spence School
- 53 Nightingale-Bamford School
- 54 Convent of the Sacred Heart
- 55 St. Bernard's School
- 56 Hunter College High School
- 57 Trevor Day School
- 58 P.S. 198 / P.S. 77 Lower Lab
- 59 92NY Nursery School
- 60 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- 61 The Jewish Museum
- 62 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- 63 Neue Galerie
- 64 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 65 Museum of the City of New York
- 66 El Museo del Barrio
- 67 92NY
- 68 Church of the Heavenly Rest
- 69 Brick Presbyterian Church
- 70 Park Avenue Synagogue
- 71 Islamic Cultural Center of New York
- 72 New York Public Library, 96th Street
- 73 96 St (6)
- 74 96 St (Q)
- 75 86 St (4, 5, 6)
- 76 M1, M2, M3, M4 buses
- 77 M96 crosstown
Places are listed for orientation only and are subject to change. Distances are approximate. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors; map tiles by OpenFreeMap.
Getting around
Fifth Avenue buses at the door, the 6 and the Q at 96th
The M1, M2, M3 and M4 run down Fifth Avenue and up Madison. The M96 crosses the park at 96th Street to the West Side. The Lexington Avenue 6 is at 96th and Lexington, the Second Avenue Q at 96th and Second, and the 4, 5 and 6 express at 86th. Taxis and car service run along Fifth all day; the FDR Drive is reached at 96th Street.
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Videos
Daniel introduces the building, the apartment and the neighborhood, and a second film walks through the rooms set to music.
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