5th Ave, Harlem
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"The New York Street"
5th Avenue at Central Park South / 59th has two New York Legends: The Sherry Netherland Hotel and Cipriani. The Sherry opened in 1927 and it is a gorgeous hotel designed by the same team as the Waldorf Astoria. Tons of people have stayed in / lived in this hotel throughout the years. Francis Ford Coppola lived there for so long, that it was Sofia Coppola's childhood home. Cipriani is the restaurant in the hotel and it has become symbolic of old money-ed New York power eating. I tend to think it has a bit of a Eurotrashy vibe but it's definitely still noteworthy.
Bergdorf and The Old Squibb building are right at 58th and Van Cleef and Louis Vuitton are at the other end of the block. 5th Avenue is the kind of high end shopping that you hear and see about in the movies. It is unreal how many crazy expensive stores line the blocks on 5th Avenue. I was blown away when I first moved here and saw the famous 5th Avenue. The Tiffany is at 57th and 5th is lovely to see just because it is a landmark. I'm not a huge fan of Tiffany Jewelry but I was interested to find that they were responsible for making the carat as the measurement of a diamond.
Even aside from stores, 5th Avenue has hotels and buildings that have become synonymous with wealth and opulence. The St Regis, Trump Tower, Peninsula, and the University Club are all within just a few blocks of each other on 5th. 5th is one of those rare Avenues that doesn't even really get that shifty around Midtown which is crazy considering it is directly in the middle of midtown. Weirdly, the only place that 5th gets boring or maybe not as attractive is downtown. For most avenues, they only start to get good downtown. 5th is the only Avenue that kind of does the opposite. It's really lackluster below the 20's. The buildings aren't great, there aren't any restaurants, etc. There's definitely still shopping all the way, but just not really much else. All in all, though, 5th Avenue is the quintessential New York Street, in my opinion.
- Fantastic but expensive shopping
- Museum Mile
- On the weekends the area is usually extremely crowded with tourists and very busy
- Tourists
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- Neighborly Spirit
- Clean & Green
- Pest Free
- Peace & Quiet
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
- Parks & Recreation
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- Internet Access
- Lack of Traffic
- Cost of Living
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"If you haven't been to the 5th Ave - you haven't been to NYC"
- Neighborly Spirit
- Clean & Green
- Pest Free
- Peace & Quiet
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
- Parks & Recreation
- Shopping Options
- Gym & Fitness
- Lack of Traffic
- Cost of Living
- Public Transport
"One of New York's Signatures"
- Neighborly Spirit
- Clean & Green
- Pest Free
- Peace & Quiet
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
- Parks & Recreation
- Shopping Options
- Gym & Fitness
- Internet Access
- Lack of Traffic
- Cost of Living
- Resale or Rental Value
- Public Transport
- Medical Facilities
"Fifth Ave for Shoppers, Site-Seeing"
"Architecture that is all the rage"
"A city in itself"
"Definition of New York City"
- Neighborly Spirit
- Clean & Green
- Pest Free
- Peace & Quiet
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
- Parks & Recreation
- Shopping Options
- Gym & Fitness
- Internet Access
- Lack of Traffic
- Cost of Living
- Resale or Rental Value
- Public Transport
- Medical Facilities
"The epicenter of what defines new york"
"5th Avenue has it all!"
"Something for everyone......"
"A beautiful street that suffers from commercialization."
"The Best Street in New York"
"The center avenue of new york"
"American Girl Place"
If you'd like your little "American Girl" fan to have an experience that is wonderful and as non-commercial as possible, then I'd recommend booking tickets to the show in the theater (currently "Circle of Friends").
Overall a wonderful experience of shopping with girls.