| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Manhattan |
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| Island that constitutes one of the five boroughs that make up New York City. (See also Bowery, Broadway, Central Park, Harlem, Park Avenue, Times Square, and World Trade Center.) | 1 |
| ‡ Center of the country’s financial industry (see Wall Street), communications industry, including advertising and television (see Madison Avenue), and fashion industry (see Fifth Avenue). | 2 |
| ‡ A center of the art world (see Greenwich Village). | 3 |
| ‡ Because of its noise and congestion, some have viewed it as unlivable, giving rise to the phrase “It’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.” In the 1990s, it experienced prosperity and a decline in crime rates. | 4 |
| ‡ The destruction of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks left a physical and emotional scar on Manhattan. | 5 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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