Manhattan Neighborhood Information: Turtle Bay, NYC




Turtle Bay is a neighborhood in New York City, on the east side of Midtown Manhattan. Turtle Bay expands between 42nd and 53rd Streets, and eastward from Lexington Avenue to the East River, across from Roosevelt Island. Turtle Bay was named after an actual bay that was filled in and is now the site of the United Nations Headquarters.

Turtle Bay is usually described as a beautiful neighborhood in NYC with desirable luxury real estate  -  with wealth, prestige and history.

The Turtle Bay neighborhood was originally a 40 acre grant given to two Englishmen by the Dutch colonial governor of New Amsterdam in 1639, and named "Turtle Bay Farm". After the street grid system was initiated in Manhattan, the hilly landscape of the Turtle Bay Farm was graded to create cross-streets and the land was subdivided for residential development.

The clearing of the slaughterhouses for the construction of the UN Headquarters in 1946 and the removal of the elevated trains opened the neighborhood up for high-rise office buildings and condominiums. In 1957, the Turtle Bay Association was formed by residents and property owners in hopes of guiding the development to maintain the neighborhood's quality of life. The Association's efforts have resulted in more park and landscaping development, creating the neighborhood's tree-lined and relatively quiet atmosphere.

Turtle Bay is home the United Nations which is located on First Avenue. Due to the amount of security needed for the United Nations, police presence is prevalent; therefore, Turtle Bay is considered one of the safest places to live in New York City.

Today, Turtle Bay is occupied by diplomats, doctors, lawyers and business people.

Turtle Bay's neighborhood's tree lined streets are filled with restored townhouses, co-op buildings as well as many luxury high rise condominiums. Perhaps the most noticeable residential building is the Trump World Tower which is located across from the UN on 48th Street and First Avenue and is said to be the largest residential building in the world.

Turtle Bay has many fine restaurants and a very popular nightlife as well as beautiful parks such as the Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza Park and many others which do contain dog runs.

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