Turtle Bay

East Side enclave

Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on the east side of Midtown Manhattan, home to the United Nations headquarters.

The name evokes both the area's diplomatic significance and its quieter residential character compared to surrounding commercial districts: She lives in a brownstone in Turtle Bay.

The neighborhood takes its name from a former cove of the East River, long since filled in.

Related

East River · New York City · city skyline · marine life · tranquility · quiet retreat · diplomacy · landmarks · Dag Hammarskjöld · refuge · conservation · nature preserve · international relations · peace · diplomatic missions · architecture · harmony · residential community

Categories
Opposites
Manhattan East-West Geography

Turtle BayHell's Kitchen

Manhattan neighborhood, west midtown

Clinton · Upper West Side · Times Square · Chelsea · Riverside

Neighborhood Character/Atmosphere

Turtle BayTimes Square

Famous Manhattan intersection

Hell's Kitchen · East Village · Lower East Side · SoHo · Greenwich Village

Global Diplomacy Symbolism

Turtle BayKremlin

Moscow's fortified government seat

war zone · conflict zone · battlefield · unilateralism · isolationism

Family

turtle, bay, turtles, turtled, turtling, turtleneck, bays, bayed, baying

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G