One of the five boroughs that form the
City of New York, coterminous with New York County. It consists mainly of a small island between the [Hudson River]
? to the west, the
East River to the east, and the Harlem River to the northeast, connected by bridges and tunnels to New Jersey (west), the Bronx (northeast) and Long Island (east). In addition to the island of Manhattan, the borough includes a few much smaller islands, and a small piece of the mainland, which is part of the Bronx geographically but legally Manhattan. The
Empire State Building, the theater district around
Broadway,
Columbia University, the financial center around [Wall Street]
?, [Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]
?, Harlem
? and [Central Park]
? are all in this densely populated island. When one refers to a [New York Minute]
?, one refers to the extremely rapid pace of living in
Manhattan.
According to legend, Dutch settlers purchased Manhattan Island (where the city is built) in 1626 from the Canarsee Indians for 60 guilders (US$ 24) worth of trade goods.
Manhattan is also the title of a movie by
Woody Allen.
A "Manhattan" is also an alcoholic beverage consisting of
whiskey (typically [rye whiskey]
? or
bourbon) and sweet
vermouth (in about a 4:1 ratio), and a dash of [Angostura bitters]
?, served over ice, garnished with a Maraschino
? cherry
?.