Carnegie Hill, Manhattan

Carnegie Hill is a neighborhood within the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Roughly speaking, it is bounded by 86th St. on the south, Third Avenue on the east, 98th St. (i.e., Spanish Harlem) on the north, and Fifth Avenue (i.e., Central Park) on the west.

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Upper East Side - Manhattan - New York City - Spanish Harlem - Fifth Avenue - Central Park

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The neighborhood is named for the mansion that Andrew Carnegie built at Fifth Avenue and 91st St. in 1901. The mansion is today the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution

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Andrew Carnegie - 1901 - Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum - Smithsonian Institution

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One of New York's most prestigious and expensive neighborhoods, most of the neighborhood's opulent townhouses, built in the early twentieth century, are protected as part of the Carnegie Hill Historic District. Many of the townhouses are single family residences, although some have been converted to apartments.

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Townhouses - Twentieth century - Apartments

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Known for its "suburban" family-friendly atmosphere, Carnegie Hill boasts many fine restaurants, upscale boutiques, and gourmet food stores. Following New York City's tradition of similar stores residing next to one another, the stretch of Madison Avenue that runs through Carnegie Hill is known for its numerous children's clothing boutiques.

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Suburban - Madison Avenue

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Celebrity residents of Carnegie Hill include "Today Show" host Katie Couric, actor Paul Newman and his wife, Joanne Woodward, actor Kevin Kline, and, until recently, actor and director Woody Allen, who sold his Carnegie Hill townhouse in 2004 for well over $20,000,000.

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Katie Couric - Paul Newman - Joanne Woodward - Kevin Kline - Woody Allen

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Also within Carnegie Hill along Fifth Avenue is the National Academy Museum in the former Huntington mansion, the Neue Gallery in the former Vanderbilt mansion, and the Jewish Museum in the former Warburg mansion. The El Museo del Barrio and the Museum of the City of New York are both just north of Carnegie Hill also along Fifth Avenue; together these museums partly comprise the famed "Museum Mile". The 92nd Street Y is cultural institution located on Lexington Avenue.

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Fifth Avenue - National Academy Museum - Neue Gallery - Jewish Museum - El Museo del Barrio - Museum of the City of New York - Museum Mile - 92nd Street Y - Lexington Avenue

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Movies set in Carnegie Hill include Devil's Advocate, and A Perfect Murder.

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Devil's Advocate - A Perfect Murder

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