Kips Bay, Manhattan
Kips Bay, or Kip's Bay, is a neighborhood on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by 34th Street to the north, the East River to the east, 23rd Street to the south, and Third Avenue to the west.[4][5][6][7]
Kips Bay
1.355 km2 (0.5233 sq mi)
50,742
37,000/km2 (97,000/sq mi)
Neighborhood tabulation area; includes Murray Hill
66.6%
16.2%
9.9%
4.8%
2.5%
$99,107
212, 332, 646, and 917
Kips Bay is part of Manhattan Community District 6, and its primary ZIP Codes are 10010 and 10016.[1] It is patrolled by the 13th and 17th Precincts of the New York City Police Department.
Police and crime[edit]
Kips Bay is patrolled by two precincts of the NYPD.[42] The 13th Precinct is located at 230 East 21st Street and serves the part of the neighborhood south of 30th Street,[43] while the 17th Precinct is located at 167 East 51st Street and serves the part of the neighborhood north of 30th Street.[44] The 13th and 17th Precincts ranked 57th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. The high per-capita crime rate is attributed to the precincts' high number of property crimes.[45] As of 2018, with a non-fatal assault rate of 35 per 100,000 people, Kips Bay and East Midtown's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 180 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole.[34]: 8
The 13th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 80.7% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 2 murders, 18 rapes, 152 robberies, 174 felony assaults, 195 burglaries, 1,376 grand larcenies, and 37 grand larcenies auto in 2018.[46] The 17th Precinct also has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 80.7% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 0 murders, 13 rapes, 63 robberies, 91 felony assaults, 80 burglaries, 748 grand larcenies, and 26 grand larcenies auto in 2018.[47]
Fire safety[edit]
Kips Bay is served by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)'s Engine Company 16/Ladder Company 7 fire station, located at 234 East 29th Street.[48][49]
Kips Bay is located in two primary ZIP Codes. The area south of 26th Street is located in 10010, while the area north of 26th Street is in 10016.[52] The United States Postal Service operates two post offices in Kips Bay:
Manhattan Community District 6, which includes Kips Bay, has the lowest ratio of public park space per capita of all community districts in the borough and also ranks second to last among all community districts in New York City with regards to the percentage of district land that is parkland.[66][67] There are three public parks in Kips Bay:
Transportation[edit]
The nearest New York City Subway stations are the 23rd Street and 28th Street stations at Park Avenue South, served by the 6 and <6> trains. The Second Avenue Subway is expected to eventually expand south to Lower Manhattan and pass through the neighborhood.[72] New York City Bus routes include the M9, M15, M15 SBS, M23 SBS, and M34A SBS.[73]
Kips Bay is served by two ferry landings on the East River, Stuyvesant Cove in Stuyvesant Cove Park near East 20th Street and the East 34th Street Ferry Landing. Stuyvesant Cove is served by NYC Ferry's Soundview route and East 34th Street is served by three NYC Ferry routes (Astoria, East River, and Soundview) as well as Seastreak.[74][75][76][77]
Other transportation facilities in the area include the East 34th Street Heliport and the New York Skyports Seaplane Base, the latter of which is located in the East River at the foot of East 23rd Street.
