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Lincoln Square is the name of both a square and the surrounding neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Lincoln Square is centered on the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, between West 65th and 66th streets. The neighborhood is bounded by Columbus and Amsterdam avenues to the east and west, and 66th and 63rd streets to the north and south, respectively.[1] However, the term can be extended to refer to the neighborhood between 59th and 72nd streets. It is bounded by Hell's Kitchen, Riverside South, Central Park, and the Upper West Side proper. The Walt Disney Company’s New York City campus is located here, including ABC, ESPN, Hulu and studios for WABC-TV.[2]


The area includes the 66th Street–Lincoln Center station served by the New York City Subway's 1 and ​2 trains, and is anchored by Lincoln Center, a collection of performing-arts venues, and the Manhattan campus of Fordham University.


Lincoln Square is part of Manhattan Community District 7 and its primary ZIP Code is 10023. It is patrolled by the 20th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.

Demographics[edit]

Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Lincoln Square was 61,489, an increase of 6,250 (11.3%) from the 55,239 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 371.00 acres (150.14 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 165.7 inhabitants per acre (106,000/sq mi; 40,900/km2).[15]


As of the 2010 Census, the racial makeup of the neighborhood was 73.4% (45,103) White, 4.4% (2,710) African American, 0.1% (58) Native American, 11.2% (6,916) Asian, 0.0% (14) Pacific Islander, 0.3% (175) from other races, and 1.9% (1,196) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.6% (5,317) of the population.[16]

(1931–2019), the first African-American woman to reach both the North Pole and South Pole, was born in San Juan Hill.[17][18]

Barbara Hillary

The New York Times, April 30, 2006

Grand Buildings, but Also a Sense of Community

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Further reading

Lincoln Square BID

. Held by the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Lincoln Square Urban Renewal Project photographs, circa 1957–1958