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Union
Square,
Gramercy
Park,
and Flatiron
Change is in the air
in this flourish-
ing section of Manhattan. Union
Square, once a hangout for drug dealers
and scene of protest rallies, has been
renovated and transformed. A Green-
market fills the square with fresh pro-
duce four times a week, drawing pat-
rons from all over the city, and the neighborhood around the square is
attracting an increasing number of new apartments, shops, and res-
taurants. The shops and lively eating places now extend up 5th Avenue
into the once-neglected Flatiron District, named for the building at the
intersection of 5th Avenue and Broadway at 23rd Street. Quiet Madis-
on Square, opposite the Flatiron Building, is the site of two of the city's
hottest restaurants and home to the public square, Madison Square
Park. No change was needed in Gramercy Park, the most European of
the city's neighborhoods.
Rooftops on Broadway
