Jun.....I mean, Rok, in local vernacular you have "downtown", "midtown" and "uptown". each of those broad areas has smaller sub-areas with names such as The Village, Soho, Harlem. "Midtown" covers roughly 34st to 66st. The heart of midtown would be Times Square at 42st and Broadway, the area where the theater district is. Lincoln Center is at 62-66 Sts. "Uptown" would be the streets North of midtown all the way up to the 200's (below the Bronx). The center of Harlem would be at 125 St. "Downtown" refers to the streets Souh of midtown all the way to the bottom of Manhattan Island. That is, loosely, the geography.
The three terms also have certain tacit meanings or implications as used locally and in the arts world. Moving "Uptown" used to mean that the person has "made it". Most of the expensive real estate is North of midtown (especially on the East side) but South of Harlem; although that's changing. "Downtown" is where the hipster are, the avant guard, the "new" music scene, also a lot of the jazz clubs. A person that is a very hip dresser and has a certain attitude can be said to look very downtown: or certain music can be said to have a downtown vibe.
The three terms also have certain tacit meanings or implications as used locally and in the arts world. Moving "Uptown" used to mean that the person has "made it". Most of the expensive real estate is North of midtown (especially on the East side) but South of Harlem; although that's changing. "Downtown" is where the hipster are, the avant guard, the "new" music scene, also a lot of the jazz clubs. A person that is a very hip dresser and has a certain attitude can be said to look very downtown: or certain music can be said to have a downtown vibe.