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Manhattan, New York is a densely populated borough of New York City. Manhattan is situated at the mouth of the Hudson River, primarily on Manhattan Island, with New York County and Manhattan, NY sharing identical boundaries.
Manhattan is commonly divided into downtown, midtown and uptown, with Fifth Avenue dividing Manhattan's east and west sides. Uptown Manhattan is split into the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side with Central Park in the middle.
Manhattan, NY is the hub of commercial, financial, and cultural interests for the east coast of the United States. Manhattan is home to the United Nations, the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, Broadway, Times Square, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Central Park, New York University, and Columbia University, along with numerous other world renowned museums, landmarks and tourist attractions.
Manhattan is the borough most closely associated with New York City by non-residents. According to the New York City Department of Planning, Manhattan's population was 1,634,795 in 2008. As a major employment center for the region, Manhattan's daytime population nearly doubles. With so many commuters, mass transit is the dominant form of travel for residents of Manhattan. The Lincoln Tunnel, which carries 120,000 vehicles a day under the Hudson River between between Weehawken, New Jersey and midtown Manhattan, is the busiest vehicular tunnel in the world.
Manhattan is governed by the New York City Charter; the centralized New York City government is responsible for most of the public services in the borough. Each of New York City's five boroughs has its own criminal court system and District Attorney. The Civil Court of the City of New York decides lawsuits involving claims of up to $25,000. The Civil Court includes a small claims division for the informal resolution of cases involving amounts of up to $5,000. County Supreme Courts handle personal injury claims with damages above $25,000.
The New York (Manhattan) Criminal Court has 2 locations: 100 Centre Street and 346 Broadway. The New York (Manhattan) Civil Court is located at 111 Centre Street. The New York State Unified Court System is divided geographically into four judicial departments and 12 judicial districts. Manhattan is in the 1st Judicial Department, 11st Judicial District.