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TURTLE BAY



Turtle Bay is a neighborhood in New York City, on the east side of Midtown Manhattan. It extends between 42nd and 53rd Streets, and eastward from Lexington Avenue to the East River, across from Roosevelt Island. It was named after an actual bay that was filled in and is now the site of the United Nations Headquarters.

The origin of the name "Turtle Bay" is in some dispute. Some historians claim that it was due to the turtle-filled creek that emptied into the East River bay, while others have asserted that it was merely a corruption of the Dutch word "Deutal"?meaning a bent blade?that was used to describe the bay's shape. Turtle Bay was a valuable shelter from the often harsh weather of the East River, and it also became a thriving site for ship-building. By 1868, however, the bay had been entirely filled in by commercial overdevelopment, packed with slaughterhouses, cattle pens, and railroad piers.

Turtle Bay is home to diplomats, doctors, lawyers and business people. Located in Midtown East it's filled with wealth, prestige and history. Turtle Bay is considered to be a safe neighborhood because it is also home the United Nations which is located on First Avenue. Due to that, police presence is prevalent.

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Turtle Bay is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan  

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