Union Square is located in Manhattan, it connects 14 street with 17 street (south to north) and Broadway and Park avenue south (west to east). Union Square is located on the periphery of several neighborhoods: the Flatiron District to the north, Chelsea to the west, Greenwich Village to the south, and Gramercy to the east. Union Square is historically and politically significant: a lot of protests and demonstrations took place there. It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1997 after it held the first Labour Day Parade. Greenmarket is my favorite thing about Union Square. Every week local farmers bring their organic produce to sell in the city.

Union Square is located in the southern part of Midtown, which is Manhattan Community District 6. The district covers 1.4 square miles. The total Population of the district is 142.745. There are 103.667 white people that live in this area, followed by 19.917 of Asians and the last one in the first three is Hispanic race which is 10.830 people.  The total housing units are 92.067. In recent years the population has grown substantially.

The five main interests of the district are: tourism, business and retail, restaurants and residential. Homelessness is a growing concern in its economic situation. NYCs tourism industry is centered in this area.

As far as the environment goes the main problems here are noise and air pollution due to traffic and busy lifestyle. This district has a number of parks (including Union Square Park) which are the showcase for the city and which are being cleaned and well-maintained (they should also be cleaned of the excessive commercial activity).

One of the buildings that belong to Beth Israel Hospital, one of the major hospitals, is located on Union Square (other hospitals that are located in this district are Joint Diseases, Veterans, Bellevue and NYU Langone Medical Center.