Turtle Bay (New York City, New York)

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Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on the eastside of the midtown area of New York City's Borough of Mnahattan. It extends between 41st and 54th Streets, and eastward from Lexington Avenue to the East River, across from Roosevelt Island.It is the site of the United Nations Headquarters and the Chrysler Building.

Turtle Bay, so named in the 17th century, was a valuable shelter from the often harsh weather of the East River, and it also became a thriving site for shipbuilding. The Turtle Bay neighborhood was originally a 40 acre (160,000 m²) grant given to two Englishmen by the Dutch colonial governor of New Amsterdam in 1639, and named "Turtle Bay Farm". After the street grid system was initiated in Manhattan, the hilly landscape of the Turtle Bay Farm was graded to create cross-streets and the land was subdivided for residential development.

Due to the presence within this neighborhood of the United Nations HQ complex it has naturally become the chosen locale for foreign diplomatic missions, consulate generals and a host of international organisations and non-governmental lobbying organisations.It comes within the NYPD's 17th Precinct (sometimes known as the Midtown East Precinct)and NYC's Community Board No.6 juridiction.