Terraces Arc

Between Central Park’s preserved calm and the Upper West Side’s bustle, Terraces Arc builds the city’s necessary green bridges. Their work bends concrete into pocket gardens, dog runs into lush retreats, and rooftops into urban meadows just steps from the 6 train. Residents trade pavement views for ivy and benches without leaving the neighborhood, a quiet balance in a block-long stretch that’s otherwise all brownstone and storefront glass.

At 65 W 96th St, the six-digit landmark is jotted on a brass plate next to the buzzer. Call (646) 583-4412 to discuss courtyards that look out over steam rising from subway grates on winter mornings or courtyards that glow under summer fire escapes. The neighborhood owes more than a little of its fleeting shade to these patches of planted order. Find it on the map here: directions.