Lincoln Square

Score Breakdown

About this Neighborhood

Lincoln Square's coffee count of 40 — a z-score of 2.87, deep in saturated territory — tells you what kind of neighborhood this is before anything else: Lincoln Center is two blocks west, the West Side YMCA serves everyone, and 15 parks including Seventieth Street Playground and Septuagesimo Uno create pocket breathing room in a block pattern otherwise committed to density. Restaurant count of 110 (z-score 0.60 above cohort) gives the neighborhood genuine range: Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill handles the expense-account occasion, Chipotle handles the 12:15 rush, Dunkin' operates for the 6am commuter. Grocery is actually lean at 15 options (z-score 0.07, barely above average) despite Whole Foods and Trader Joe's being two of the three anchors — they absorb the foot traffic that six smaller options would otherwise distribute. Duane Reade rounds out the list. Social glue at 79 — high for Manhattan — reflects Lincoln Center's capacity to generate dwell-time rather than just transaction volume. Fourteen fitness options (West Side YMCA, two Equinox locations) mirror the income profile. The remote_friendly tag and nomad score of 100 are coffee-density driven.