East 24th St, Madison Square

This stretch of 24th only runs from Park Avenue directly into the park, so there's not really a whole hell of a lot going on. I'm not even sure that you can live on this block of 24th because it's taken up by the Credit Suisse Bank and the Met Life Tower. Both buildings are from the early 20th century and they're lovely, but pretty boring on the inside -- what with banking and all.
The ground floor of the Credit Suisse building does have one noteworthy little nugget on the ground floor: 11 Madison Park. This is Danny Meyer's very famous, very expensive restaurant. It won the James Beard award last year so it has been pretty booked up. The interior is very sharp and the service is impeccable but I think maybe a little too impeccable. We went here for lunch for my sister's graduation last year and I get why foodies are very impressed, but I was felt just so-so about it. The food is very complicated and I appreciate good food but the seven courses of tiny weird concoctions just isn't my speed. But, people go bananas over this place.
For those who agree with me about food (and crazy lunch bills), Danny Meyer's Shake Shack is just across at the park. The line is always really long and seating is hard to find, but they do deliver a pretty dynamite burger and that doesn't cost a thousand large. It's just a bit of a bummer when it's cold out.
All in all, this block of 24th isn't bad at all. It's just commercial so even if you could live here, it's not the most happening block in the area.

East 24th street is similar to rest in this wonderful neighborhood. A friend of mine and I did some walking on this street and discovered a great Turkish restaurant called Caucus Food LLC. The place was TINY though, only seating couples and only had about 8 tables. A lot of places in this area are similar in that they’re tiny but packed which only means one thing in city : great food! I would love to go back and try it, of course we couldn’t be seated because we didn’t have a reservation. Other wise, there was a building with a really cute garden and generally, all of the buildings in this area are wonderful.


East 24th street is close to the following metro station: 6 at 23rd street , and is accessible to many buses. Foot traffic is heavy and it is a good neighborhood for all kinds of people .