A fine parody (I hope) in Gothamist today:
Kips Bay, Turtle Bay, Murray Hill, Midtown East. Whatever you call that general area, there’s a decent chance you think it’s boring.
Everything seems to be either a doctor’s office, a bank branch or a parking garage. Much of the architecture is made of anodyne postwar steel. (I.M. Pei’s brutalist Kips Bay Towers is a cool exception.) If you’re into culture, there’s a big AMC with IMAX. There are frozen yogurt shops. You get it.