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New City, Chicago — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Holy Cross Church rises over New City, a community area of Chicago that also holds Saints Cyril and Methodius Church.
About New City
Where to stay in New City
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
New City gives Chicago visitors a residential base rather than a hotel district. Places to stay are thin on the ground. Those who stay tend to come for its parish landmarks and the green of Dexter Park, then travel toward the centre of Chicago for a wider choice of rooms and tables.
It suits you if a quiet, lived-in community area matters more than walking to a lobby.
About New City
What are the main landmarks in New City?
New City counts several parish churches among its landmarks. Holy Cross Church stands here. Saints Cyril and Methodius Church and Saint Joseph's serve the same Chicago community area, each a marker of the congregations that shaped this ground.
Dexter Park adds open space to a district otherwise defined by its steeples. Faith shaped the streetscape.
What is the history of New City?
New City grew as Chicago expanded outward across its grid of community areas. Its identity settled early. Parish churches such as Holy Cross Church, Saints Cyril and Methodius Church, and Saint Joseph's mark the congregations that took root here across the decades within one Chicago community area.
Dexter Park recalls the open ground of an earlier city. The bounds have held since.
Where is New City?
New City stretches across a broad tract of Chicago's grid, one of the 77 community areas that divide the city within Illinois, in the United States.
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Updated July 2026