Manhattanize
/manˈhatənʌɪz/ /manˈhat(ə)nʌɪz/(also Manhattanise) originally and chiefly US
verb
[with object] To make similar in character or appearance to Manhattan or its inhabitants; specifically to fill (a city or skyline) with tall buildings so that it resembles Manhattan Island.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language. From Manhattan + -ize.