Bloke covering beat in part of New York (9)
I believe the answer is:
manhattan
'part of new york' is the definition.
('Manhattan' is part of 'new york')
'bloke covering beat' is the wordplay.
'bloke' becomes 'man' (informal term for a man).
'covering' becomes 'hat' (hat is a kind of covering).
'beat' becomes 'tan' (tan can mean to beat or hit).
'man'+'hat'+'tan'='MANHATTAN'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for manhattan that I've seen before include "New York City borough" , "Island of New York - cocktail" , "Cocktail consisting of whisky, vermouth and bitters" , "intoxicating drink" , "area of New York City" .)