Upper East Side

Manhattan's gold-standard residential enclave on Central Park

Updated March 10, 202612 min read

About Upper East Side

The Upper East Side is the neighborhood the world pictures when it thinks of classic New York luxury. Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue are lined with grand pre-war co-ops where generations of New York's most prominent families have lived. Museum Mile — stretching from the Metropolitan Museum to El Museo del Barrio — is the densest cultural corridor on Earth. Yet the UES is far from stuffy. Madison Avenue offers boutique shopping rivaling Paris, while the eastern blocks toward Second and Third Avenues are filled with neighborhood restaurants, wine bars, and young professionals. Central Park is the neighborhood's western border, providing 843 acres of green space for jogging, cycling, and weekend picnics. For families, the concentration of elite public and private schools is unmatched anywhere in the city.

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Upper East Side in New York City, New York, United States

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