Manhattan Neighborhood Information:  Upper West Side, New York City



Boundaries: Manhattan's Upper West Side real estate extends north from Columbus Circle at 59th Street up to 110th Street, and is bordered by Central Park West and Riverside Park.

Borders: Hell's Kitchen, Midtown West, and Morningside Heights

Subway stops: B or C to 86th Street; 1, 2, 3, 9 to 96th Street

The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River. As for the real estate on the Upper West Side of Manhattan - luxury classic sixes and sevens are a big draw.

The apartment buildings along Central Park West, facing the park, are some of the most exclusive luxury apartments in New York, if not the world. The Dakota at 72nd St. has been home to numerous celebrities including John Lennon. Other famous buildings on Central Park West (CPW) include the Art Deco Century Apartments (Irwin Chanin, 1931) and the San Remo, Eldorado (highest sum of Democratic presidential campaign contributions by address in 2004), Beresford, all built by Emory Roth, and the Majestic by Irwin Chanin. Along Broadway are several Beaux-Arts apartment houses, the severe Apthorp (1908) and the voluptuous Ansonia Hotel and the Dorilton. Notable modern apartment buildings include The Westmont and its sister building the Key West, along upper Columbus Avenue, which serve as luxurious dormitories for the singles community of Modern Orthodox Judaism.

The Upper West Side is bounded on the south by 59th Street, Central Park to the east. The neighborhood reaches north to 125th Street, and west to the Hudson River. Some consider its northern boundary to be 110th Street and Morningside Heights (site of Columbia University) to the north to be a separate neighborhood. On the south, the Upper West Side borders the West Side of Midtown. The entire western edge alongside the river is Riverside Park.

The Upper West side contains the neighborhoods of Lincoln Center and Morningside Heights. The Lincoln Center area, running from 59th Street to 72nd Street, contains the Juilliard School, Fordham University, and other highly notable institutions. Morningside Heights, just south of Harlem, is the site of Columbia University.

Corporate Upper West Side Landmarks Include
American Broadcasting Company (ABC Networks)
Central Savings Bank
Time Warner Center

Education
Columbia University - in Morningside Heights
Bank Street College of Education and School for Children - in Morningside Heights
Barnard College of Columbia University, in Morningside Heights
The Collegiate School
Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School
Dwight School
Fordham University Lincoln Center campus
Jewish Theological Seminary - in Morningside Heights
New York Institute of Technology - in the Columbus Circle proximity
Manhattan School of Music - in Morningside Heights
Mannes College of Music, a division of New School University
St. Hilda's and St. Hugh's School - in Morningside Heights
Teachers College of Columbia University, in Morningside Heights
Trinity School
Union Theological Seminary - in Morningside Heights
The Cathedral School of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
PS 97

Cultural Landmarks Include
American Museum of Natural History
Hayden Planetarium
Beacon Theater
Children's Museum of Manhattan
Lincoln Center
Metropolitan Opera
Avery Fisher Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic
New York State Theater, New York City Opera,  and the New York City Ballet
Juilliard School of Music
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
New-York Historical Society
Symphony Space
Thalia Theater



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