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UPPER EAST SIDE
The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River.
The two square-mile (5 km²) neighborhood, once known as the 'Silk Stocking District', has some of the most expensive real estate in the United States, and is believed to be the greatest concentration of individual wealth in the nation. Until the Park Avenue railroad cut was covered (finished in 1910), the stylish part of the Upper East Side with mansions and townhouses lay on Fifth Avenue, bordering Central Park, while the area to the east was a blue-collar district that included stables and breweries. A long high bluff fronting the river north of Beekman Place was dotted with fine suburban villas in the nineteenth century, the last remaining one being Gracie Mansion, now home of New York's mayors.
The Upper East Side is also notable as the most important source of political fundraising in the United States. Four of the top five zip codes in the nation for political contributions are in Manhattan. The top ZIP Code, 10021, is on the Upper East Side and generated the most money for the 2004 presidential campaigns of both George W. Bush and John Kerry[1].
Geography
The Upper East Side stretches from 59th Street north to about 96th Street. However, as one approaches Central Park, the Upper East Side's upper boundary climbs slightly north, nearly reaching 110th Street on Fifth Avenue. Embedded within the Upper East Side are the neighborhoods of Yorkville, centered on 86th Street and Third Avenue, and Carnegie Hill, centered on 91st Street and Park Avenue. While still wealthy, Yorkville does not compare to Carnegie Hill in the scale of its wealth.
Its north-south avenues are Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, Park Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Third, Second and First Avenues, York Avenue, and East End Avenue (the latter runs only from East 79th Street to East 90th Street).
Landmarks and institutions
Cultural
The area is host to some of the most famous museums in the world. The string of museums along Fifth Avenue has been dubbed "Museum Mile." Among the cultural institutions on the Upper East Side:
Education
References
- ^ Big Donors Still Rule The Roost, accessed July 18, 2006
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