Bordered by Central Park and Riverside Park and lined with residential buildings that look ever-so-familiar from movies and TV. Upper West Side is made for a stroll through pop-culture history--and history in general. Lincoln Center performances and the American Museum of Natural History are just a few of its draws.
The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Central Park on the east, the Hudson River on the west, West 59th Street to the south, and West 110th Street to the north.
The Upper West Side is considered one of Manhattan’s cultural and intellectual hubs, with Columbia University and Barnard College located just to the north of the neighborhood, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School located at the south end.
The Upper West Side is considered one of Manhattan’s cultural and intellectual hubs, with Columbia University and Barnard College located just to the north of the neighborhood, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School located at the south end.
