The
Upper West Side is separated from the Upper East Side by Central Park.
This is the traditional stronghold of the city's intellectual, creative,
and moneyed community, but the atmosphere is not as upper crust as the
Upper East Side. Broadway,
brownstones, books, and some of the city's best bagels... the Upper
West Side extends north from Columbus Circle at 59th Street up to 110th
Street, and is bordered by Central Park West and Riverside Park. Elegant,
pre-war buildings along the boulevards of Broadway, West End Avenue,
Riverside Drive, and Central Park West meet shady, quiet streets lined
with brownstones. Much of the area is protected by landmark status,
and the neighborhood's restored townhouses and high-priced co-op apartments
are coveted by actors, young professionals, and young families.
