Upper West Side

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The Upper West Side is a primarily residential, culturally vibrant neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan in New York City, known for its historic brownstones, proximity to Central Park and Riverside Park, and major institutions like Lincoln Center.


Statements (61)
Predicate Object
instanceOf neighborhood
urban district
borderedBy Central Park
Hell's Kitchen
Hudson River
Lincoln Square
Midtown Manhattan
Morningside Heights
Riverside Park NERFINISHED
Upper East Side
contains American Museum of Natural History
Beacon Theatre
Columbia University student housing areas
Columbus Circle (southern edge)
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
New-York Historical Society
Riverside Church
Straus Park NERFINISHED
Verdi Square
Zabar's
continent North America
country United States
demographicCharacteristic high median household income
high proportion of college-educated residents
fireDepartment FDNY Manhattan Borough Command
governingBody New York City Council
hasAvenue Amsterdam Avenue NERFINISHED
Broadway
Columbus Avenue NERFINISHED
Riverside Drive NERFINISHED
West End Avenue NERFINISHED
hasPark Central Park (western edge)
Riverside Park NERFINISHED
knownFor Jewish cultural life
affluent population
cultural institutions
historic brownstones
liberal politics
pre-war apartment buildings
proximity to Central Park
proximity to Riverside Park
residential character
tree-lined streets
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
New York County NERFINISHED
New York State
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
partOf Borough of Manhattan
policePrecinct NYPD 20th Precinct
NYPD 24th Precinct
postalCode 10023
10024
10025
servedBy IND Eighth Avenue Line
IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
New York City Subway
streetGridOrientation north–south avenues and east–west streets
typicalHousing brownstone townhouses
cooperative apartment buildings
rental apartment buildings


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