Upper East Side vs Upper West Side (York, Yorkville: university, place to live)
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Gets grimmer much faster north of 96th, though. On the UWS it stays pretty stable until maybe 125th St. and I think most people would prefer to live in West Harlem over East.
Yeah. I think it's due to the presence of Columbia.
It's always been amazing (to me) how different the East Side becomes after 96th Street.
Also, how the Upper West Side is so different before and after Grant's Tomb.
It's always been amazing (to me) how different the East Side becomes after 96th Street.
Also, how the Upper West Side is so different before and after Grant's Tomb.
Whatever the reasons, the difference is stark.
I think with East Harlem, a much higher concentration of public housing was built versus the UES.
Gets grimmer much faster north of 96th, though. On the UWS it stays pretty stable until maybe 125th St. and I think most people would prefer to live in West Harlem over East.
This is definitely true. North of 96th, pretty much all of Manhattan is nicer on the West Side all the way up to Inwood.
Upper East Side by a smidge. I seem to like the restaurants and shops there more (and a lot of it isn't fancy by any stretch of the imagination especially in Yorkville). The various consulates and other cultural institutions there also seem to have a plethora of events so I end up there a bit more often though I do end up in the natural history museum.
The UES being only for those under 25 or over 65 is an odd statement. Its cultural institutions bring in a lot of people. It also has quite a bit of an employment base for a residential neighborhood. The majority of residents in the neighborhood are 25-65 there.
C'mon, it's dominated by rich old twerps and people who just graduated from college looking to triple up in Yorkville. People who go to the Met, etc., don't actually spill out much into the neighborhood--ever try to find a place to eat around there? That's why they have to have the forty-seven food carts out front.
C'mon, it's dominated by rich old twerps and people who just graduated from college looking to triple up in Yorkville. People who go to the Met, etc., don't actually spill out much into the neighborhood--ever try to find a place to eat around there? That's why they have to have the forty-seven food carts out front.
There isn't much to eat, or much business activity at all actually, west of Lexington. Unless you count the Madison Avenue brand flagships. That's sort of the defining feature of the more upscale side of the UES. East of Lex, though, there's plenty to eat especially around 1st and 2nd avenues, from chain franchises to delis to small mom and pop eateries.
I do like how the Upper West side has a more even distribution of places to eat, so much so it certainly appears there is more variety on the UWS.
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