Upper East Side, New York City

Name: Upper East Side
Address: New York City, United States

#1284 among attractions in New York City

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The Upper East Side, sometimes abbreviated UES, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 96th Street to the north, the East River to the east, 59th Street to the south, and Central Park/Fifth Avenue to the west. The area incorporates several smaller neighborhoods, including Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill, and Yorkville. Once known as the Silk Stocking District, it has long been the most affluent neighborhood in New York City. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.76 mi²Coordinates: 40°46'25"N, 73°57'31"W

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Upper East Side – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Madison Avenue, The Met Breuer, Jan Hus Church, St. Monica Church.

~1650 ftNW
Shopping, Shopping district
Madison Avenue, New York City
8 min walk • Madison Avenue, a renowned street in New York City, epitomizes the height of luxury shopping and high-end retail. Stretching from East 23rd Street in the south to Madison Square at the foot of the Harlem River, this iconic avenue is synonymous with fashion...
~1460 ftW
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
The Met Breuer, New York City
8 min walk • The Met Breuer was a museum of modern and contemporary art at Madison Avenue and East 75th Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It served as a branch museum of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
~1690 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Jan Hus Church, New York City
9 min walk • Jan Hus Presbyterian Church is a Christian congregation associated with the Presbyterian Church USA. It is the oldest Czech Presbyterian congregation in the US, having been founded in 1877, and the church building was opened in 1888.
~1940 ftE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Monica Church, New York City
10 min walk • The Church of St. Monica, commonly referred to as St. Monica's, is a parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 413 East 79th Street, Manhattan, New York City. The parish was established in 1879 and in 2015 merged with nearby St. Elizabeth of Hungary and St. Stephen of Hungary churches.
0.4 miSW
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Asia Society, New York City
10 min walk • The Asia Society is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia. It has several centers in the United States and around the world.
~930 ftW
Synagogue, Neoclassical architecture
Temple Israel of the City of New York, New York City
5 min walk • Temple Israel of the City of New York is a Reform congregation in Manhattan. It was incorporated in 1873 by German Jews. It purchased its first synagogue building Fifth Avenue and 125th Street in 1887, constructed its own at 201 Lenox Avenue and 120th Street in 1907, and constructed another at 210 West 91st Street in 1920.
~1280 ftNW
Library, Neo-renaissance architecture
New York Society Library, New York City
7 min walk • The New York Society Library is the oldest cultural institution in New York City. It was founded in 1754 by the New York Society as a subscription library. During the time when New York was the capital of the United States, it was the de facto Library of Congress.
~1440 ftW
Museum, Art gallery
Florian Papp, New York City
7 min walk • Florian Papp is an antiques gallery based in New York City, USA, established in 1900. One of the oldest in America, the company carries a collection of English and European antiques from the 18th through the 20th century.
~880 ftE
Synagogue
Temple Shaaray Tefila, New York City
5 min walk • Temple Shaaray Tefila is a traditionally oriented Reform synagogue located at 250 East 79th Street on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York City. The synagogue was founded in 1845, and was officially chartered in 1848. It moved to its current location in 1959.
~490 ftSW
Church, Neo-renaissance architecture
St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, New York City
3 min walk • St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, also known as the Église St-Jean-Baptiste, is a parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York at the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 76th Street in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City.
~1510 ftNW
Museum, Art gallery
Acquavella Galleries, New York City
8 min walk • Acquavella Galleries is an art gallery located at 18 East 79th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

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Which popular attractions are close to Upper East Side?

Nearby attractions include Lexington Avenue, New York City (3 min walk), St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, New York City (3 min walk), Unitarian Church of All Souls, New York City (4 min walk), Temple Shaaray Tefila, New York City (5 min walk).

How to get to Upper East Side by public transport?

The nearest stations to Upper East Side:

Metro

77th Street • Lines: <6>, 4, 6 (3 min walk)
72nd Street • Lines: Q (9 min walk)

Bus

East 79th Street & Lexington Avenue • Lines: M79 Sbs (3 min walk)
2 Av/E 78 St • Lines: M15, M15-Sbs (5 min walk)