Upper East Side

noun

1. a section of the East Side of New York City, conventionally between 57th Street and 96th Street, known for its affluence.

Example Sentences

At the time of his arrest, authorities found a safe filled with precious gems, piles of cash, and a fake passport at his Upper East Side palace, along with a trove of sexual photos of girls.

From The Daily Beast

The play, which marked its official Broadway opening Thursday at the Nederlander Theatre, had its initial New York outing at the Park Avenue Armory on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in March 2019.

From Washington Post

The hotel — 23 stories of stepped red brick in a Gothic Revival style — opened in 1928 on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, at Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street.

From Washington Post

I remember having arguments with Upper East Side friends of mine saying, no, he’ll be great, we need this.

From Freakonomics

But the Upper East Side social scene is cooler and more enjoyable.

From The Daily Beast

“Brooklyn is more segregated than the Upper East Side,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

“Moneywise, what you get on the Upper East Side is far superior to what you get downtown,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

Time will tell whether the Upper East Side achieves lasting social cachet to go with the cash awash in the neighborhood.

From The Daily Beast

Some Upper East Side natives are getting restless about outside perceptions.

From The Daily Beast

At 56th St. the tracks begin to rise from the long tunnel and pass through the tenement district of the upper East Side.

From Project Gutenberg