East Side
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of East Side
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Wekselblatt and Galvan said Tao Group Hospitality approached them about hosting events, resulting in back-to-back game nights at Moxy Lower East Side in July 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“The Cosby Show” star initially put his Upper East Side property on the market for $6.75 million in January, before lowering his ask to $5.99 million in late April.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The list also includes a nearly $76 million townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side owned by the ex-wife of billionaire financier John Paulson and a property owned by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
At the town hall on the Upper East Side church this week, New York City Health Commissioner Alister Martin said it was good news the city had identified the cases early.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It belongs to a Jewish family from Romania who had a small grocery store in the Old Country and then came to New York and opened another, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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