East Side

or East·side

noun

the eastern section of Manhattan, in New York City, lying to the east of Fifth Avenue.

adjective

of, relating to, or located in this section: East Side restaurants.

Origin of East Side

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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Examples from the Web for east side

Historical Examples of east side

We would not have talked to chance people in an east-side French caf.
The Story of a New York House
Henry Cuyler Bunner
In "Chimmie Fadden," we laugh at the humor of East-side life.
In Strange Company
Guy Boothby
In the words of the east-side bruiser, I was "makin' it strong."
The Portal of Dreams
Charles Neville Buck
East-Side tenements, where pennies are infrequent, have resources.
Out of Mulberry Street
Jacob A. Riis
He had had experience, in an East-Side ambulance, but then that had been over level streets.
Overland Red
Henry Herbert Knibbs