East Side

American  

Or Eastside

noun

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

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or located in this section.

   East Side restaurants.

Etymology

Origin of East Side

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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• West Side vs. East Side

Example Sentences

St. Joseph’s isn’t the only New York City parish teeming with youngsters: The young adult ministries at “Old” St. Patrick’s Cathedral in SoHo and St. Vincent Ferrer’s on the Upper East Side are also drawing zoomers.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a shame, because MacArthur Park is the backyard for one of the densest neighborhoods in the United States, a modern-day Lower East Side of immigrants and their children.

From Los Angeles Times

For 109 years, residents have used directional descriptors — City Hall is on the east side of Monte Verde Street between Ocean and 7th avenues — instead of building numbers.

From Los Angeles Times

My parents insisted I apply to colleges below the Mason-Dixon Line and on the east side of Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prosecutors said Gonzales then delayed action, waiting on the east side of the school for backup and more cover as gunshots sounded and he relayed the shooter’s location on his radio.

From The Wall Street Journal