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Upper East Side

American  

noun

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


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Atmosphere is integral to the film’s success, fashioning the quiet landscape of wintry Upper East Side Manhattan into an ambience far warmer than the biting New York cold.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

Sexton, a 44-year-old former CIA analyst, grew up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with peers including Ivanka Trump, with whom he went to tennis camp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

As Berenger and Rogers are drawn into an affair, Scott plays up the contrast between her wealthy Upper East Side world and his working-class life in an outer borough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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

Then she’d been adopted by a couple who lived in a penthouse on New York’s Upper East Side.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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