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West Side

American  

noun

  1. the western part of Manhattan Island, New York City: conventionally W of Fifth Avenue.


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This incredible access to food—from carts of dim sum in Chinatown to the perfectly chewy Upper West Side bagels I was raised on—instilled in me a lifelong appreciation and appetite for food of all kinds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

I’m a native New Yorker, and if I were living in Brooklyn and a guy lived on the Upper West Side, that would be a 45-minute subway ride, which is truly nothing in New York.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Lincoln Center, the famed arts complex on New York's Upper West Side, began the series "out of a need," said Miranda Hoffner, the insitution's accessibility director.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Kolping House, a Catholic organization on the Upper West Side, runs about 90 rooms with two floors for men and one for women–and no curfew.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

She drove all night and reached the Upper West Side as the sun was rising.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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