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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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Sixteen hours after Tatum was writhing on the court against the New York Knicks, he was stretched out on O’Malley’s operating table on the West side of Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Since we’re on the West side, we might as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

Open player hotels — to one on the West side, where the South African team was headquartered.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2021

As guests entered a darkened theater space on the far West side of Manhattan, they milled around a huge rectangular garden in the middle of the room.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2021

“Munching cabbages in someone’s backyard, apparently. The lady of the house is not amused. West side of the lot. Get her out of there before the cops come.”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen