Upper West Side
The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Central Park on the east, the Hudson River on the west, West 59th Street to the south, and West 110th Street to the north. The Upper West Side is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Hell's Kitchen to the south, Columbus Circle to the southeast, and Morningside Heights to the north.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Ansonia
- 02Apthorp
2211 Broadway and 390 West End Avenue (79th-78th Streets, Broadway to West End),.
- 03Central Savings Bank
2112 Broadway (occupies the block between 73rd and 74th Sts.
- 04Dakota Building
This massive apartment building has been (and is!) home to many celebrities.
- 05Deutsche Bank Center
- 06The San Remo
145 and 146 Central Park West (between 74th and 75th Sts).
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Things to do
- 01Beacon Theatre
2124 Broadway (between 74th and 75th Sts), feedback@beacontheatrenyc.com.
- 02Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- 03Merkin Concert Hall
- 04Symphony Space
Box Office hours: Tue-Sun 1PM - 6PM, open two hours prior to performances and events..
- 05Miller Theater
2960 Broadway (116th Street and Broadway), miller-arts@columbia.edu.
- 06Cotton Club
666 W 125th St (Subway: 1 to 125th St), toll-free: +1-888-640-7980.
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Where to eat
- 01Chirping Chicken
355 Amsterdam Ave,.
- 02El Malecon
764 Amsterdam Ave (between 97th and 98th Sts.),.
- 03Flor de Mayo
2651 Broadway (between 100th and 101st Sts),.
- 04Gray's Papaya
2090 Broadway (between 72nd St & 73rd St),.
- 05The Heights
A rooftop terrace is open on warm days for al fresco dining.
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Getting to Upper West Side
- Airports
- LaGuardia (LGA), 9 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 20 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 23 km
- Philadelphia → Upper West Side137 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · $13–17
- Hartford → Upper West Side153 km · quickest by road, 3h 10m · $14–20
- Albany → Upper West Side208 km · quickest by road, 3h 45m · $19–26
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Upper West Side
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Upper West Side. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWhile there is no airport in Manhattan (see the NYC page for details on airports serving the area), there are helicopter and seaplane services into the city.
- Get inAt least two companies provide helicopter services between Manhattan and area airports, from helipads on W34th Street, E34th Street, and Wall Street.
- Get inSeaplane services are available to East Hampton from E23rd Street during the summer months.
- Get inNeither are for the faint of pocket – the helicopter service costs $125 or more while the seaplane service costs $425 per person.
- Get inScheduled helicopter services are also available to the airport in Bridgeport, CT from Manhattan.
From Wikivoyage: Manhattan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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