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Upper West Side, Yonkers — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Brownstone blocks run between Central Park and the Hudson River on the Upper West Side, a residential quarter of Manhattan in New York City.
About Upper West Side
Where to stay in Upper West Side
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
The Upper West Side suits travellers who want a calmer base near Central Park. The streets stay residential. Stay near the American Museum of Natural History for the park, the brownstone side streets, and the cafes of the avenues, with the West End Collegiate Church and the shops of the neighbourhood set among the blocks that run down toward the Hudson River in Manhattan.
About Upper West Side
What are the main landmarks in Upper West Side?
The Upper West Side gathers museums, monuments, and churches between the park and the river. The American Museum of Natural History anchors the quarter. Its halls draw crowds off Central Park, where Strawberry Fields lies just inside the trees, while the New York Historical keeps its collections nearby, the Children's Museum of Manhattan sits among the side streets, and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument and the Firemen's Memorial stand along Riverside Drive above the Hudson River.
What is the history of Upper West Side?
The Upper West Side filled with rowhouses and apartment blocks as Manhattan spread north above Midtown. The grid arrived first. Building followed the elevated lines and the new avenues laid out between Central Park and the Hudson River, and the churches of the era still mark the streets, from the West-Park Presbyterian Church to the West End Collegiate Church that rose among the new residential blocks.
Where is Upper West Side?
The Upper West Side fills the western side of Manhattan between Central Park and the Hudson River, north of Midtown in New York City.
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Updated July 2026