The Upper West Side of Manhattan encompasses the area from Columbia University (below 116th Street) down to 59th Street west, and from Central Park West to the West End Avenue. 

In principle, the areas in the low 90's and below down to the Lincoln Center are the most desirable ones. The areas in the higher 90's up to Columbia University differ from one street block to another with the area closer to the Hudson River to be the more desirable in the high 90's and early 100's. These  differences are, off course, reflected in apartment prices. Thus, if your budget is moderate or even low you might choose to live in the high 90's or 100's, while if you can allocate more towards your rent allowance you might choose to live in the 80's, 70's or around Lincoln Center in the 60's.

The upper west side -below the early 90's- with its elegant brownstone buildings is one of the most expensive areas of Manhattan for a few good reasons. Here you will find the American Museum of Natural History, the Children Museum, the Lincoln Center which houses the New York Ballet Company and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Also, lets not forget that living on the Upper West Side (the same goes for the East Side, but not the other areas of Manhattan), is the same as living next to the Central Park where you can enjoy meeting people, joking, horse riding, and all kinds of sports activities, as well as summer concerts, the park zoo and more!

For a listing of restaurants on the Upper West Side click: Restaurants For more points of interest on the Upper West Side click: Points of Interests or visit these great web sites: http://www.alincom.com/wsw/index.htm   or http://www.nysite.com/

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