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Upper East Side

The Upper East Side covers East of Central Park to the East River, and from 59th Street at its southern boundary to 96th Street at its northern boundary. Once known as the 'Silk Stocking District', it has in recent times been known has the most affluent area of New York City and today has some of the most expensive real estate in the United States.
While the most coveted, prewar homes on Fifth and Park Avenues are beyond the financial reach of all but the wealthiest New Yorkers, there are also surprisingly good values that abound nearby. There are exceptional values in all ranges of housing from post-war high-rises to brownstones, and from rental to co-op/ condominium ownership.
It is the perfect quiet, residential area to raise a family with proximity to Manhattan's best private and public schools. Central Park, itself, is the best "backyard" anyone could dream of with it's zoo, playing fields, tennis courts, parklands, rowing and world class natural charm.
The city's largest concentration of its toniest shops and cafes can be found on both sides of Madison Avenue. Yet elsewhere lurking on the eastside, you will find other famous, outrageously expensive stores such as Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses, Henri Bendel, Tiffany's, and Louis Vuitton.
Upward of 70th Street, Fifth Avenue, also known as Museum Mile, is home to some of the foremost art institutions in the world such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Frick Collection. Between 86th Street and 96th Street between 5th Avenue and Lexington is the Upper East Side neighborhood Carnegie Hill, named after the Carnegie mansion on 91st and Fifth.
To wit, this is some of the wealthiest, most prestigious and expensive real estate in the world. Residents earn an average of around $200,000, and along Park Avenue and East End Avenue that figure rises to about $700,000.