Elliman Explores Upper West Side

ELLIMAN EXPLORES UPPER WEST SIDE Edition 1 UPPER WEST SIDE Discover the hidden gems and popular favorites of the neighborhood. This is There’s something about the Upper West Side that seems to define the residential New York City experience. It’s the setting for iconic NYC landmarks like Lincoln Center and the American Manhattan Museum of Natural History, but also of handsome historic brownstones and at its best. stately apartment complexes (including the famed, much-photographed Dakota and Apthorp buildings). Gorgeous tree- lined streets, classic architectural gems, and just the right amount of quality restaurants, shops, and museums to always keep things buzzing. West 74th street Eating Although downtown may be more associated with the city’s hottest restaurants, the Upper West Side holds its own in New York’s culinary scene. There are established favorites, like Bar Boulud (1), chef Daniel Boulud’s seasonal French restaurant across from Lincoln Center, specializing in classic charcuterie, terrines, and pâtés. Columbus Avenue Next to the American Newcomers are Museum of Natural making an impression, History, the Michelin- too. White Gold starred Dovetail (2) Butchers (3) is a is chef John Fraser’s full-service butcher ode to farm-and and restaurant from ocean-fresh New April Bloomfield, that American cuisine, opened in October. with both excellent Bloomfield is known fish (halibut confit for her popular NYC with cauliflower, eateries The Spotted grapes and yellow Pig, The Breslin, and curry) and meat The John Dory dishes (like the beef Oyster Bar. Here, tenderloin and braised the meat-heavy menu oxtail, carrot crème includes smoked fraîche, and scallion). lamb shoulder with chimichurri and spiced yogurt as well as pork sirloin with apple and sage. White Gold Butchers ELLIMANEXPLORES The neighborhood’s longstanding favorite, though, is still Barney Greengrass (4), the casual deli where smoked fish is an art form. Everything from sturgeon and Nova Scotia salmon to house-cured gravlox are the best versions you’ll find in NYC. And for sweet treats, the sticky buns, cookies and brioches from Levain Bakery (5) are worth the calories. For home chefs, the Upper West Side includes one of Manhattan’s most extraordinary markets, Fairway (6), a 35,000 square foot mega grocery store selling the highest quality produce, meats, and seafood. Barney Greengrass ELLIMANEXPLORES Visiting Culturally, it’s hard to compete with the Upper West Side. The neighborhood is home to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (7), a 16-acre complex with perhaps the greatest concentration of world-class performing arts companies on the planet, a base for the New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, and the Metropolitan Opera. More modern music acts can be found at the nearby Beacon Theatre (8), which has hosted talents like David Bowie and Nick Cave. Lincoln Center The UWS also contains the institutions, the American oldest museum in the city, Museum of Natural History the New-York Historical (10). Across the street from Society (9), founded in 1804. Central Park, the museum’s Here, in a grand, granite York vast collection contains 33 & Sawyer-designed building, million items, from fossils and facets of American history minerals to life-size models are documented with of whales and elephants. paintings by William Sidney Mount and Thomas Cole and artifacts like George Washington’s camp bed from Valley Forge. Just a block away, you’ll find one of New York’s most beloved New-York Historical Society ELLIMANEXPLORES Shopping Shopping is an under-the-radar strength of the Upper West Side. The neighborhood is known for its high concentration of intellectuals, so it’s no surprise it has one of the city’s best independent bookstores, Book Culture (11), selling everything from art-centric coffee table tomes to best-selling novels. Broadway Columbus Avenue For home decor, the Fashion-wise, the whimsical, colorful neighborhood got items from Jonathan a dose of cool when Adler (12) always the downtown- cheer up any minded, contemporary, apartment—and is high-end boutique ideal for one-stop gift Steven Alan Outpost shopping, too. (13) arrived, carrying lines like A.P.C. and 3.1 Phillip Lim, as well as an assortment of the brand’s signature oxford shirts. ELLIMANEXPLORES Exploring One of the biggest bonuses of living on the Upper West Side? The proximity to two of the finest parks in New York. There’s Central Park, of course, whose west side is home to Strawberry Fields, a 2.5-acre, landscaped site dedicated to The Beatles’ John Lennon. But there’s one that Upper West Siders can claim as all their own: Riverside Park (14), a 4-mile, 266-acre slice of greenery (considered one of the most pleasant strips of parkland in Manhattan) where bikers, dog-walkers, and joggers can take in the views of the Hudson River while getting in their daily workout. Strawberry Fields WEST 95TH STREET WEST 94TH STREET WEST 93RD STREET UPPER WEST SIDE WEST 92ND STREET WEST 91ST STREET WEST 90TH STREET WEST 89TH STREET 1 Bar Boulud 1900 Broadway WEST 88TH STREET M 86 ST 2 Dovetail 103 West 77th Street WEST 87TH STREET WEST 86TH STREET WEST 85TH STREET 3 White Gold Butchers 375 Amsterdam Avenue WEST 84TH STREET M 86 ST 4 Barney Greengrass 541 Amsterdam Avenue BROADWAY WEST 82ND STREETWEST 83RD STREET AMSTERDAM AVENUE WEST 81ST STREET 85TH ST TRANSVERSE M 5 Levain Bakery 167 West 74th Street WEST 80TH STREET 79 ST RIVERSIDE DR WEST 79TH STREET WEST 78TH STREET 6 Fairway 2131 Broadway M 81 ST/ WEST 77TH STREET MUSEUM OF HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY NATURAL HISTORY 7 Lincoln Center for 10 Lincoln Center Plaza WEST 76TH STREET the Performing Arts 79TH ST TRANSVERSE 8 Beacon Theatre 2124 Broadway WEST END AVENUE WEST 73RD STREET WEST 75TH STREET WEST 74TH STREET WEST 72ND STREET M 9 New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West 72 ST COLUMBUS AVENUE 10 American Museum Central Park West at 79th Sreet WEST 71ST STREET CENTRAL PARK WEST of Natural History M WEST 70TH STREET 72 ST WEST 66TH STREET 11 Book Culture 450 Columbus Avenue WEST 69TH STREET WEST 65TH STREET EAST 76TH STREET WEST 68TH STREET WEST 64TH STREET EAST 75TH STREET 12 Jonathan Adler 304 Columbus Avenue WEST 67TH STREET WEST 63RD STREET M 66 ST/ EAST 74TH STREET LINCOLN CENTER EAST 73RD STREET CENTRAL 13 Steven Alan Outpost 465 Amsterdam Avenue PARK EAST 72ND STREET WEST 62ND STREET 65TH ST TRANSVERSE EAST 71ST STREET 14 Riverside Park WEST 61ST STREET BROADWAY WEST 60TH STREET WEST 59TH STREET M MTA subway station 5TH AVENUE 11TH AVENUE WEST 58TH STREET EAST 69TH STREET 59 ST/ WEST 57TH STREET COLUMBUS CIRCLE EAST 68TH STREET 10TH AVENUE M WEST 56TH STREET EAST 67TH STREET MADISON AVENUE EAST 66TH STREET WEST 55TH STREET 9TH AVENUE EAST 65TH STREET WEST 54TH STREET WEST 59TH STREET EAST 64TH STREET WEST 53RD STREET 8TH AVENUE EAST 63RD STREET WEST 52ND STREET BROADWAY 7TH AVENUE Discover the series: LOWER MANHATTAN GRAMERCY WEST CHELSEA CENTRAL PARK SOUTH MIDTOWN LONG ISLAND CITY TRIBECA CHELSEA SOHO EAST VILLAGE & LOWER EAST SIDE WILLIAMSBURG HARLEM & UPPER MANHATTAN UPPER EAST SIDE UPPER WEST SIDE.

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