Upper West Side

The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the <a href="/facts/Boroughs_of_New_York_City/D1m6uCGd">borough</a> of <a href="/facts/Manhattan/fF9JeXjh">Manhattan</a> in <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>. It is bounded by <a href="/facts/Central_Park/QgR0k7Hl">Central Park</a> on the east, the <a href="/facts/Hudson_River/dGgu7VFE">Hudson River</a> on the west, <a href="/facts/59th_Street_(Manhattan)/gGKQEtmc">West 59th Street</a> to the south, and <a href="/facts/110th_Street_(Manhattan)/UnuTdfv6">West 110th Street</a> to the north. The Upper West Side is adjacent to the neighborhoods of <a href="/facts/Hell%2527s_Kitchen%2c_Manhattan/Io4Iqphb">Hell's Kitchen</a> to the south, <a href="/facts/Columbus_Circle/r5RPEk5M">Columbus Circle</a> to the southeast, and <a href="/facts/Morningside_Heights%2c_Manhattan/ejgEbTVo">Morningside Heights</a> to the north.
Like the <a href="/facts/Upper_East_Side/Q1URV0Kv">Upper East Side</a> opposite Central Park, the Upper West Side is an affluent, primarily residential area with many of its residents working in commercial areas of <a href="/facts/Midtown_Manhattan/vc7r8h51">Midtown</a> and <a href="/facts/Lower_Manhattan/bl6eMMHK">Lower Manhattan</a>. Similar to the <a href="/facts/Museum_Mile_(Manhattan)/wTMv028r">Museum Mile district</a> on the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side is considered one of Manhattan's cultural and intellectual hubs, with <a href="/facts/Columbia_University/Hlf1gw53">Columbia University</a> and <a href="/facts/Barnard_College/wuo1dlWK">Barnard College</a> located just to the north of the neighborhood, the <a href="/facts/American_Museum_of_Natural_History/q5tYv7px">American Museum of Natural History</a> located near its center, the <a href="/facts/New_York_Institute_of_Technology/aaDvUB2C">New York Institute of Technology</a> in the Columbus Circle proximity and <a href="/facts/Lincoln_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts/6lPoJGXm">Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts</a> and <a href="/facts/Fiorello_H._LaGuardia_High_School/7YkemaBE">Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School</a> located at the south end.
The Upper West Side is part of <a href="/facts/Manhattan_Community_Board_7/x6WI9udD">Manhattan Community District 7</a>, and its primary <a href="/facts/ZIP_Code/PHtdY0d4">ZIP Codes</a> are 10023, 10024, 10025, and 10069. It is patrolled by the 20th and 24th Precincts of the <a href="/facts/New_York_City_Police_Department/hKR106kT">New York City Police Department</a>.

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Upper West Side