Three neighborhoods make up the Upper East Side. Each page covers where to look, what the buildings are like and what to check before you buy.
The most varied part of the Upper East Side, running from Lexington Avenue to the East River. Buildings range from pre-war walk-ups to full-service towers, and the neighborhood ends at Carl Schurz Park and the water.
Open the Yorkville page →Areas: East End Avenue · Second Avenue · Lexington to Third
Topics: 60 seconds · Housing · Getting around · Living here
A quieter, residential neighborhood built around the Fifth Avenue museums, the Central Park Reservoir and some of the city's best-known private schools.
Open the Carnegie Hill page →Areas: Fifth Avenue · Park and Madison · Side streets and Lexington
Topics: 60 seconds · Housing · Getting around · Living here
The southern end of the Upper East Side, closest to Midtown, with Park Avenue co-ops, Madison Avenue shopping and the hospitals and universities along York Avenue and Lexington.
Open the Lenox Hill page →Areas: Fifth, Madison, Park · Townhouse side streets · East to York Avenue
Topics: 60 seconds · Housing · Getting around · Living here
Three smaller areas cut across the main neighborhoods. They appear on the map and each has a short profile.