DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the 2000 United States Government Census, 207, 543 people reside in the Upper East Side. The population density is approximately 118.184 people per square mile, making Manhattan Community Board 8 the densest Community Board in the city. The population of the neighborhood is about 88.25% White, 6.14% Asian, 2.34% African American, and 1.39% other races. Given its very high population density and per capita income ($85,081 in 2000).

TRANSIT

4,5,6 to 59th St.-Lexington Ave. | R,W to 59th St.-Lexington Ave. | N,R,W to Fifth Ave.-59th St. | F to 63rd St.-Lexington Ave. | 6 to 68th St. | 6 to 77th St. | 4,5,6 to 86th St | 6 to 96th St.

Travel Time To:

• 42nd Street: 16 minutes

• Fulton Street: 21 minutes

• Columbus Circle: 17 minutes

• Union Square: 13 minutes

HISTORY

Built between the turn of the century and the 1930’s. Many of these prominent homes were inhabited by influential families in history, including the Vanderbilt’s, Rockefeller’s, Roosevelt’s, Carnegie’s and Kennedy’s. Since 1942, the Mayors of New York have resided in the Upper East Side’s Gracie Mansion, the last remaining suburban villa overlooking the East River.

AMENITIES

Perhaps the greatest recognized amenity of the Upper East Side lies on its western border – Central Park. Filled with its own zoo, running paths, baseball field, beautiful gardens, and reservoir, Central Park makes an amazing front yard for the neighborhood residents.

The Upper East Side is also home to New York City’s highest concentration of cultural institutions along its Fifth Avenue “Museum Mile,” such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Frick Collection, and many other renowned establishments.