Neighborhood Overview - The Upper East Side

While most famous for the chic boutiques and gazillion dollar town houses of Madison and 5th Avenue, the Upper East Side (UES) surprisingly offers some of the best deals in Manhattan. Rents drop the further east one goes and many college students and young professionals have gravitated to the UES in recent years. If you’re looking for iconic NYC grandeur and some of the best shopping on earth, blended with quaint, quiet, streets, the UES may be for you.