Best streets in Upper East Side
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Ranked 1st best street in Upper East Side
"The heart of a charming family neighborhood"
- ajadedidealist
Birds are singing; flowers are blooming. Children are playing on stoops, eating ice cream cones. The scent of flower-blossoms lingers in the air. If you think such a phenomenon could never happen in N...
Ranked 2nd best street in Upper East Side
"Public library, restaurants"
- SmartSugar
There’s a public library on this street – though I’m not so sure if Upper East Side residents visit such places (I myself have been to just about every library in the borough of Manhattan, and this...
Ranked 3rd best street in Upper East Side
"Great street for chocolate"
- SmartSugar
The higher into the Upper East Side you go, the more the neighborhood caters to residents rather than tourists. That’s not to say that you can’t find a few businesses that cater to tourists on this...
Ranked 4th best street in Upper East Side
"Big Street, Small Town."
- Cferro02
Cuts straight through the Upper East Side. Tons of great restaurants nearby (THE BEACH CAFE on 2nd Ave!) bars, doctors offices, post offices. Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital on the East River. You'l...
Ranked 5th best street in Upper East Side
"The Educational Arm of the Upper East Side"
- uptowngirl
East 82nd Street extends from East End Avenue to Fifth Avenue, where it hosts the magnificent Metropolitan Museum of Art which is affectionately referred to as ‘the Met’ by New Yorkers. This street wh...
Ranked 6th best street in Upper East Side
"As prestigious as they come"
- uptowngirl
East 66th Street is a quiet tree lined street which is considered to be one of the prettiest streets on the Upper East Side. This street which hosts mainly pre-war buildings and townhouses used to un...
Ranked 7th best street in Upper East Side
"The Royale - An Anchor of the Revitalized Third Avenue "
- hhusted
If you walk down E 64th St. to 188 E. 64th St, you will find a very impressive, 40-story, 205-unit condominium tower standing tall against the backdrop of Third Avenue and 64th St.
The building ki...
Ranked 8th best street in Upper East Side
"Wonderful Neighborhood with Nearby Delights"
- Macsizzle
Another great residential area. Hunter College doesn’t overshadow the block, though the dollar signs on the real estate might. This is a residential area, so there isn’t much in terms of dining and en...
Ranked 9th best street in Upper East Side
"The Upper East Side gets more boring as you go up"
- SmartSugar
The further up into the Upper East Side you go, the faster the restaurants and shops seem to sink away (okay, these things are everywhere you go in New York, but they are less and less frequent up her...
Ranked 10th best street in Upper East Side
"Quiet, Residential Street"
- uptowngirl
East 83rd Street is another quiet, tree lined street of the Upper East Side that is home to prominent fixtures like the Brearley School for girls which is located on East End Avenue and is often regar...
Ranked 11th best street in Upper East Side
"E 73rd street is a lovely street"
- sansavy
This area is full of real estate opportunities. The residential buildings and the High Rise buildings are attractive. It is a very quiet, safe and clean street. There are so many amazing upscale store...
Ranked 12th best street in Upper East Side
"70th street has all the necessities"
- sansavy
There is a Tasti-Delite on 3rd Avenue which is a great thing. It’s a quiet upscale residential area. Anything you need is in walking distance. There are a Bolton’s clothing store, nail salon, deli and...
Ranked 13th best street in Upper East Side
"Typical Upper East Side Street"
- sansavy
It's not a crowded or noisy street. It’s definitely an upscale residential area. There is a small college located between 2nd Ave and 3rd Ave. Marymount Manhattan College is such a small college it’s...
Ranked 14th best street in Upper East Side
"East 61st St"
- Macsizzle
E 61st St
This street is similar to many on the Upper East Side, and is filled with great restaurants and places to shop. Aureole Restaurant has a very wonderful and modern decor and is a wonderful...
Ranked 15th best street in Upper East Side
"Good street to preen yourself, enjoy the view"
- SmartSugar
This street offers residents places to better their bodies – spas like Sunpoint Inc., and yoga studio Some Like It Hot Yoga (which in case you haven’t figured out offers different styles of high-tempe...
Ranked 16th best street in Upper East Side
"Relatively quiet, a few restaurants"
- SmartSugar
This street is pretty residential, so if you’re looking for a place on the Upper East Side that is close to Midtown (though why a resident would want to be close to Midtown is beyond me, unless you...
