<Tr> <Th> Area code (s) </Th> <Td> 212, 646, 332, 917 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Upper West Side, sometimes abbreviated UWS, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River and between West 59th Street and West 110th Street . The Upper West Side is sometimes also considered by the real estate industry to include the neighborhood of Morningside Heights . </P> <P> Like the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side is an affluent, primarily residential area with many of its residents working in commercial areas of Midtown and Lower Manhattan . It has the reputation of being New York City's cultural and intellectual hub, with Columbia University and Barnard College located at the north end of the neighborhood, and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts located at the south end . The Upper West Side is considered to be among New York City's wealthiest neighborhoods . </P> <P> Upper West Side is bounded on the south by 59th Street, Central Park to the east, and the Hudson River to the west . Its northern boundary is somewhat less obvious . Although it has historically been cited as 110th Street, which fixes the neighborhood alongside Central Park, it is now sometimes (primarily by the real estate industry) considered to be 125th Street, encompassing Morningside Heights . The area north of West 96th Street and east of Broadway is also identified as Manhattan Valley . The overlapping area west of Amsterdam Avenue to Riverside Park was once known as the Bloomingdale District . </P>

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