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Midtown East & Murray Hill Midtown East, the area includ-
ing Fifth Avenue and everything east from 34th to 59th streets, is
the more upscale side of the Midtown map. This side of town is
short of subway trains, served primarily by the Lexington Avenue
4, 5, 6 line.
Midtown East is where you'll find the city's finest collection of
grand hotels, mostly along Lexington Avenue and near the park at
the top of Fifth. The stretch of Fifth Avenue from Saks at 49th
Street extending to the 24-hour Apple Store and F.A.O. Schwarz
at 59th St. is home to the city's most high-profile haute shopping,
including Tiffany & Co. Magnificent architectural highlights
include the recently repolished Chrysler Building, with its styl-
ized gargoyles glaring down on passersby; the Beaux Arts tour de
force that is Grand Central Terminal; St. Patrick's Cathedral;
and the glorious Empire State Building.
Far east, swank Sutton and Beekman places are enclaves of beau-
tiful town houses, luxury living, and pocket parks that look out
over the East River. Along this river is the United Nations, which
isn't officially in New York City, or even the United States, but on
a parcel of international land belonging to member nations.
Claiming the territory east from Madison Avenue, Murray Hill
begins somewhere north of 23rd Street (the line between it and
Gramercy Park is fuzzy), and is most clearly recognizable north of
30th Street to 42nd Street. This brownstone-lined quarter is
largely a quiet residential neighborhood, most notable for its
handful of good budget and mid-priced hotels.
Uptown
Upper West Side North of 59th Street and encompassing
everything west of Central Park, the Upper West Side contains
Lincoln Center, one of the world's premier performing-arts ven-
ues; the Time Warner Center with its upscale shops; Jazz at Lin-
coln Center; the Mandarin Oriental Hotel; the Whole Foods
Market, and possibly the most expensive food court in the world,
with restaurants such as Per Se and Masa. You'll also find the
American Museum of Natural History here.
Two major subway lines service the area: the 1, 2, 3 line runs
up Broadway, while the B and C trains run up Central Park West,
stopping at the historic Dakota apartments (where John Lennon
was shot and Yoko Ono still lives) at 72nd Street, and at the
Museum of Natural History at 81st Street.
Upper East Side North of 59th Street and east of Central Park
is some of the city's most expensive residential real estate. This is
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