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Upper East Side
When New York's upper crust moved uptown a century ago, their
destination was the Upper East Side, and it is still the address of
choice for many wealthy families. Most of the older Beaux Arts man-
sions around 5th Avenue are now occupied by embassies or museums;
today's elite live in the solid apartment buildings that went up on 5th
and Park Avenues, convenient for patronizing the boutiques on Madis-
on, the city's most exclusive shopping street. Only churches and a few
restaurants remain of German Yorkville or the Hungarian and Czech
neighborhoods that used to fill the blocks east of Lexington. Young
families now occupy the newer buildings in this area. For visitors, the
Upper East Side is home to many of the city's best museums.
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