A REMARKABLE
NEIGHBORHOOD
The Upper West Side is a cultural cornucopia, as well as one of New York’s most refined and elegant residential neighborhoods. It is sought after not only for its unique access to Manhattan’s two largest parks—Central Park and Riverside Park—but for its diverse and significant architecture. Its large landmarks include the performance showcases of Lincoln Center and The American Museum of Natural History, with its Rose Center for Earth and Space, and The New York Historical Society. But it is equally blessed with innovative restaurants and an extensive array of stores, ranging from glamorous boutiques to independent specialty shops.
The Upper West Side is a cultural cornucopia, as well as one of New York’s most refined and elegant residential neighborhoods. It is sought after not only for its unique access to Manhattan’s two largest parks—Central Park and Riverside Park—but for its diverse and significant architecture. Its large landmarks include the performance showcases of Lincoln Center and The American Museum of Natural History, with its Rose Center for Earth and Space, and The New York Historical Society. But it is equally blessed with innovative restaurants and an extensive array of stores, ranging from glamorous boutiques to independent specialty shops.
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Central Park
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(Left to right) Bow Bridge, Central Park; Entrance to Central Park’s famous Bethesda Terrace and Fountain; Riverside Park
BETWEEN TWO PARKS
Central Park is, of course, a renowned landmark of landscape and urban design, a verdant totally man-made garden, studied and imitated all over the world. With its huge lawns, stunning vistas, playgrounds and sports facilities, riding, bicycling and running paths, and countless nooks and crannies, it’s a source of endless enjoyment in all seasons.
For four miles along the Hudson River from 72nd Street to 155th Street, Riverside Park—another creation of Central Park’s co-creator Frederick Law Olmsted— is also a scenic landmark. In recent years, the Hudson River Greenway running through Riverside Park along the Hudson River, has become the most popular bicycle path in the United States.
BETWEEN TWO PARKS
What makes the neighborhood and The Belnord unique is its placement square between Central Park and Riverside Park and the Hudson riverfront just beyond.
THE CITY AT YOUR DOORSTEP
Residents of The Belnord also have quick and easy access to cultural and culinary delights and some of the best public transportation options in Manhattan. Among them are Lincoln Center, a New York City cultural landmark and an Upper West Side hub of activity. Its campus hosts eleven resident arts organizations including the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, the Julliard School, the Library and Museum of the Performing Arts, the Chamber Music Society, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the New York Film Festival, and Lincoln Center Theater on its 16 acre campus. Nearby is the Time Warner Building, which is host to Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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The Hayden Sphere at the Rose Center for Earth and Science
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The American Museum of Natural History; a chef at work at Masa
THE CITY AT YOUR DOORSTEP
Residents of The Belnord have quick and easy access to cultural and culinary delights.
If your favorite exercise is shopping, the Upper West Side will give you a real workout, offering everything from the world’s best department stores to a plethora of the sort of insider cult-favorite specialty shops that are an endangered species elsewhere in New York, but still thrive on the streets and wide boulevards around The Belnord.
While you’ll never tire of the Upper West Side, it’s also easy to get anywhere in the city. Kids enjoy the nearby Strong Museum’s Playground of Fun, Kidville, Little Gym and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.
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Lincoln Center, home to the David H. Koch Theater, the Metropolian Opera House, the Lincoln Center Theater and David Geffen Hall.
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(Left to right) Pier i Cafe; Daniel Boulud’s Bar Boulud
