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Upper East Side Upper East Side is known for: With its world-famous museums, elite schools, luxury boutiques, and proximity to Central Park, the family-oriented Upper East Side is home to some of the citys richest residents. And yet, just east of Lexington, the neighborhood can also be surprisingly affordable. The Gold Coast properties—mansions and huge prewar in the Sixties and Seventies, on and near Fifth and Park Avenues—remain the domain of the seriously wealthy, for whom park views, expensive meals, Madison Avenue shopping, and proximity to most of the city’s best private schools are basic requirements. East of Lexington Avenue, more
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