UES

Geography & Places abbreviation · City and Neighborhood

UES
Stands forUpper East Side
CategoriesGeography & Places

UES stands for Upper East Side, a city and neighborhood abbreviation.

Affluent Manhattan neighborhood between Central Park and the East River from about 59th to 96th streets, home to Museum Mile and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. UES is common in real-estate listings and local speech.

Example: One-bedroom rentals on the UES start well above 3,000 dollars a month.

Usage notes

The Upper East Side has long been associated with old money. Gossip Girl and many other television series used it as a setting.

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