The Upper East Side has always been synonymous with wealth, while the Upper West Side has always been considered more bohemian and intellectual, probably due to its close proximity to Columbia University.

In the last 25 years, however, the Upper West Side has gotten progressively more and more gentrified, and now rent and condo prices on the Upper West Side are quite often even more expensive than on the Upper East Side. However, the Upper East Side is still generally considered the wealthiest neighborhood in the city.

New York City's Upper East Side, which is a Manhattan neighborhood between Central Park and the East River.

No, Penn Station is in Chelsea. It's on the West Side, and much further Downtown than the Upper East Side.

Penn Station is located at West 33rd to West 34th Streets, between 8th and 7th Avenues. The northern border of the Chelsea neighborhood is generally considered to be 34th Street. From 34th to 59th Street on the West Side is the neighborhood known as Hell's Kitchen (which is sometimes called "Midtown West," or "Clinton," which is its new, sanitized name).

The Upper East Side is across town (on the East Side) and further north. The Upper East Side runs from East 59th Street to East 96th Street.

Upper East side