UWS

Geography & Places abbreviation · City and Neighborhood

UWS
Stands forUpper West Side
CategoriesGeography & Places

UWS stands for Upper West Side, a city and neighborhood abbreviation.

Manhattan neighborhood between Central Park and the Hudson River, home to Lincoln Center, the American Museum of Natural History and Riverside Park. UWS appears in listings, menus and local news.

Example: The UWS bagel shop has a line out the door every Sunday morning.

Usage notes

The neighborhood is known for prewar apartment buildings and its cultural institutions. Columbia University lies just to its north in Morningside Heights.

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