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.
It's 5 blocks down from the east side of Penn Station. Penn Station is at 33rd to 34th Streets, between 8th and 7th Avenues.
The 1-2-3 (the red line) stops at the east side of Penn Station, at 34th Street and 7th Avenue.The A-C-E (the blue line) stops at the west side of Penn Station, at 34th Street and 8th Avenue.
Columbia University? Take the Uptown 1 train (of the 1-2-3, the red line) from 34th Street-Penn Station (at 7th Avenue, east side of Penn Station) to 116th Street-Columbia University (at Broadway).If the Uptown 2 or 3 express trains come first, then take them and transfer to the Uptown 1 local train at 96th Street. That's 3 stops: 34th Street-Penn Station ---> 42nd Street-Times Square ---> 72nd Street ---> 96th Street. You'll skip 5 local stops.
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.
Take the Downtown A-C-E (the blue line) from 34th Street-Penn Station to West 4th Street. All three of these trains (the A, the C and the E) stop at West 4th Street, so it doesn't matter which one you take. The A is an express train, though, so it's only two stops: 34th Street-Penn Station ---> 14th Street ---> West 4th Street. The Cand E are local trains, but there's only one more stop than the A from 34th Street-Penn Station to West 4th: 34th-Penn Station ---> 23rd ---> 14th ---> West 4th.At West 4th Street, transfer to the Downtown F train (of the B-D-F-M, the orange line). You can take the Downtown F train to 2nd Avenue (at Houston Street) or Delancey Street (at Essex Street). Both of these stops are smack in the middle of the Lower East Side.
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New York City's Upper East Side, which is a Manhattan neighborhood between Central Park and the East River.
The Jeffersons moved to a tonier neighborhood in the city, on the east side.The Upper East Side of Manhattan has traditionally been tonier than the Upper West Side.
Grand Central Station is on Lexington Avenue and East 42nd Street. Penn Station is between 7th and 8th Avenues, from West 33rd to West 34th Street. When you exit Grand Central Station, walk west on 42nd Street. Forty-second Street is a two-laned street that runs west to east and east to west. The north side of 42nd Street is the side that goes east to west, and Grand Central Station is on the north side of 42nd Street. So, to go west, you follow the direction that traffic is going on the side of the street you are on. Walk west until you get to 7th Avenue and West 42nd Street. At 7th Avenue, turn left, and walk south to 33rd Street. The east entrance to Penn Station is on 7th Avenue and West 33rd Street. The total walking distance is about a mile and a half. If you would rather take the subway, then, take the S shuttle train (color code grey) west across 42nd Street, from Grand Central (East 42nd) to Times Square (West 42nd). At the Times Square Station, transfer to either the Downtown 1, 2, or 3 trains (the red line) or the A, C, or E trains (the blue line). Take the Downtown 1-2-3 or A-C-E ONE STOP to Penn Station (which is 33rd Street on the 1-2-3, and 34th Street on the A-C-E).
Upper East side
Paola's Restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side specialises in Italian cuisine. This authentic European restaurant can be found near the Wales Hotel.
The Upper East Side has always been synonymous with wealth, while the Upper West Side has always been a lot more bohemian and intellectual, probably due to its close proximity to Columbia University. It is also much more ethnically diverse than the Upper East Side. In the last 25 years, however, the Upper West Side has gotten progressively more and more posh, and now rent and condo prices on the Upper West Side are quite often even more expensive than on the Upper East Side. The result of this is a sociology thesis just begging to be written, as housing projects populated entirely by poor blacks and Latinos are often situated right next to, or just across the street from, new luxury condominiums populated entirely by rich whites.