A village comprised mainly of black landowners was torn down to make room for Central Park. Here, we present ten little-known facts about that beautiful stretch of land by the park-feel free to tell us more in the comments.ฤก. ![]() A few months ago, I met an old woman on West 83rd Street who told me, "If New York is the center of the world, then the Upper West Side is the heart." I am biased, having grown up in the neighborhood, but I must agree-though today the UWS seems synonymous with banks, rat infestations, and rich people, it is still an architectural, intellectual, and even cultural jewel, with or without H&H Bagels.
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