The West Side of Manhattan refers to the side of
Manhattan Island which abuts the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between Ne ...
and faces the
U.S. state of
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...
.
Fifth Avenue,
Central Park, and lower
Broadway separate it from the
East Side. The major neighborhoods on the West Side are (from north to south)
Inwood,
Hudson Heights,
Washington Heights, West
Harlem,
Morningside Heights,
Manhattan Valley,
Upper West Side,
Hell's Kitchen,
Chelsea,
West Village,
SoHo
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster, part of the West End of London. Originally a fashionable district for the aristocracy, it has been one of the main entertainment districts in the capital since the 19th century.
The area was deve ...
, and
Tribeca. The
8th Avenue and
West Side subway lines connect all parts of the West Side.
The main north-south roads servicing the West Side are the
Henry Hudson Parkway
The Henry Hudson Parkway is a parkway in New York City. The southern terminus is in Manhattan at 72nd Street, where the parkway continues south as the West Side Highway. It is often erroneously referred to as the West Side Highway throughout its ...
in the north, and the
West Side Highway in the south. The
Hudson River Greenway
The Manhattan Waterfront Greenway is a waterfront greenway for walking or cycling, long, around the island of Manhattan, in New York City. The largest portions are operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. It is separ ...
separates those highways from the western shore of the island.
Redevelopment
The Far West Side would have been the location of
West Side Stadium
West Side Stadium (also known as the New York Sports and Convention Center) was a proposed football and Olympic stadium to be built on a platform over the rail yards on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City.
The stadium would have been ...
, which was intended as the Olympic stadium for the
New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. After the rejection of the $2 billion stadium plan that would also lure the
New York Jets to Manhattan, developers made plans, including the
Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, to redevelop the West Side with a mix of commercial and residential buildings.
See also
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East Side (Manhattan)
The East Side of Manhattan refers to the side of Manhattan which abuts the East River and faces Brooklyn and Queens. Fifth Avenue, Central Park from 59th to 110th Streets, and Broadway below 8th Street separate it from the West Side.
The ma ...
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Neighborhoods in Manhattan
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