Since The Dakota became the neighborhood's first great apartment house in 1884, The Upper West Side has been called home by many of the City's most famous personalities.? It has also served as the enchanting real-life backdrop to countless movies and TV shows, from Seinfeld to You've Got Mail.? And it's easy to see why.

With a superabundance of gourmet shops, schools, movies houses, museums, theaters, caf?s, restaurants, clubs, bars and brownstones,?The West Side is regarded as nothing less than New York's best side by its passionate and park-loving denizens.

And The Lyric's location puts you right in the heart of this fabulous neighborhood.? From Gourmet Garage to Barzini's to Zabar's and Fairway.? Docks, Carmines and Gabriella's.? Murder Ink, Gryphon and Barnes and Noble.? Symphony Space to Cleopatra's Needle to Lincoln Center.? And, for the kids, Hippopotamus Playground on sunny days and PlaySpace when it rains.? Houses of Worship, and New York's most elite schools at all levels, from Trinity to PS 75 to Columbia University are all at your doorstep.