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| | Upper East Side (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | While other neighborhoods are affected by incursions of immigrant groups, artistic trends, and the like, this remains primarily an enclave of the well-off, with tony shops, clean and relatively safe streets, well-preserved buildings and landmarks. |
 | | ($4, $3 for seniors; tel 212/570-4751), one block east of York at East End Avenue and 88th Street, was built in 1799 as a country manor house. |
 | | It is one of the best-preserved colonial buildings in the city, and has been the official residence of the mayor of New York City since 1942, though "mansion" is a bit overblown for what is really a rather cramped clapboard cottage. |
| www.paradisepath.com /upper_east_side.htm (1952 words) |
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