The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 96th Street to the north, the East River to the east, 59th Street to the south, and Central Park/Fifth Avenue to the west. The area incorporates several smaller neighborhoods, including Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill, and Yorkville. it has long been the most affluent neighborhood in New York City.
The apartment where Wallenberg and Mira finally encounter is a penthouse in the Upper East Side.
