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Today we're exploring one of Manhattan's richest neighborhoods: the Upper East Side
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and we're going to see is there to this area just mansions and
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shopping? We're going to be joined by a local us some of the best spots
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around you don't want to miss this.

There's so much more here than people think is
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the stereotype of the Upper East Side; we're going to show you some really cool


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Carl Schurz Park here before this is absolutely beautiful and I don't
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think a lot of people outside of this neighborhood really know about this...

I know you know everybody
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knows Central Park but this really is a hidden gem here i love this park in
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the summertime I bring my chair and my blanket I suntan out here everyone's out, it's .

I've actually never stood on this side of the East River i've been to Roosevelt Island there many
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times that's the lighthouse over there

yes

and and the view is just as nice from this side too
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isn't it gorgeous? you see the 59th Street bridge and there's actually a ferry stop over
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here down to Brooklyn or you can take so it's really convenient.


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Very rich affluent people came and built mansions-

yeah!

and so it was called Mansion
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Row the people first settle - YEAH- and so it just always kind of stayed in this little
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neighborhood.

I get it; all money stays where money is; Bill de Blasio lives right now
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-yes!

and no this is probably one of the most protested sites in the entire city
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there's cop cars everywhere there's a lot of fences so generally
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a problem they like to come right to the home of the mayor.

Right here- yeah it was blocked off for
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a long time during the pandemic but it's it's open and people can see it because it's
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really so beautiful and to think so long ago always fascinates me.


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all right we don't cover a lot of dark history on this channel I thought this was really
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interesting. this is where Jeffrey Epstein used to live I don't think he deserves any introduction


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these doors right behind us is famous for that picture of Prince Andrew peeking out it is the
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dark side but there's a lot of amazing famous people .

We are
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literally walking distance we can see central park right there so
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you would understand of money would want this particular block
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i have not seen this many like super fancy sports cars Alfa Romeos
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we are in line next to the Ralph Lauren flagship store and hot chocolate
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only here in the upper east side will you be let's go to a coffee shop and get Ralph Lauren coffee
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upper east side is the dog in your purse capital of america. am i right?

it's very true! the upper
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east side is beautiful sights and sounds of the city but also it's one of my favorite places
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to people watch i mean just look around us right now everybody is
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everybody is so unique and interesting i just love it I can't it.

I feel
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for the Ralph Lauren coffee actually.

that's okay i.... i got you!

you got me?

what are you
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guys most well known for?

Shop assistant: um like the seasonal drinks would be like the Maple Fresh Latte or
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the Peppermint Hot Chocolate...

I'll do a Hot Chocolate.

I'm gonna do the Maple Spice


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this is really good oh my gosh! it tastes like the holidays, right?

i would say so yeah!
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pepperminty hot chocolate see there was a long line huh yes there's always talks
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about like what's the richest neighborhood in Manhattan, Tribeca is usually top of the list
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but i don't know i get a totally different in the Upper East side
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more elegant maybe it's because of all the shopping and restaurants


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but also you know tribeca they're coming up quick on us but it's more buildings up there
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you really see here i mean look at these houses people that live in here just can you even imagine
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living there this just screams money, so you really it's really in front of your face here
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on the east side.

and we also have embassies we have the embassy of Cameroon right behind us some
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of the nicest homes in all of new york city are here.

I know, ,i think that that's Kelly
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Ripa's house.

it's a very popular celebrity neighborhood that yeah


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you never know see walking around this neighborhood.

that's Ramona from the real
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housewives of new york a lot of the housewives lives here on the east side in the white coat.


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this neighborhood is that we are barely scratching the surface in this video i mean
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we could do 10 videos on the upper east side

but you know you're
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just going to have to come back and we'll just have to go it's not a sequel yes yes


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we wanted to show you all a spot but it's actually my sort of place
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a quirky gift shop.

This is one of my favorite places for people
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it has the gift shop here then it has a little bakery and deli area so it's a really unique spot


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i already see something like two seconds in gastro obscura a food....

because everybody needs Squirrel
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Underpants (a brand) - that's Alicia... - yeah can't fit anything in it but it's just it's for the look you know
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what about candy shots i'm in i know how about real shots that's what we're going to next!

-yes!


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We're on Second Ave. now i feel like this is the upper east side if you're just
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moving to New York you're probably going to end up somewhere around here you have a lot of bars
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you have a lot of restaurants it

no definitely not. Now we're
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more east from the east side of the east side and you're right it's not the high end i mean
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this is where....- it's like a dive bar right here- There's so many great around here John
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let me tell you you can get some great spots I'm a single girl i live here alone and i feel
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very safe in this neighborhood i feel very safe walking at night, during the day,


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we're in N.R and this is I feel like it moves away from that stereotype of the
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upper east side either being some stuck up French Bistro Italian spot, a broey bar; this is a real
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cocktail ramen combo right

yes yes i have not been here before so I wanted to take you
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here so we can try out some amazing cocktails and specialty food- i mean just look at these
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cocktails this is some of the most creative--- it was like... it's like
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it looks like a lampshade! oh it is a lampshade!
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wow i don't think i've ever had a drink quite like this one before smoking right in front of me
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wow acting experience this is a winner! this is the deviled egg egg egg. it has
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and sea urchin on top this is probably one of the most expensive deviled eggs you're
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ever gonna eat..

I think so too! i will eat with caviar it is my favorite food
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there's an explosion of flavors
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you know they say oysters are an aphrodisiac so is alcohol


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most people drink from a tea cup to relax from teacup to party


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wow! i think that you are the coolest bartender in new york city i have to say absolutely
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ramen and cocktails i can't think of too many spots . It's not
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normally something that you would i would think it's actually very true i feel like every
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ramen place i've been to in this city is all about the ramen and you know of course you can get sake
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you know Japanese beer there but nothing like craft cocktails like this place


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oh that's good! yeah! that's good bring me back to Japan actually really bring me back yeah i
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mean i'm not someone that out of my way to eat ramen all the time but in japan it
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tastes like that this is bringing me back really unique them all out like put this
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near the top of your list coming to the upper east side Upper Manhattan make a reservation

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oh my gosh amazing!

follow Alicia on Instagram- link down below in the description- all the places we
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visited also linked down below thank you so much for as always until next time loved it