The Goldfinch
It begins with a blast inside the Met, then moves between Park Avenue and an antiques shop in the Village.
Books set in Upper East Side
Museum Mile, Park Avenue and the quieter streets of Yorkville.
5 books in Upper East Side
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Claudia and her brother run away from home and secretly move into the Met.
Harriet the Spy
An eleven-year-old runs a spy route through her neighborhood and writes down everything, until her notebook gets read.
The Bonfire of the Vanities
A Wall Street 'Master of the Universe' takes one wrong turn in the Bronx, and 1980s New York closes in on him.
Garlic and Sapphires
The New York Times restaurant critic puts on wigs and new identities to see how restaurants treat everyone else.