Last Modified: March 31, 2026

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West Side - West End Neighborhood Guide

Where You Can High-Five Your Neighbor From the Window

🧭Generally defined as the area: Along the Fairfield border between Route 1 and I-95, west of Park Avenue.

📌Well known for: Compact neighborhoods and cultural diversity.

👕You'll fit in if: You speak Spanish at the bodega and English everywhere else.

👍Locals live here because: Rent is cheaper and your abuela lives three blocks away.

👎Don't say we didn't warn you about: Street parking wars and rowdy weekends.

The overall feel is: Working class, loud, and unapologetically alive.

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Some of the West Side - West End hotspots include: St. Michael's Church, West Side Playground, and Fairfield Avenue Corridor.
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