Upper West Side . . . eh?
A Canadian real estate company is taking a bite of the Big Apple — snatching the name of one of the city’s most popular neighborhoods and slapping it on a condo subdivision in the tiny burg of Barrie, Ontario, 60 miles north of Toronto.
“Manhattan Upper West Side” — the Canuck version — touts itself as a place “where urban meets nature.”
The three 48-unit condo buildings — named Rockefeller, Bloomingdale and Empire — surround “a community amenity area that was inspired by Tavern on the Green,” according to builder Pratt Homes.
But New York Upper West Siders said no way, eh? Imitation up there isn’t the sincerest form of flattery.
“In a million years it could never be the Upper West Side,” sniffed Alexandra Wu, 87, a denizen of the authentic nabe for 60 years.
“I really resent these people coming in and grabbing our name — they really have no clue.”
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