Sutton Place appears on the Commissioners’ Plan of 1811, when it (and York Avenue, which is the same street, though going by that different name between 59th and 92nd) was designated Avenue A. It wouldn’t be until the late 19th century, however, that developers began to build here and also bestowed a more tony name: Sutton Place. Its name has appeared in cultural classics — Rodgers & Hart lyrics and Catcher in the Rye, for example — as shorthand for a brand of swanky elegance, and countless movies have used the setting to convey privileged wealth.

Sutton Place and even the slightly larger Sutton Area don’t have restaurants and shopping scenes to speak of, given the area’s small size, but options abound that are either a short distance away. Just to the north of Sutton Place, near the entrance to the Queensboro Bridge, a number of stores including a Bed Bath & Beyond sell daily essentials. While Sutton Place itself doesn’t have much retail, its northern stretch, York Avenue does — at least once you get to the other side of the Weill Cornell Medical Center’s buildings. Beyond the immediate area, the shopping, dining, and culture of the Upper East Side and Midtown East are close at hand.